diff --git a/views/charts_plugin_style_chart.inc b/views/charts_plugin_style_chart.inc
index 044bd911076d0dfa1d77659e37333ef6f30e8602..172ebf7f2a71f1bc13a338fa1c82331a5fbdf44e 100644
--- a/views/charts_plugin_style_chart.inc
+++ b/views/charts_plugin_style_chart.inc
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ class charts_plugin_style_chart extends views_plugin_style {
   function get_children_chart_displays() {
     $children_displays = array();
     foreach ($this->view->display as $display_name => $display) {
-      if ($display->display_plugin === 'chart' && $display->display_options['parent_display']) {
+      if ($display->display_plugin === 'chart' && $display->display_options['parent_display'] && empty($display->deleted)) {
         $parent_display_name = $display->display_options['parent_display'];
         if ($parent_display_name === $this->view->current_display) {
           $children_displays[$display_name] = $this->view->display[$display_name];