diff --git a/src/applications/audit/management/PhabricatorAuditManagementDeleteWorkflow.php b/src/applications/audit/management/PhabricatorAuditManagementDeleteWorkflow.php
--- a/src/applications/audit/management/PhabricatorAuditManagementDeleteWorkflow.php
+++ b/src/applications/audit/management/PhabricatorAuditManagementDeleteWorkflow.php
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@
       ->withPHIDs(mpull($audits, 'getAuditorPHID'))
       ->execute();
 
-
     foreach ($audits as $audit) {
       $commit = $commits[$audit->getCommitPHID()];
 
@@ -170,10 +169,19 @@
         'and can not be recovered.',
         count($audits));
       if ($console->confirm($message)) {
+        $synchronize_phids = array();
+
         foreach ($audits as $audit) {
           $id = $audit->getID();
           $console->writeOut("%s\n", pht('Deleting audit %d...', $id));
           $audit->delete();
+
+          $commit_phid = $audit->getCommitPHID();
+          $synchronize_phids[$commit_phid] = $commit_phid;
+        }
+
+        foreach ($synchronize_phids as $commit_phid) {
+          $this->synchronizeCommitAuditState($commit_phid);
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/applications/audit/management/PhabricatorAuditManagementWorkflow.php b/src/applications/audit/management/PhabricatorAuditManagementWorkflow.php
--- a/src/applications/audit/management/PhabricatorAuditManagementWorkflow.php
+++ b/src/applications/audit/management/PhabricatorAuditManagementWorkflow.php
@@ -87,4 +87,39 @@
     return $commits;
   }
 
+  protected function synchronizeCommitAuditState($commit_phid) {
+    $viewer = $this->getViewer();
+
+    $commit = id(new DiffusionCommitQuery())
+      ->setViewer($viewer)
+      ->withPHIDs(array($commit_phid))
+      ->needAuditRequests(true)
+      ->executeOne();
+    if (!$commit) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    $old_status = $commit->getAuditStatusObject();
+    $commit->updateAuditStatus($commit->getAudits());
+    $new_status = $commit->getAuditStatusObject();
+
+    if ($old_status->getKey() == $new_status->getKey()) {
+      echo tsprintf(
+        "%s\n",
+        pht(
+          'No synchronization changes for "%s".',
+          $commit->getDisplayName()));
+    } else {
+      echo tsprintf(
+        "%s\n",
+        pht(
+          'Synchornizing "%s": "%s" -> "%s".',
+          $commit->getDisplayName(),
+          $old_status->getName(),
+          $new_status->getName()));
+
+      $commit->save();
+    }
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/audit/management/PhabricatorAuditSynchronizeManagementWorkflow.php b/src/applications/audit/management/PhabricatorAuditSynchronizeManagementWorkflow.php
--- a/src/applications/audit/management/PhabricatorAuditSynchronizeManagementWorkflow.php
+++ b/src/applications/audit/management/PhabricatorAuditSynchronizeManagementWorkflow.php
@@ -6,8 +6,16 @@
   protected function didConstruct() {
     $this
       ->setName('synchronize')
-      ->setExamples('**synchronize** ...')
-      ->setSynopsis(pht('Update audit status for commits.'))
+      ->setExamples(
+        "**synchronize** __repository__ ...\n".
+        "**synchronize** __commit__ ...\n".
+        "**synchronize** --all")
+      ->setSynopsis(
+        pht(
+          'Update commits to make their summary audit state reflect the '.
+          'state of their actual audit requests. This can fix inconsistencies '.
+          'in database state if audit requests have been mangled '.
+          'accidentally (or on purpose).'))
       ->setArguments(
         array_merge(
           $this->getCommitConstraintArguments(),
@@ -21,36 +29,7 @@
     foreach ($objects as $object) {
       $commits = $this->loadCommitsForConstraintObject($object);
       foreach ($commits as $commit) {
-        $commit = id(new DiffusionCommitQuery())
-          ->setViewer($viewer)
-          ->withPHIDs(array($commit->getPHID()))
-          ->needAuditRequests(true)
-          ->executeOne();
-        if (!$commit) {
-          continue;
-        }
-
-        $old_status = $commit->getAuditStatusObject();
-        $commit->updateAuditStatus($commit->getAudits());
-        $new_status = $commit->getAuditStatusObject();
-
-        if ($old_status->getKey() == $new_status->getKey()) {
-          echo tsprintf(
-            "%s\n",
-            pht(
-              'No changes for "%s".',
-              $commit->getDisplayName()));
-        } else {
-          echo tsprintf(
-            "%s\n",
-            pht(
-              'Updating "%s": "%s" -> "%s".',
-              $commit->getDisplayName(),
-              $old_status->getName(),
-              $new_status->getName()));
-
-          $commit->save();
-        }
+        $this->synchronizeCommitAuditState($commit->getPHID());
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/docs/user/userguide/audit.diviner b/src/docs/user/userguide/audit.diviner
--- a/src/docs/user/userguide/audit.diviner
+++ b/src/docs/user/userguide/audit.diviner
@@ -175,16 +175,13 @@
 incorrectly (for example, because a package or Herald rule was configured in an
 overbroad way).
 
-After deleting audits, you may want to run `bin/audit synchronize` to
-synchronize audit state.
-
 **Synchronize Audit State**: Synchronize the audit state of commits to the
 current open audit requests with `bin/audit synchronize`.
 
 Normally, overall audit state is automatically kept up to date as changes are
-made to an audit. However, if you delete audits or manually update the database
-to make changes to audit request state, the state of corresponding commits may
-no longer be correct.
+made to an audit. However, if manually update the database to make changes to
+audit request state, the state of corresponding commits may no longer be
+correct.
 
 This command will update commits so their overall audit state reflects the
 cumulative state of their actual audit requests.