diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityStorageBase.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityStorageBase.php
index c25fd48..6bfb4c3 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityStorageBase.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityStorageBase.php
@@ -465,7 +465,9 @@ protected function invokeFieldMethod($method, ContentEntityInterface $entity) {
         $translation = $entity->original->getTranslation($removed_langcode);
         $fields = $translation->getTranslatableFields();
         foreach ($fields as $name => $items) {
-          $items->delete();
+          // Call the delete method with the parameter $parent_delete set to
+          // FALSE to indicate that only an entity translation is being removed.
+          $items->delete(FALSE);
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldItemBase.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldItemBase.php
index d489c8e..61fffa7 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldItemBase.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldItemBase.php
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public function postSave($update) { }
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public function delete() { }
+  public function delete($parent_delete = TRUE) { }
 
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldItemList.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldItemList.php
index 97dd493..8ade48b 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldItemList.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldItemList.php
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ public function postSave($update) {
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public function delete() {
-    $this->delegateMethod('delete');
+  public function delete($parent_delete = TRUE) {
+    $this->delegateMethod('delete', $parent_delete);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/modules/field/tests/modules/field_test/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/TestItem.php b/core/modules/field/tests/modules/field_test/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/TestItem.php
index 1b8822f..2a7ccc4 100644
--- a/core/modules/field/tests/modules/field_test/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/TestItem.php
+++ b/core/modules/field/tests/modules/field_test/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/TestItem.php
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public function fieldSettingsForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public function delete() {
+  public function delete($parent_delete = TRUE) {
     // Reports that delete() method is executed for testing purposes.
     field_test_memorize('field_test_field_delete', array($this->getEntity()));
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/file/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/FileFieldItemList.php b/core/modules/file/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/FileFieldItemList.php
index 20f4797..b0e8922 100644
--- a/core/modules/file/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/FileFieldItemList.php
+++ b/core/modules/file/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/FileFieldItemList.php
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ public function postSave($update) {
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public function delete() {
-    parent::delete();
+  public function delete($parent_delete = TRUE) {
+    parent::delete($parent_delete);
     $entity = $this->getEntity();
 
     // If a translation is deleted only decrement the file usage by one. If the
diff --git a/core/modules/path/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/PathFieldItemList.php b/core/modules/path/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/PathFieldItemList.php
index ee03361..6acbaa3 100644
--- a/core/modules/path/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/PathFieldItemList.php
+++ b/core/modules/path/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/PathFieldItemList.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public function defaultAccess($operation = 'view', AccountInterface $account = N
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public function delete() {
+  public function delete($parent_delete = TRUE) {
     // Delete all aliases associated with this entity in the current language.
     $entity = $this->getEntity();
     $conditions = [
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/FieldTestItem.php b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/FieldTestItem.php
index 2310ffd..8b09809 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/FieldTestItem.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/FieldTestItem.php
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ protected function mustResave() {
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public function delete() {
-    parent::delete();
+  public function delete($parent_delete = TRUE) {
+    parent::delete($parent_delete);
     $deleted_languages = \Drupal::state()->get('entity_test.delete.' . $this->getFieldDefinition()->getName()) ?: [];
-    $deleted_languages[] = $this->getLangcode();
+    $deleted_languages[$this->getLangcode()] = $parent_delete;
     \Drupal::state()->set('entity_test.delete.' . $this->getFieldDefinition()->getName(), $deleted_languages);
   }
 
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Entity/EntityTranslationTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Entity/EntityTranslationTest.php
index ed6140d..42cbb56 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Entity/EntityTranslationTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Entity/EntityTranslationTest.php
@@ -904,11 +904,17 @@ public function testDeleteEntityTranslation() {
 
     // Ensure that for the translatable test field the second and third
     // langcodes are in the deleted languages list.
-    $actual = \Drupal::state()->get('entity_test.delete.translatable_test_field');
-    $expected_translatable = ['l1', 'l2'];
+    $deleted_information = \Drupal::state()->get('entity_test.delete.translatable_test_field');
+    $actual = array_keys($deleted_information);
+    $expected_translatable = $removed_languages  = ['l1', 'l2'];
     sort($actual);
     sort($expected_translatable);
     $this->assertEqual($actual, $expected_translatable);
+    // Ensure that the delete method was provided with the correct information
+    // that only an entity translation is being removed.
+    foreach ($removed_languages as $langcode) {
+      $this->assertFalse($deleted_information[$langcode]);
+    }
     // Ensure that the untranslatable test field is untouched.
     $this->assertNull(\Drupal::state()->get('entity_test.delete.untranslatable_test_field'));
 
@@ -916,20 +922,32 @@ public function testDeleteEntityTranslation() {
     $entity->delete();
 
     // All languages have been deleted now.
-    $actual = \Drupal::state()->get('entity_test.delete.translatable_test_field');
-    $expected_translatable[] = 'en';
-    $expected_translatable[] = 'l0';
+    $deleted_information = \Drupal::state()->get('entity_test.delete.translatable_test_field');
+    $actual = array_keys($deleted_information);
+    $entity_left_translations_before_deletion = ['en', 'l0'];
+    $expected_translatable = array_merge($expected_translatable, $entity_left_translations_before_deletion);
     sort($actual);
     sort($expected_translatable);
     $this->assertEqual($actual, $expected_translatable);
+    // Ensure that the delete method was provided with the correct information
+    // that the entity is being deleted.
+    foreach ($entity_left_translations_before_deletion as $langcode) {
+      $this->assertTrue($deleted_information[$langcode]);
+    }
 
     // The untranslatable field is shared and only deleted once, for the
     // default langcode.
-    $actual = \Drupal::state()->get('entity_test.delete.untranslatable_test_field');
+    $deleted_information = \Drupal::state()->get('entity_test.delete.untranslatable_test_field');
+    $actual = array_keys($deleted_information);
     $expected_untranslatable = ['en'];
     sort($actual);
     sort($expected_untranslatable);
     $this->assertEqual($actual, $expected_untranslatable);
+    // Ensure that the delete method was provided with the correct information
+    // that the entity is being deleted.
+    foreach ($expected_untranslatable as $langcode) {
+      $this->assertTrue($deleted_information[$langcode]);
+    }
   }
 
   /**