diff --git a/addon/-private/system/model/internal-model.js b/addon/-private/system/model/internal-model.js
index 6cfab4699b6..236dd1617af 100644
--- a/addon/-private/system/model/internal-model.js
+++ b/addon/-private/system/model/internal-model.js
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ export default function InternalModel(type, id, store, _, data) {
   this.recordReference = new RecordReference(store, this);
   this.references = {};
   this.isReloading = false;
+  this._isDestroyed = false;
   this.isError = false;
   this.error = null;
   this.__ember_meta__ = null;
@@ -272,7 +273,12 @@ InternalModel.prototype = {
     }
   },
 
+  get isDestroyed() {
+    return this._isDestroyed;
+  },
+
   destroy() {
+    this._isDestroyed = true;
     if (this.record) {
       return this.record.destroy();
     }
diff --git a/addon/-private/system/record-array-manager.js b/addon/-private/system/record-array-manager.js
index 473040a25e6..1b44f1279d3 100644
--- a/addon/-private/system/record-array-manager.js
+++ b/addon/-private/system/record-array-manager.js
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ export default Ember.Object.extend({
   updateRecordArrays() {
     heimdall.increment(updateRecordArrays);
     this.changedRecords.forEach(internalModel => {
-      if (get(internalModel, 'record.isDestroyed') ||
-           get(internalModel, 'record.isDestroying') ||
-           (get(internalModel, 'currentState.stateName') === 'root.deleted.saved')) {
+
+      if (internalModel.isDestroyed ||
+           internalModel.currentState.stateName === 'root.deleted.saved') {
         this._recordWasDeleted(internalModel);
       } else {
         this._recordWasChanged(internalModel);