--- modules/node/node.module	2007-02-05 14:08:14.000000000 -0500
+++ modules/node/node.module	2007-02-05 14:07:48.000000000 -0500
@@ -312,9 +312,8 @@
  *   The machine-readable name of the node type to be deleted.
  */
 function node_type_delete($type) {
-  db_query("DELETE FROM {node_type} WHERE type = '%s'", $type);
-
   $info = node_get_types('type', $type);
+  db_query("DELETE FROM {node_type} WHERE type = '%s'", $type);
   module_invoke_all('node_type', 'delete', $info);
 }