diff --git a/modules/search/search.module b/modules/search/search.module
index 4f0e7376c73d..f1636106c1a5 100644
--- a/modules/search/search.module
+++ b/modules/search/search.module
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ function search_index($sid, $type, $text) {
     }
   }
   // Any left-over links in $links no longer exist. Delete them and mark the nodes for reindexing.
-  foreach ($links as $nid) {
+  foreach ($links as $nid => $caption) {
     db_query("DELETE FROM {search_node_links} WHERE sid = %d AND type = '%s' AND nid = %d", $sid, $type, $nid);
     search_touch_node($nid);
   }