diff --git a/planetstack/openstack_observer/steps/sync_roles.py b/planetstack/openstack_observer/steps/sync_roles.py
index e3a20e9..bb837db 100644
--- a/planetstack/openstack_observer/steps/sync_roles.py
+++ b/planetstack/openstack_observer/steps/sync_roles.py
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
     provides=[Role]
     requested_interval=0
 
-    def fetch_pending(self):
+    def fetch_pending(self, deleted):
+        # Deleting roles is not supported yet
+        if (deleted):
+            return []
+
         site_roles = SiteRole.objects.filter(Q(enacted__lt=F('updated')) | Q(enacted=None))
         slice_roles = SliceRole.objects.filter(Q(enacted__lt=F('updated')) | Q(enacted=None))
         deployment_roles = DeploymentRole.objects.filter(Q(enacted__lt=F('updated')) | Q(enacted=None))