diff --git a/lib/classes/event/user_deleted.php b/lib/classes/event/user_deleted.php
index 545d691a9ea..9457519c535 100644
--- a/lib/classes/event/user_deleted.php
+++ b/lib/classes/event/user_deleted.php
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class user_deleted extends base {
      * @return string
      */
     public function get_description() {
-        $user = (object)$this->other['user'];
+        $user = $this->get_record_snapshot('user', $this->data['objectid']);
         return 'User profile deleted for user '.$user->firstname.' '.$user->lastname.' id ('.$user->id.')';
     }
 
@@ -77,7 +77,13 @@ class user_deleted extends base {
      * @return \stdClass user data.
      */
     protected function get_legacy_eventdata() {
-        return (object)$this->other['user'];
+        $user = $this->get_record_snapshot('user', $this->data['objectid']);
+        $user->deleted = 0;
+        $user->username = $this->data['other']['username'];
+        $user->email = $this->data['other']['email'];
+        $user->idnumber = $this->data['other']['idnumber'];
+        $user->picture = $this->data['other']['picture'];
+        return $user;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -86,8 +92,8 @@ class user_deleted extends base {
      * @return array
      */
     protected function get_legacy_logdata() {
-        $user = (object)$this->other['user'];
-        return array(SITEID, 'user', 'delete', "view.php?id=$user->id", $user->firstname.' '.$user->lastname);
+        $user = $this->get_record_snapshot('user', $this->data['objectid']);
+        return array(SITEID, 'user', 'delete', "view.php?id=".$user->id, $user->firstname.' '.$user->lastname);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -97,9 +103,29 @@ class user_deleted extends base {
      * @return void
      */
     protected function validate_data() {
-        parent::validate_data();
-        if (!isset($this->other['user'])) {
-            throw new \coding_exception('user must be set in $other.');
+        global $CFG;
+
+        if ($CFG->debugdeveloper) {
+            parent::validate_data();
+            if (!isset($this->other['username'])) {
+                throw new \coding_exception('username must be set in $other.');
+            }
+
+            if (!isset($this->other['email'])) {
+                throw new \coding_exception('email must be set in $other.');
+            }
+
+            if (!isset($this->other['idnumber'])) {
+                throw new \coding_exception('idnumber must be set in $other.');
+            }
+
+            if (!isset($this->other['picture'])) {
+                throw new \coding_exception('picture must be set in $other.');
+            }
+
+            if (!isset($this->other['mnethostid'])) {
+                throw new \coding_exception('mnethostid must be set in $other.');
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/moodlelib.php b/lib/moodlelib.php
index 744274ad86f..3977dbee67f 100644
--- a/lib/moodlelib.php
+++ b/lib/moodlelib.php
@@ -4131,6 +4131,9 @@ function delete_user(stdClass $user) {
         return false;
     }
 
+    // Keep user record before updating it, as we have to pass this to user_deleted event.
+    $olduser = clone $user;
+
     // Keep a copy of user context, we need it for event.
     $usercontext = context_user::instance($user->id);
 
@@ -4210,10 +4213,16 @@ function delete_user(stdClass $user) {
             array(
                 'objectid' => $user->id,
                 'context' => $usercontext,
-                'other' => array('user' => (array)clone $user)
+                'other' => array(
+                    'username' => $user->username,
+                    'email' => $user->email,
+                    'idnumber' => $user->idnumber,
+                    'picture' => $user->picture,
+                    'mnethostid' => $user->mnethostid
+                    )
                 )
             );
-    $event->add_record_snapshot('user', $updateuser);
+    $event->add_record_snapshot('user', $olduser);
     $event->trigger();
 
     // We will update the user's timemodified, as it will be passed to the user_deleted event, which
diff --git a/lib/tests/moodlelib_test.php b/lib/tests/moodlelib_test.php
index 48ec5fdb284..54dac60d67d 100644
--- a/lib/tests/moodlelib_test.php
+++ b/lib/tests/moodlelib_test.php
@@ -1882,6 +1882,13 @@ class core_moodlelib_testcase extends advanced_testcase {
         $this->assertEventLegacyData($user, $event);
         $expectedlogdata = array(SITEID, 'user', 'delete', "view.php?id=$user->id", $user->firstname.' '.$user->lastname);
         $this->assertEventLegacyLogData($expectedlogdata, $event);
+        $eventdata = $event->get_data();
+        $this->assertSame($eventdata['other']['username'], $user->username);
+        $this->assertSame($eventdata['other']['email'], $user->email);
+        $this->assertSame($eventdata['other']['idnumber'], $user->idnumber);
+        $this->assertSame($eventdata['other']['picture'], $user->picture);
+        $this->assertSame($eventdata['other']['mnethostid'], $user->mnethostid);
+        $this->assertEquals($user, $event->get_record_snapshot('user', $event->objectid));
 
         // Try invalid params.
         $record = new stdClass();