diff --git a/app/helpers/object_versions_helper.rb b/app/helpers/object_versions_helper.rb
index d8e00abbe..8e394b29a 100644
--- a/app/helpers/object_versions_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/object_versions_helper.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ module ObjectVersionsHelper
     version.object_changes.to_h.each do |key, value|
       method_name = "#{key}=".to_sym
       if new_object.respond_to?(method_name)
-        new_object.public_send(method_name, value.last)
+        delete_action = version.event == 'destroy'
+        new_object.public_send(method_name, delete_action ? value.first : value.last)
       end
     end
   end