diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 32bedb6..140ec58 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## Unreleased
+### Fixed
+- Fixed missing deletion of orphans of split elements ([#259](https://github.com/studioespresso/craft-scout/issues/259))
+
 ## 3.3.3-beta.1 - 2023-12-06
 ### Fixed
 - This beta release is a first try at resolving an issue with deindexing of element not working properly. ([#281](https://github.com/studioespresso/craft-scout/issues/281))
diff --git a/src/engines/Engine.php b/src/engines/Engine.php
index 73d8a08..d665372 100644
--- a/src/engines/Engine.php
+++ b/src/engines/Engine.php
@@ -43,16 +43,13 @@ public function splitObjects(array $objects): array
                     $objectToSave['distinctID'] = $objectToSave['objectID'];
                     $objectsToSave[] = $objectToSave;
                 }
-
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            foreach ($splittedObjects as $part => $splittedObject) {
-                $splittedObject['distinctID'] = $splittedObject['objectID'];
-                $splittedObject['objectID'] = "{$splittedObject['objectID']}_{$part}";
-                $objectsToSave[] = $splittedObject;
+            } else {
+                foreach ($splittedObjects as $part => $splittedObject) {
+                    $splittedObject['distinctID'] = $splittedObject['objectID'];
+                    $splittedObject['objectID'] = "{$splittedObject['objectID']}_{$part}";
+                    $objectsToSave[] = $splittedObject;
+                }
             }
-
             $objectsToDelete[] = $object;
         }