diff -u b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigImportRecreateTest.php b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigImportRecreateTest.php
--- b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigImportRecreateTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigImportRecreateTest.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     $type_name = Unicode::strtolower($this->randomName(16));
     $content_type = entity_create('node_type', array(
       'type' => $type_name,
-      'name' => 'first node type',
+      'name' => 'Node type one',
     ));
     $content_type->save();
     /** @var \Drupal\Core\Config\StorageInterface $active */
@@ -75,26 +75,33 @@
     $config_name = $content_type->getEntityType()->getConfigPrefix() . '.' . $content_type->id();
     $this->copyConfig($active, $staging);
 
+    // Delete the content type. This will also delete a field, a field instance,
+    // an entity view display and an entity form display.
     $content_type->delete();
     $this->assertFalse($active->exists($config_name), 'Content type\'s old name does not exist active store.');
     // Recreate with the same type - this will have a different UUID.
     $content_type = entity_create('node_type', array(
       'type' => $type_name,
-      'name' => 'second node type',
+      'name' => 'Node type two',
     ));
     $content_type->save();
 
     $this->configImporter->reset();
-    $this->assertEqual(6, count($this->configImporter->getUnprocessed('create')), 'There are 6 configuration items to create.');
-    $this->assertEqual(6, count($this->configImporter->getUnprocessed('delete')), 'There are 6 configuration items to delete.');
+    // A node type, a field, a field instance an entity view display and an
+    // entity form display will be recreated.
+    $creates = $this->configImporter->getUnprocessed('create');
+    $deletes = $this->configImporter->getUnprocessed('delete');
+    $this->assertEqual(5, count($creates), 'There are 5 configuration items to create.');
+    $this->assertEqual(5, count($deletes), 'There are 5 configuration items to delete.');
     $this->assertEqual(0, count($this->configImporter->getUnprocessed('update')), 'There are no configuration items to update.');
+    $this->assertIdentical($creates, array_reverse($deletes), 'Deletes and creates contain the same configuration names in opposite orders due to dependencies.');
 
     $this->configImporter->import();
 
     // Verify that there is nothing more to import.
     $this->assertFalse($this->configImporter->reset()->hasUnprocessedChanges());
     $content_type = entity_load('node_type', $type_name);
-    $this->assertEqual('first node type', $content_type->label());
+    $this->assertEqual('Node type one', $content_type->label());
   }
 
 
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- a/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Entity/FieldInstanceConfig.php
+++ b/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Entity/FieldInstanceConfig.php
@@ -428,6 +428,13 @@ public static function postDelete(EntityStorageControllerInterface $storage_cont
       }
     }
 
+    // If this is part of a configuration synchronization then the following
+    // configuration updates are not necessary.
+    $entity = reset($instances);
+    if ($entity->isSyncing()) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     // Delete fields that have no more instances.
     $fields_to_delete = array();
     foreach ($instances as $instance) {