diff --git a/badges/recipients.php b/badges/recipients.php
index 4eac9545623..9d3ef91312a 100644
--- a/badges/recipients.php
+++ b/badges/recipients.php
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ if ($badge->has_manual_award_criteria() && has_capability('moodle/badges:awardba
 $sql = "SELECT b.userid, b.dateissued, b.uniquehash, u.firstname, u.lastname
     FROM {badge_issued} b INNER JOIN {user} u
         ON b.userid = u.id
-    WHERE b.badgeid = :badgeid
+    WHERE b.badgeid = :badgeid AND u.deleted = 0
     ORDER BY $sortby $sorthow";
 
 $totalcount = $DB->count_records('badge_issued', array('badgeid' => $badge->id));
diff --git a/badges/renderer.php b/badges/renderer.php
index b7b01480f99..10dbdfc478f 100644
--- a/badges/renderer.php
+++ b/badges/renderer.php
@@ -664,7 +664,9 @@ class core_badges_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
         }
 
         if (has_capability('moodle/badges:viewawarded', $context)) {
-            $awarded = $DB->count_records('badge_issued', array('badgeid' => $badgeid));
+            $awarded = $DB->count_records_sql('SELECT COUNT(b.userid)
+                                                FROM {badge_issued} b INNER JOIN {user} u ON b.userid = u.id
+                                                WHERE b.badgeid = :badgeid AND u.deleted = 0', array('badgeid' => $badgeid));
             $row[] = new tabobject('awards',
                         new moodle_url('/badges/recipients.php', array('id' => $badgeid)),
                         get_string('bawards', 'badges', $awarded)
diff --git a/lib/badgeslib.php b/lib/badgeslib.php
index 03c5539e18a..7a6480c9a65 100644
--- a/lib/badgeslib.php
+++ b/lib/badgeslib.php
@@ -333,10 +333,11 @@ class badge {
      */
     public function has_awards() {
         global $DB;
-        if ($DB->record_exists('badge_issued', array('badgeid' => $this->id))) {
-            return true;
-        }
-        return false;
+        $awarded = $DB->record_exists_sql('SELECT b.uniquehash
+                    FROM {badge_issued} b INNER JOIN {user} u ON b.userid = u.id
+                    WHERE b.badgeid = :badgeid AND u.deleted = 0', array('badgeid' => $this->id));
+
+        return $awarded;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -351,7 +352,7 @@ class badge {
                 'SELECT b.userid, b.dateissued, b.uniquehash, u.firstname, u.lastname
                     FROM {badge_issued} b INNER JOIN {user} u
                         ON b.userid = u.id
-                    WHERE b.badgeid = :badgeid', array('badgeid' => $this->id));
+                    WHERE b.badgeid = :badgeid AND u.deleted = 0', array('badgeid' => $this->id));
 
         return $awards;
     }
@@ -765,7 +766,9 @@ function badges_get_badges($type, $courseid = 0, $sort = '', $dir = '', $page =
             $badges[$r->id]->dateissued = $r->dateissued;
             $badges[$r->id]->uniquehash = $r->uniquehash;
         } else {
-            $badges[$r->id]->awards = $DB->count_records('badge_issued', array('badgeid' => $badge->id));
+            $badges[$r->id]->awards = $DB->count_records_sql('SELECT COUNT(b.userid)
+                                         FROM {badge_issued} b INNER JOIN {user} u ON b.userid = u.id
+                                         WHERE b.badgeid = :badgeid AND u.deleted = 0', array('badgeid' => $badge->id));
             $badges[$r->id]->statstring = $badge->get_status_name();
         }
     }