diff --git a/src/borg/repository.py b/src/borg/repository.py
index 091f2852c..62d7ccff0 100644
--- a/src/borg/repository.py
+++ b/src/borg/repository.py
@@ -1191,13 +1191,9 @@ class Repository:
         except KeyError:
             pass
         else:
-            self.segments[segment] -= 1
-            size = self.io.read(segment, offset, id, read_data=False)
-            self.storage_quota_use -= size
-            self.compact[segment] += size
-            segment, size = self.io.write_delete(id)
-            self.compact[segment] += size
-            self.segments.setdefault(segment, 0)
+            # note: doing a delete first will do some bookkeeping,
+            # like updating the shadow_index, quota, ...
+            self._delete(id, segment, offset)
         segment, offset = self.io.write_put(id, data)
         self.storage_quota_use += len(data) + self.io.put_header_fmt.size
         self.segments.setdefault(segment, 0)
@@ -1221,6 +1217,10 @@ class Repository:
         except KeyError:
             raise self.ObjectNotFound(id, self.path) from None
         self.shadow_index.setdefault(id, []).append(segment)
+        self._delete(id, segment, offset)
+
+    def _delete(self, id, segment, offset):
+        # common code used by put and delete
         self.segments[segment] -= 1
         size = self.io.read(segment, offset, id, read_data=False)
         self.storage_quota_use -= size