diff --git a/django/contrib/sites/models.py b/django/contrib/sites/models.py
index fb6d0a2b1e9..c928a4e8522 100644
--- a/django/contrib/sites/models.py
+++ b/django/contrib/sites/models.py
@@ -44,6 +44,15 @@ class Site(models.Model):
     def __unicode__(self):
         return self.domain
 
+    def delete(self):
+        pk = self.pk
+        super(Site, self).delete()
+        try:
+            del(SITE_CACHE[pk])
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
+        
+
 class RequestSite(object):
     """
     A class that shares the primary interface of Site (i.e., it has
diff --git a/django/contrib/sites/tests.py b/django/contrib/sites/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d2ec331eca5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/django/contrib/sites/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+"""
+>>> # Make sure that get_current() does not return a deleted Site object.
+>>> from django.contrib.sites.models import Site
+>>> s = Site.objects.get_current()
+>>> s
+<Site: example.com>
+
+>>> s.delete()
+>>> Site.objects.get_current()
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+...
+DoesNotExist: Site matching query does not exist.
+"""