diff --git a/src/UriExtractor.php b/src/UriExtractor.php
index a79903b..c439783 100644
--- a/src/UriExtractor.php
+++ b/src/UriExtractor.php
@@ -32,26 +32,27 @@ class UriExtractor {
   /**
    * Returns a URI to the file.
    *
-   * @param object|null $input
+   * @param Object|null $input
    *   An object that contains the URI.
    *
    * @return string|null
    *   A URI that may be used to access the file.
    */
   public function extractUri(?object $input): ?string {
-    if ($input instanceof ContentEntityInterface) {
-      return self::getUriFromEntity($input);
-    }
-    elseif ($input instanceof EntityReferenceFieldItemListInterface) {
-      $item = $input->first();
-      if (!empty($item) && $input->entity instanceof ContentEntityInterface) {
-        return $this->getUriFromEntity($item->entity);
+    $entity = $input;
+    if ($input instanceof EntityReferenceFieldItemListInterface) {
+      if ($item = $input->first()) {
+        $entity = $item->entity;
       }
     }
-    elseif ($input instanceof EntityReferenceItem && $input->entity instanceof ContentEntityInterface) {
-      return self::getUriFromEntity($input->entity);
+    elseif ($input instanceof EntityReferenceItem) {
+      $entity = $input->entity;
     }
-    return NULL;
+    // Drupal does not clean up references to deleted entities. So that the
+    // entity property might be empty while the field item might not.
+    // @see https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/issues/2723323
+    return $entity instanceof ContentEntityInterface ?
+      $this->getUriFromEntity($entity) : NULL;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ class UriExtractor {
    *   Entity object that contains information about the file.
    *
    * @return string|null
-   *   A URI that may be used to access the file.
+   *   A URI that can be used to access the file.
    */
   private function getUriFromEntity(ContentEntityInterface $entity): ?string {
     if ($entity instanceof MediaInterface) {
diff --git a/src/UrlExtractor.php b/src/UrlExtractor.php
index 6f89617..fee6727 100644
--- a/src/UrlExtractor.php
+++ b/src/UrlExtractor.php
@@ -47,25 +47,27 @@ class UrlExtractor {
       $url = file_create_url($input);
       return $relative ? file_url_transform_relative($url) : $url;
     }
-    elseif ($input instanceof ContentEntityInterface) {
-      return $this->getUrlFromEntity($input, $relative);
-    }
-    elseif ($input instanceof EntityReferenceFieldItemListInterface) {
-      $item = $input->first();
-      if (!empty($item) && $input->entity instanceof ContentEntityInterface) {
-        return $this->getUrlFromEntity($item->entity, $relative);
-      }
-    }
-    elseif ($input instanceof EntityReferenceItem && $input->entity instanceof ContentEntityInterface) {
-      return $this->getUrlFromEntity($input->entity, $relative);
-    }
     elseif ($input instanceof LinkItemInterface) {
       return $input->getUrl()->toString();
     }
     elseif ($input instanceof FieldItemList && $input->first() instanceof LinkItemInterface) {
       return $input->first()->getUrl()->toString();
     }
-    return NULL;
+
+    $entity = $input;
+    if ($input instanceof EntityReferenceFieldItemListInterface) {
+      if ($item = $input->first()) {
+        $entity = $item->entity;
+      }
+    }
+    elseif ($input instanceof EntityReferenceItem) {
+      $entity = $input->entity;
+    }
+    // Drupal does not clean up references to deleted entities. So that the
+    // entity property might be empty while the field item might not.
+    // @see https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/issues/2723323
+    return $entity instanceof ContentEntityInterface ?
+      $this->getUrlFromEntity($entity, $relative) : NULL;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/tests/src/Kernel/UriExtractorTest.php b/tests/src/Kernel/UriExtractorTest.php
index 1ac3730..4dc8314 100644
--- a/tests/src/Kernel/UriExtractorTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Kernel/UriExtractorTest.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ final class UriExtractorTest extends AbstractExtractorTestCase {
   /**
    * Test callback.
    */
-  public function testUrlExtractor(): void {
+  public function testUriExtractor(): void {
 
     $extractor = $this->container->get('twig_tweak.uri_extractor');