diff --git a/src/storage/store.zig b/src/storage/store.zig
--- a/src/storage/store.zig
+++ b/src/storage/store.zig
@@ -8578,3 +8578,29 @@
     try std.testing.expect(next > previous);
     try std.testing.expect(std.mem.lessThan(u8, &future_tid, rev));
 }
+
+test "a create commit followed by a delete commit leaves no record behind" {
+    var arena = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(std.testing.allocator);
+    defer arena.deinit();
+    const allocator = arena.allocator();
+
+    try init(std.Options.debug_io, ":memory:");
+    defer close();
+
+    const account = try createAccount(allocator, "batch.test", "batch@test.com", "password", "did:plc:batchcd", true);
+    const doc = try std.json.parseFromSlice(std.json.Value, allocator, "{\"$type\":\"io.atcr.manifest\"}", .{});
+    defer doc.deinit();
+
+    const rkey = "1b00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000";
+
+    _ = try applyWritesWithOptions(allocator, account, &.{
+        .{ .create = .{ .collection = "io.atcr.manifest", .rkey = rkey, .value = doc.value } },
+    }, .{ .validate = .skip });
+    _ = try applyWritesWithOptions(allocator, account, &.{
+        .{ .delete = .{ .collection = "io.atcr.manifest", .rkey = rkey } },
+    }, .{ .validate = .skip });
+
+    db_mutex.lockUncancelable(store_io);
+    defer db_mutex.unlock(store_io);
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(u64, 0), try scalarCountLocked("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM records WHERE did = ?", account.did));
+}