diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Behavior/TreeBehavior.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Behavior/TreeBehavior.php
index b4f807dec2e..6dea16dc63b 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Behavior/TreeBehavior.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Behavior/TreeBehavior.php
@@ -117,8 +117,10 @@ public function beforeFind($Model, $query) {
  */
 	public function beforeDelete($Model, $cascade = true) {
 		extract($this->settings[$Model->alias]);
-		list($name, $data) = array($Model->alias, $Model->read());
-		$data = $data[$name];
+		$data = current($Model->find('first', array(
+			'conditions' => array($Model->alias . '.' . $Model->primaryKey => $Model->id), 
+			'fields' => array($Model->alias . '.' . $left, $Model->alias . '.' . $right),
+			'recursive' => -1)));
 
 		if (!$data[$right] || !$data[$left]) {
 			return true;