diff --git a/Classes/Domain/ExtractionManager.php b/Classes/Domain/ExtractionManager.php
index 42b15d9..c5d8889 100644
--- a/Classes/Domain/ExtractionManager.php
+++ b/Classes/Domain/ExtractionManager.php
@@ -140,4 +140,27 @@ public function extractMetaData(Asset $asset) : MetaDataCollection
 
         return $metaDataCollection;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param Asset $asset
+     * @return MetaDataCollection
+     * @throws ExtractorException
+     * @throws UnknownObjectException
+     */
+    public function onAssetRemoved(Asset $asset) : MetaDataCollection
+    {
+        if ($asset instanceof ImageVariant) {
+            $asset = $asset->getOriginalAsset();
+        }
+
+        $flowResource = $asset->getResource();
+        if ($flowResource === null) {
+            throw new ExtractorException('Resource of Asset "' . $asset->getTitle() . '"" not found.', 1484060541);
+        }
+
+        $metaDataCollection = new MetaDataCollection();
+        $this->buildAssetMetaData($asset, $metaDataCollection);
+
+        $this->metaDataManager->updateMetaDataForAsset($asset, $metaDataCollection);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Classes/Package.php b/Classes/Package.php
index 57c71cd..96abb51 100644
--- a/Classes/Package.php
+++ b/Classes/Package.php
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class Package extends BasePackage
     public function boot(Bootstrap $bootstrap)
     {
         $dispatcher = $bootstrap->getSignalSlotDispatcher();
+        $dispatcher->connect(AssetService::class, 'assetRemoved', ExtractionManager::class, 'onAssetRemoved');
+
         $packageKey = $this->getPackageKey();
         $dispatcher->connect(
             ConfigurationManager::class,
@@ -51,6 +53,5 @@ protected static function connectMetaDataExtraction(SignalSlotDispatcher $dispat
     {
         $dispatcher->connect(AssetService::class, 'assetCreated', ExtractionManager::class, 'extractMetaData');
         $dispatcher->connect(AssetService::class, 'assetUpdated', ExtractionManager::class, 'extractMetaData');
-        $dispatcher->connect(AssetService::class, 'assetRemoved', ExtractionManager::class, 'extractMetaData');
     }
 }