diff --git a/src/c3nav/editor/changes.py b/src/c3nav/editor/changes.py
index e1564d60..7a14c89f 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/editor/changes.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/editor/changes.py
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ class ChangedManyToMany(BaseSchema):
     added: list[ObjectID] = []
     removed: list[ObjectID] = []
 
+    @property
+    def __bool__(self):
+        return not (self.cleared or self.added or self.removed)
+
 
 class ChangedObject(BaseSchema):
     obj: ObjectReference
@@ -35,6 +39,9 @@ class ChangedObject(BaseSchema):
     fields: FieldValuesDict = {}
     m2m_changes: dict[FieldName, ChangedManyToMany] = {}
 
+    def __bool__(self):
+        return self.created or self.deleted or self.fields or any(self.m2m_changes.values())
+
 
 class OperationDependencyObjectExists(BaseSchema):
     model_config = ConfigDict(frozen=True)
diff --git a/src/c3nav/editor/views/changes.py b/src/c3nav/editor/views/changes.py
index 674732fb..b6541755 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/editor/views/changes.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/editor/views/changes.py
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ def changeset_detail(request, pk):
                     messages.error(request, _("Can't restore this object because it wasn't deleted"))
                 else:
                     changed_object.deleted = False
+                    if not changed_object:
+                        changeset.changes.objects[changed_object.obj.model].pop(changed_object.obj.id)
                     update = changeset.updates.create(user=request.user, objects_changed=True)
                     changeset.last_update = update
                     changeset.last_change = update