diff --git a/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py b/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
index 0d976315fcc8..b11157d33989 100644
--- a/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
+++ b/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ def service_get_minimum_version(context, binaries):
         models.Service.binary,
         func.min(models.Service.version)).\
                          filter(models.Service.binary.in_(binaries)).\
+                         filter(models.Service.deleted == 0).\
                          filter(models.Service.forced_down == false()).\
                          group_by(models.Service.binary)
     return dict(min_versions)
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/db/test_db_api.py b/nova/tests/unit/db/test_db_api.py
index b541194fbbda..77ce6ab42d90 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/db/test_db_api.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/db/test_db_api.py
@@ -3601,6 +3601,10 @@ class ServiceTestCase(test.TestCase, ModelsObjectComparatorMixin):
         self._create_service({'version': 3,
                               'host': 'host2',
                               'binary': 'compute'})
+        self._create_service({'version': 0,
+                              'host': 'host0',
+                              'binary': 'compute',
+                              'deleted': 1})
         self.assertEqual({'compute': 2},
                          db.service_get_minimum_version(self.ctxt,
                                                         ['compute']))