diff --git a/src/Bridge/Doctrine/EventListener/PublishMercureUpdatesListener.php b/src/Bridge/Doctrine/EventListener/PublishMercureUpdatesListener.php
index 3579c21843d..7e4c6c8d3cb 100644
--- a/src/Bridge/Doctrine/EventListener/PublishMercureUpdatesListener.php
+++ b/src/Bridge/Doctrine/EventListener/PublishMercureUpdatesListener.php
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ private function storeObjectToPublish($object, string $property): void
         }
 
         if ('deletedObjects' === $property) {
+            // if it's a deletion, ignore 'data' provided
+            unset($options['data']);
             $this->deletedObjects[(object) [
                 'id' => $this->iriConverter->getIriFromItem($object),
                 'iri' => $this->iriConverter->getIriFromItem($object, UrlGeneratorInterface::ABS_URL),