diff --git a/src/pocketmine/level/format/io/region/RegionLoader.php b/src/pocketmine/level/format/io/region/RegionLoader.php
index 15d78fc6f..6c64a2489 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/level/format/io/region/RegionLoader.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/level/format/io/region/RegionLoader.php
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ class RegionLoader{
 	public function removeChunk(int $x, int $z){
 		$index = self::getChunkOffset($x, $z);
 		$this->locationTable[$index] = new RegionLocationTableEntry(0, 0, 0);
+		$this->writeLocationIndex($index);
 	}
 
 	/**