diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e59dcc8..7dd8269 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 #### Breaking Changes
 
+- feat: stop deleting old log entries when a model with the same pk is created (i.e. the pk value is reused) ([#559](https://github.com/jazzband/django-auditlog/pull/559))
+
 #### Improvements
 
 #### Fixes
diff --git a/auditlog/models.py b/auditlog/models.py
index 3df0b63..8119837 100644
--- a/auditlog/models.py
+++ b/auditlog/models.py
@@ -66,26 +66,6 @@ class LogEntryManager(models.Manager):
             if callable(get_additional_data):
                 kwargs.setdefault("additional_data", get_additional_data())
 
-            # Delete log entries with the same pk as a newly created model.
-            # This should only be necessary when a pk is used twice.
-            if kwargs.get("action", None) is LogEntry.Action.CREATE:
-                if (
-                    kwargs.get("object_id", None) is not None
-                    and self.filter(
-                        content_type=kwargs.get("content_type"),
-                        object_id=kwargs.get("object_id"),
-                    ).exists()
-                ):
-                    self.filter(
-                        content_type=kwargs.get("content_type"),
-                        object_id=kwargs.get("object_id"),
-                    ).delete()
-                else:
-                    self.filter(
-                        content_type=kwargs.get("content_type"),
-                        object_pk=kwargs.get("object_pk", ""),
-                    ).delete()
-
             # set correlation id
             kwargs.setdefault("cid", get_cid())
             return self.create(**kwargs)
diff --git a/auditlog/receivers.py b/auditlog/receivers.py
index 2b123db..b135db0 100644
--- a/auditlog/receivers.py
+++ b/auditlog/receivers.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def log_update(sender, instance, **kwargs):
 
     Direct use is discouraged, connect your model through :py:func:`auditlog.registry.register` instead.
     """
-    if instance.pk is not None:
+    if not instance._state.adding:
         update_fields = kwargs.get("update_fields", None)
         old = sender.objects.filter(pk=instance.pk).first()
         _create_log_entry(