diff --git a/src/NodeTrait.php b/src/NodeTrait.php
index 0b985ab..1367fb1 100644
--- a/src/NodeTrait.php
+++ b/src/NodeTrait.php
@@ -49,10 +49,9 @@ public static function bootNodeTrait()
 
         static::deleting(function ($model) {
             // We will need fresh data to delete node safely
+            // We must delete the descendants BEFORE we delete the actual
+            // album to avoid failing FOREIGN key constraints.
             $model->refreshNode();
-        });
-
-        static::deleted(function ($model) {
             $model->deleteDescendants();
         });
 
@@ -249,7 +248,7 @@ public function children()
      */
     public function descendants()
     {
-        return new DescendantsRelation($this->newQuery(), $this);
+        return new DescendantsRelation($this->newQueryWithoutScopes(), $this);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -338,7 +337,7 @@ public function prevNodes()
      */
     public function ancestors()
     {
-        return new AncestorsRelation($this->newQuery(), $this);
+        return new AncestorsRelation($this->newQueryWithoutScopes(), $this);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -675,7 +674,7 @@ public function newNestedSetQuery($table = null)
     {
         $builder = $this->usesSoftDelete()
             ? $this->withTrashed()
-            : $this->newQuery();
+            : $this->newQueryWithoutScopes();
 
         return $this->applyNestedSetScope($builder, $table);
     }
@@ -687,7 +686,7 @@ public function newNestedSetQuery($table = null)
      */
     public function newScopedQuery($table = null)
     {
-        return $this->applyNestedSetScope($this->newQuery(), $table);
+        return $this->applyNestedSetScope($this->newQueryWithoutScopes(), $table);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/QueryBuilder.php b/src/QueryBuilder.php
index 61aba6a..4920b58 100644
--- a/src/QueryBuilder.php
+++ b/src/QueryBuilder.php
@@ -31,18 +31,21 @@ class QueryBuilder extends Builder
      */
     public function getNodeData($id, $required = false)
     {
-        $query = $this->toBase();
+        $lftName = $this->model->getLftName();
+        $rgtName = $this->model->getRgtName();
 
-        $query->where($this->model->getKeyName(), '=', $id);
-
-        $data = $query->first([ $this->model->getLftName(),
-                                $this->model->getRgtName() ]);
+        $data = $this->toBase()
+            ->where($this->model->getKeyName(), '=', $id)
+            ->first([$lftName, $rgtName]);
 
         if ( ! $data && $required) {
             throw new ModelNotFoundException;
         }
-
-        return (array)$data;
+        // Ensure that the result only contains the required attributes in
+        // correct order and nothing else.
+        // The query above might accidentally return more attributes, if
+        // a global scope is defined for the query by the base model.
+        return $data ? [$lftName => $data[$lftName], $rgtName => $data[$rgtName]] : [];
     }
 
     /**