diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/search/api.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/search/api.py
index bad46dab91a6..cc80d36cbd49 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/search/api.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/search/api.py
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ def delete_all_draft_docs_for_library(library_key: LibraryLocatorV2) -> None:
     current_rebuild_index_name = _get_running_rebuild_index_name()
     client = _get_meilisearch_client()
     # Delete all documents where last_published is null i.e. never published before.
-    filter = [
+    delete_filter = [
         f'{Fields.context_key}="{library_key}"',
         # inner arrays are connected by an OR
         [f'{Fields.last_published} IS EMPTY', f'{Fields.last_published} IS NULL'],
@@ -483,8 +483,8 @@ def delete_all_draft_docs_for_library(library_key: LibraryLocatorV2) -> None:
     tasks = []
     if current_rebuild_index_name:
         # If there is a rebuild in progress, the documents will also be deleted from the new index.
-        tasks.append(client.index(current_rebuild_index_name).delete_documents(filter=filter))
-    tasks.append(client.index(STUDIO_INDEX_NAME).delete_documents(filter=filter))
+        tasks.append(client.index(current_rebuild_index_name).delete_documents(filter=delete_filter))
+    tasks.append(client.index(STUDIO_INDEX_NAME).delete_documents(filter=delete_filter))
 
     _wait_for_meili_tasks(tasks)
 
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/search/handlers.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/search/handlers.py
index 02b2e66c47df..ba0e8c1a1680 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/search/handlers.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/search/handlers.py
@@ -136,8 +136,7 @@ def content_library_updated_handler(**kwargs) -> None:
         log.error("Received null or incorrect data for event")
         return
 
-    if content_library_data.update_blocks:
-        update_content_library_index_docs.delay(str(content_library_data.library_key))
+    update_content_library_index_docs.delay(str(content_library_data.library_key))
 
 
 @receiver(CONTENT_OBJECT_TAGS_CHANGED)
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/search/tests/test_api.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/search/tests/test_api.py
index 9dcdfb76b4a6..e8616cee60a8 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/search/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/search/tests/test_api.py
@@ -388,3 +388,18 @@ def test_index_content_library_metadata(self, mock_meilisearch):
         mock_meilisearch.return_value.index.return_value.update_documents.assert_called_once_with(
             [self.doc_problem1, self.doc_problem2]
         )
+
+    @override_settings(MEILISEARCH_ENABLED=True)
+    def test_delete_all_drafts(self, mock_meilisearch):
+        """
+        Test deleting all draft documents from the index.
+        """
+        api.delete_all_draft_docs_for_library(self.library.key)
+
+        delete_filter = [
+            f'context_key="{self.library.key}"',
+            ['last_published IS EMPTY', 'last_published IS NULL'],
+        ]
+        mock_meilisearch.return_value.index.return_value.delete_documents.assert_called_once_with(
+            filter=delete_filter
+        )