diff --git a/src/admin/delete_crate.rs b/src/admin/delete_crate.rs
index 10571ae6c63..203fe7ba962 100644
--- a/src/admin/delete_crate.rs
+++ b/src/admin/delete_crate.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::background_jobs::Job;
 use crate::{admin::dialoguer, config, db, models::Crate, schema::crates};
 
 use diesel::prelude::*;
@@ -54,5 +55,12 @@ fn delete(opts: Opts, conn: &mut PgConnection) {
         panic!("aborting transaction");
     }
 
-    uploader.delete_index(&client, &krate.name).unwrap();
+    if dotenv::var("FEATURE_INDEX_SYNC").is_ok() {
+        Job::sync_to_git_index(&krate.name).enqueue(conn).unwrap();
+        Job::sync_to_sparse_index(&krate.name)
+            .enqueue(conn)
+            .unwrap();
+    } else {
+        uploader.delete_index(&client, &krate.name).unwrap();
+    }
 }