diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_model.py b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_model.py
index 676c1061ed5..53ae02f6d5d 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_model.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_model.py
@@ -1239,7 +1239,8 @@ class IrModelSelection(models.Model):
                               'preferably through a custom addon!'))
 
         for selection in self:
-            if selection.field_id.store:
+            if selection.field_id.store and \
+                    not self.env[selection.field_id.model]._abstract:
                 # replace the value by NULL in the field's corresponding column
                 query = 'UPDATE "{table}" SET "{field}"=NULL WHERE "{field}"=%s'.format(
                     table=self.env[selection.field_id.model]._table,
diff --git a/odoo/addons/test_new_api/models/test_new_api.py b/odoo/addons/test_new_api/models/test_new_api.py
index 9331f6eedee..ad57c768d0e 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/test_new_api/models/test_new_api.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/test_new_api/models/test_new_api.py
@@ -845,3 +845,14 @@ class City(models.Model):
 
     name = fields.Char()
     country_id = fields.Many2one('test_new_api.country')
+
+# abstract model with a selection field
+class StateMixin(models.AbstractModel):
+    _name = 'test_new_api.state_mixin'
+    _description = 'Dummy state mixin model'
+
+    state = fields.Selection([
+        ('draft', 'Draft'),
+        ('confirmed', 'Confirmed'),
+        ('done', 'Done'),
+    ])
diff --git a/odoo/addons/test_new_api/tests/test_new_fields.py b/odoo/addons/test_new_api/tests/test_new_fields.py
index 7aa9b3c5a74..8fee8359658 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/test_new_api/tests/test_new_fields.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/test_new_api/tests/test_new_fields.py
@@ -2428,3 +2428,16 @@ class TestMany2oneReference(common.TransactionCase):
         # fake record to emulate the unlink of a non-existant record
         foo = m.browse(1 if not ids[0] else (ids[0] + 1))
         self.assertTrue(foo.unlink())
+
+
+@common.tagged('selection_abstract')
+class TestSelectionDeleteUpdate(common.TransactionCase):
+
+    MODEL_ABSTRACT = 'test_new_api.state_mixin'
+
+    def test_unlink_asbtract(self):
+        self.env['ir.model.fields.selection'].search([
+            ('field_id.model', '=', self.MODEL_ABSTRACT),
+            ('field_id.name', '=', 'state'),
+            ('value', '=', 'confirmed'),
+        ], limit=1).unlink()