diff --git modules/user/user.api.php modules/user/user.api.php
index 437e01d..18fd98b 100644
--- modules/user/user.api.php
+++ modules/user/user.api.php
@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@ function hook_user_load($users) {
 /**
  * Respond to user deletion.
  *
- * This hook is invoked from user_delete_multiple() after the account has been
- * removed from the user tables in the database, and before
- * field_attach_delete() is called.
+ * This hook is invoked from user_delete_multiple() before field_attach_delete()
+ * is called and before users are actually removed from the database.
  *
  * Modules should additionally implement hook_user_cancel() to process stored
  * user data for other account cancellation methods.