diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/ContentTypeRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/ContentTypeRepository.cs
index 359b967dab..7c7f39fa54 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/ContentTypeRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/ContentTypeRepository.cs
@@ -287,6 +287,16 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories.Implement
                 entity.SortOrder = maxSortOrder + 1;
             }
 
+            // Update property variations based on the content type variation
+            foreach (var propertyType in entity.PropertyTypes)
+            {
+                // Determine variation for the property type.
+                // The property is only considered culture variant when the base content type is also culture variant.
+                // The property is only considered segment variant when the base content type is also segment variant.
+                // Example: Culture variant content type with a Culture+Segment variant property type will become ContentVariation.Culture
+                propertyType.Variations = entity.Variations & propertyType.Variations;
+            }
+
             PersistUpdatedBaseContentType(entity);
             PersistTemplates(entity, true);
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/ContentTypeRepositoryBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/ContentTypeRepositoryBase.cs
index 2d70e89aa0..dec5805cf2 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/ContentTypeRepositoryBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/ContentTypeRepositoryBase.cs
@@ -411,15 +411,7 @@ AND umbracoNode.id <> @id",
             // note: this only deals with *local* property types, we're dealing w/compositions later below
             foreach (var propertyType in entity.PropertyTypes)
             {
-                // Update property variations
-
-                // Determine target variation of the property type.
-                // The property is only considered culture variant when the base content type is also culture variant.
-                // The property is only considered segment variant when the base content type is also segment variant.
-                // Example: Culture variant content type with a Culture+Segment variant property type will become ContentVariation.Culture
-                propertyType.Variations = newContentTypeVariation & propertyType.Variations;
-
-                // then, track each property individually
+                // track each property individually
                 if (propertyType.IsPropertyDirty("Variations"))
                 {
                     // allocate the list only when needed