diff --git a/modules/comment/comment.module b/modules/comment/comment.module
index 6f6c04b..634890c 100644
--- a/modules/comment/comment.module
+++ b/modules/comment/comment.module
@@ -1618,10 +1618,6 @@ function comment_delete_multiple($cids) {
   if ($comments) {
     $transaction = db_transaction();
     try {
-      // Delete the comments.
-      db_delete('comment')
-        ->condition('cid', array_keys($comments), 'IN')
-        ->execute();
       foreach ($comments as $comment) {
         field_attach_delete('comment', $comment);
         module_invoke_all('comment_delete', $comment);
@@ -1632,6 +1628,10 @@ function comment_delete_multiple($cids) {
         comment_delete_multiple($child_cids);
         _comment_update_node_statistics($comment->nid);
       }
+      // Delete the comments.
+      db_delete('comment')
+        ->condition('cid', array_keys($comments), 'IN')
+        ->execute();
     }
     catch (Exception $e) {
       $transaction->rollback();
diff --git a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
index 7ad28e9..47fdacb 100644
--- a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
+++ b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
@@ -474,14 +474,15 @@ function taxonomy_vocabulary_delete($vid) {
     foreach ($result as $tid) {
       taxonomy_term_delete($tid);
     }
-    db_delete('taxonomy_vocabulary')
-      ->condition('vid', $vid)
-      ->execute();
 
     field_attach_delete_bundle('taxonomy_term', $vocabulary->machine_name);
     module_invoke_all('taxonomy_vocabulary_delete', $vocabulary);
     module_invoke_all('entity_delete', $vocabulary, 'taxonomy_vocabulary');
 
+    db_delete('taxonomy_vocabulary')
+      ->condition('vid', $vid)
+      ->execute();
+
     // Load all Taxonomy module fields and delete those which use only this
     // vocabulary.
     $taxonomy_fields = field_read_fields(array('module' => 'taxonomy'));
@@ -717,16 +718,15 @@ function taxonomy_term_delete($tid) {
         }
 
         if ($term = taxonomy_term_load($tid)) {
+          field_attach_delete('taxonomy_term', $term);
+          module_invoke_all('taxonomy_term_delete', $term);
+          module_invoke_all('entity_delete', $term, 'taxonomy_term');
           db_delete('taxonomy_term_data')
             ->condition('tid', $tid)
             ->execute();
           db_delete('taxonomy_term_hierarchy')
             ->condition('tid', $tid)
             ->execute();
-
-          field_attach_delete('taxonomy_term', $term);
-          module_invoke_all('taxonomy_term_delete', $term);
-          module_invoke_all('entity_delete', $term, 'taxonomy_term');
           taxonomy_terms_static_reset();
         }
       }