diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/course_overviews/models.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/course_overviews/models.py
index 568394eaa2..e32f8068e1 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/course_overviews/models.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/course_overviews/models.py
@@ -321,9 +321,8 @@ class CourseOverview(TimeStampedModel):
         try:
             course_overview = cls.objects.select_related('image_set').get(id=course_id)
             if course_overview.version < cls.VERSION:
-                # Throw away old versions of CourseOverview, as they might contain stale data.
-                course_overview.delete()
-                course_overview = None
+                # Reload the overview from the modulestore to update the version
+                course_overview = cls.load_from_module_store(course_id)
         except cls.DoesNotExist:
             course_overview = None