diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigManager.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigManager.php
index faa58c8..ad9f268 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigManager.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigManager.php
@@ -331,11 +331,13 @@ public function getConfigEntitiesToChangeOnDependencyRemoval($type, array $names
       }
     }
     // Now that we've fixed all the possible dependencies the remaining need to
-    // be deleted.
-    $return['delete'] = $dependents;
+    // be deleted. Reverse the array so that entities are removed in the correct
+    // order of dependence. For example, this ensures that fields are removed
+    // before field storages.
+    $return['delete'] = array_reverse($dependents);
     $delete_uuids = array_map(function($dependent) {
       return $dependent->uuid();
-    }, $dependents);
+    }, $return['delete']);
     // Use the lists of UUIDs to filter the original list to work out which
     // configuration entities are unchanged.
     $return['unchanged'] = array_filter($original_dependencies, function ($dependent) use ($delete_uuids, $update_uuids) {