diff --git a/cake/libs/controller/components/cookie.php b/cake/libs/controller/components/cookie.php
index d9e8c6437..524933ec1 100644
--- a/cake/libs/controller/components/cookie.php
+++ b/cake/libs/controller/components/cookie.php
@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ class CookieComponent extends Object {
 		if (count($name) > 1) {
 			if (isset($this->__values[$name[0]])) {
 				unset($this->__values[$name[0]][$name[1]]);
-				$this->__delete("[".$name[0]."][".$name[1]."]");
 			}
+			$this->__delete("[".$name[0]."][".$name[1]."]");
 		} else {
 			if (isset($this->__values[$name[0]])) {
 				if (is_array($this->__values[$name[0]])) {