--- a/persistentstorage/centralrepository/common/inc/operations.h	Fri Mar 12 15:51:02 2010 +0200
+++ b/persistentstorage/centralrepository/common/inc/operations.h	Mon Mar 15 12:46:30 2010 +0200
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 			{
 			// create a new placeholder and set as deleted
 			TServerSetting newSetting(key);
+			newSetting.SetMeta(settingToDelete.Meta());
 			newSetting.SetDeleted();
 			GetWritableSettingList().OrderedInsertL(newSetting);
 			}