diff --git a/frappe/website/website_generator.py b/frappe/website/website_generator.py
index 08bf0b4c4c..509a01033c 100644
--- a/frappe/website/website_generator.py
+++ b/frappe/website/website_generator.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class WebsiteGenerator(Document):
 		self.send_indexing_request("URL_DELETED")
 		# On deleting the doc, remove the page from the web_routes index
 		if self.allow_website_search_indexing():
-			remove_document_from_index(self.route)
+			frappe.enqueue(remove_document_from_index, path=self.route, enqueue_after_commit=True)
 
 	def is_website_published(self):
 		"""Return true if published in website"""