diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/IOS/ES/Formats.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/IOS/ES/Formats.cpp
index 831488d2df..2e823bdc80 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/IOS/ES/Formats.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/IOS/ES/Formats.cpp
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ void TicketReader::SetBytes(std::vector<u8>&& bytes)
 
 bool TicketReader::IsValid() const
 {
-  return m_bytes.size() % sizeof(Ticket) == 0;
+  return !m_bytes.empty() && m_bytes.size() % sizeof(Ticket) == 0;
 }
 
 void TicketReader::DoState(PointerWrap& p)
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/IOS/ES/TitleManagement.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/IOS/ES/TitleManagement.cpp
index 9975816a14..2de0ab7c40 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/IOS/ES/TitleManagement.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/IOS/ES/TitleManagement.cpp
@@ -317,17 +317,16 @@ IPCCommandResult ES::DeleteTitle(const IOCtlVRequest& request)
     return GetDefaultReply(ES_EINVAL);
 
   const std::string title_dir = Common::GetTitlePath(title_id, Common::FROM_SESSION_ROOT);
-  if (!File::IsDirectory(title_dir) ||
-      !DiscIO::CNANDContentManager::Access().RemoveTitle(title_id, Common::FROM_SESSION_ROOT))
-  {
+  if (!File::IsDirectory(title_dir))
     return GetDefaultReply(FS_ENOENT);
-  }
 
   if (!File::DeleteDirRecursively(title_dir))
   {
     ERROR_LOG(IOS_ES, "DeleteTitle: Failed to delete title directory: %s", title_dir.c_str());
     return GetDefaultReply(FS_EACCESS);
   }
+  // XXX: ugly, but until we drop CNANDContentManager everywhere, this is going to be needed.
+  DiscIO::CNANDContentManager::Access().ClearCache();
 
   return GetDefaultReply(IPC_SUCCESS);
 }