diff --git a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/bsa/BsaValidateAction.java b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/bsa/BsaValidateAction.java
index 98a042c16..158dd45f0 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/bsa/BsaValidateAction.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/bsa/BsaValidateAction.java
@@ -215,10 +215,12 @@ public class BsaValidateAction implements Runnable {
     if (Objects.equals(expectedReason, domain.reason())) {
       return Optional.empty();
     }
-    if (isRegistered || domain.reason().equals(Reason.REGISTERED)) {
-      if (isStalenessAllowed(isRegistered, activeDomains.get(domain.domainName()))) {
+    // Registered name still reported with other reasons: Don't report if registration is recent.
+    // Note that staleness is not tolerated if deregistered name is still reported as registered:
+    // in this case we do not have the VKey on hand, and it is not worth the effort to find it
+    // out.
+    if (isRegistered && isStalenessAllowed(activeDomains.get(domain.domainName()))) {
         return Optional.empty();
-      }
     }
     return Optional.of(
         String.format(
@@ -228,15 +230,10 @@ public class BsaValidateAction implements Runnable {
             domain.reason()));
   }
 
-  boolean isStalenessAllowed(boolean isNewDomain, VKey<Domain> domainVKey) {
+  boolean isStalenessAllowed(VKey<Domain> domainVKey) {
     Domain domain = bsaQuery(() -> replicaTm().loadByKey(domainVKey));
     var now = clock.nowUtc();
-    if (isNewDomain) {
-      return domain.getCreationTime().plus(maxStaleness).isAfter(now);
-    } else {
-      return domain.getDeletionTime().isBefore(now)
-          && domain.getDeletionTime().plus(maxStaleness).isAfter(now);
-    }
+    return domain.getCreationTime().plus(maxStaleness).isAfter(now);
   }
 
   /** Returns unique labels across all block lists in the download specified by {@code jobName}. */
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/bsa/BsaValidateActionTest.java b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/bsa/BsaValidateActionTest.java
index bae897f97..ea3f92e3b 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/bsa/BsaValidateActionTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/bsa/BsaValidateActionTest.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import static google.registry.bsa.persistence.BsaTestingUtils.persistDownloadSch
 import static google.registry.bsa.persistence.BsaTestingUtils.persistUnblockableDomain;
 import static google.registry.testing.DatabaseHelper.createTld;
 import static google.registry.testing.DatabaseHelper.persistActiveDomain;
-import static google.registry.testing.DatabaseHelper.persistDeletedDomain;
 import static google.registry.testing.DatabaseHelper.persistResource;
 import static google.registry.util.DateTimeUtils.START_OF_TIME;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
@@ -218,7 +217,8 @@ public class BsaValidateActionTest {
         test1,1;2
         test2,3
         """;
-    String blockPlusContent = """
+    String blockPlusContent =
+        """
         domainLabel,orderIDs
         test2,4
         """;
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ public class BsaValidateActionTest {
     persistBsaLabel("label");
     Domain domain = persistActiveDomain("label.app", fakeClock.nowUtc());
     fakeClock.advanceBy(MAX_STALENESS.minus(Duration.standardSeconds(1)));
-    assertThat(action.isStalenessAllowed(true, domain.createVKey())).isTrue();
+    assertThat(action.isStalenessAllowed(domain.createVKey())).isTrue();
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -247,23 +247,7 @@ public class BsaValidateActionTest {
     persistBsaLabel("label");
     Domain domain = persistActiveDomain("label.app", fakeClock.nowUtc());
     fakeClock.advanceBy(MAX_STALENESS);
-    assertThat(action.isStalenessAllowed(true, domain.createVKey())).isFalse();
-  }
-
-  @Test
-  void isStalenessAllowed_deletedDomain_allowed() {
-    persistBsaLabel("label");
-    Domain domain = persistDeletedDomain("label.app", fakeClock.nowUtc());
-    fakeClock.advanceBy(MAX_STALENESS.minus(Duration.standardSeconds(1)));
-    assertThat(action.isStalenessAllowed(false, domain.createVKey())).isTrue();
-  }
-
-  @Test
-  void isStalenessAllowed_deletedDomain_notAllowed() {
-    persistBsaLabel("label");
-    Domain domain = persistDeletedDomain("label.app", fakeClock.nowUtc());
-    fakeClock.advanceBy(MAX_STALENESS);
-    assertThat(action.isStalenessAllowed(false, domain.createVKey())).isFalse();
+    assertThat(action.isStalenessAllowed(domain.createVKey())).isFalse();
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -405,10 +389,11 @@ public class BsaValidateActionTest {
     assertThat(message.body())
         .isEqualTo(
             """
-                Most recent download is 2023-11-09t020857.880z.
+            Most recent download is 2023-11-09t020857.880z.
 
-                Error line 1.
-                Error line 2""");
+            Error line 1.
+            Error line 2\
+            """);
   }
 
   @Test