diff --git a/core/modules/content_moderation/src/EntityOperations.php b/core/modules/content_moderation/src/EntityOperations.php
index 2b11b5e45c..52553e1fc8 100644
--- a/core/modules/content_moderation/src/EntityOperations.php
+++ b/core/modules/content_moderation/src/EntityOperations.php
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ public function entityUpdate(EntityInterface $entity) {
     }
 
     if ($entity->getEntityTypeId() == 'workflow' && $entity->get('type') === 'content_moderation') {
+      // For performance reasons we're updating the data table and revision
+      // table directly. This bypasses the entity api, but because the
+      // content_moderation_state entity type is @internal this is fine.
       $deleted_states = array_diff_key($entity->original->getStates(), $entity->getStates());
       /** @var \Drupal\content_moderation\ContentModerationState $deleted_state */
       foreach ($deleted_states as $deleted_state) {
@@ -175,6 +178,7 @@ public function entityUpdate(EntityInterface $entity) {
           ->fields(['moderation_state' => $new_state])
           ->execute();
       }
+      $this->entityTypeManager->getStorage('content_moderation_state')->resetCache();
     }
   }