diff --git a/chain/wallet/wallet.go b/chain/wallet/wallet.go
index 925547ea802..1f3329498cf 100644
--- a/chain/wallet/wallet.go
+++ b/chain/wallet/wallet.go
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ func (w *LocalWallet) WalletHas(ctx context.Context, addr address.Address) (bool
 
 func (w *LocalWallet) WalletDelete(ctx context.Context, addr address.Address) error {
 	k, err := w.findKey(addr)
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return xerrors.Errorf("failed to delete key %s : %w", addr, err)
 	}
@@ -279,6 +280,9 @@ func (w *LocalWallet) WalletDelete(ctx context.Context, addr address.Address) er
 		return nil // already not there
 	}
 
+	w.lk.Lock()
+	defer w.lk.Unlock()
+
 	if err := w.keystore.Put(KTrashPrefix+k.Address.String(), k.KeyInfo); err != nil {
 		return xerrors.Errorf("failed to mark key %s as trashed: %w", addr, err)
 	}
@@ -295,6 +299,8 @@ func (w *LocalWallet) WalletDelete(ctx context.Context, addr address.Address) er
 	// TODO: Does this always error in the not-found case? Just ignoring an error return for now.
 	_ = w.keystore.Delete(KNamePrefix + tAddr)
 
+	delete(w.keys, addr)
+
 	return nil
 }