diff --git a/core/modules/locale/locale.bulk.inc b/core/modules/locale/locale.bulk.inc
index 5208d68..357aaf8 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/locale.bulk.inc
+++ b/core/modules/locale/locale.bulk.inc
@@ -669,9 +669,8 @@ function locale_config_update_multiple(array $names, array $langcodes = array())
       else {
         // Do not bother deleting language overrides which do not exist in the
         // first place.
-        $override = $language_manager->getLanguageConfigOverride($langcode, $name);
-        if (!$override->isNew()) {
-          $override->delete();
+        if (!$language_manager->getLanguageConfigOverride($langcode, $name)->isNew()) {
+          $locale_config_manager->deleteTranslationData($name, $langcode);
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/src/LocaleConfigManager.php b/core/modules/locale/src/LocaleConfigManager.php
index d66fc44..406e12c 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/src/LocaleConfigManager.php
+++ b/core/modules/locale/src/LocaleConfigManager.php
@@ -169,6 +169,20 @@ public function saveTranslationData($name, $langcode, array $data) {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Deletes translated configuration data.
+   *
+   * @param string $name
+   *   Configuration object name.
+   * @param string $langcode
+   *   Language code.
+   */
+  public function deleteTranslationData($name, $langcode) {
+    $this->isUpdating = TRUE;
+    $this->languageManager->getLanguageConfigOverride($langcode, $name)->delete();
+    $this->isUpdating = FALSE;
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Gets configuration names associated with components.
    *
    * @param array $components
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/src/Tests/LocaleConfigSubscriberTest.php b/core/modules/locale/src/Tests/LocaleConfigSubscriberTest.php
index 078d597..1afc0aa 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/src/Tests/LocaleConfigSubscriberTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/locale/src/Tests/LocaleConfigSubscriberTest.php
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ public function testDeleteTranslation() {

     $this->setUpTranslation($config_name, 'test', 'English test', 'German test');
     $this->deleteLanguageOverride($config_name, 'test', 'English test');
+    // Instead of deleting the translation, we need to keep a translation with
+    // the source value and mark it as customized to prevent the deletion being
+    // reverted by importing community translations.
     $this->assertTranslation($config_name, 'English test');
   }

@@ -132,6 +132,17 @@ public function testDeleteTranslation() {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Tests deleting community translations of shipped configuration.
+   */
+  public function testLocaleDeleteTranslation() {
+    $config_name = 'locale_test.translation';
+
+    $this->setUpTranslation($config_name, 'test', 'English test', 'German test');
+    $this->deleteLocaleTranslationData($config_name, 'test', 'English test');
+    $this->assertNoTranslation($config_name, 'English test', FALSE);
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Sets up a configuration string without a translation.
    *
    * The actual configuration is already available by installing locale_test