diff --git a/src/contracts/core/DelegationManager.sol b/src/contracts/core/DelegationManager.sol
index 4cf592555a..b4073446a7 100644
--- a/src/contracts/core/DelegationManager.sol
+++ b/src/contracts/core/DelegationManager.sol
@@ -793,8 +793,8 @@ contract DelegationManager is
         // less than or equal to MIN_WITHDRAWAL_DELAY_BLOCKS ago. These shares are still slashable.
         uint256 scaledSharesAdded = curQueuedScaledShares - prevQueuedScaledShares;
 
-        return SlashingLib.scaleForBurning({
-            scaledShares: scaledSharesAdded,
+        return SlashingLib.calcSlashedAmount({
+            operatorShares: scaledSharesAdded.mulWad(prevMaxMagnitude),
             prevMaxMagnitude: prevMaxMagnitude,
             newMaxMagnitude: newMaxMagnitude
         });
diff --git a/src/contracts/libraries/SlashingLib.sol b/src/contracts/libraries/SlashingLib.sol
index f608480f08..9719b1c139 100644
--- a/src/contracts/libraries/SlashingLib.sol
+++ b/src/contracts/libraries/SlashingLib.sol
@@ -74,20 +74,6 @@ library SlashingLib {
         return scaledShares.mulWad(slashingFactor);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @notice Scales shares according to the difference in an operator's magnitude before and
-     * after being slashed. This is used to calculate the number of slashable shares in the
-     * withdrawal queue.
-     * NOTE: max magnitude is guaranteed to only ever decrease.
-     */
-    function scaleForBurning(
-        uint256 scaledShares,
-        uint64 prevMaxMagnitude,
-        uint64 newMaxMagnitude
-    ) internal pure returns (uint256) {
-        return scaledShares.mulWad(prevMaxMagnitude - newMaxMagnitude);
-    }
-
     function update(
         DepositScalingFactor storage dsf,
         uint256 prevDepositShares,
@@ -178,6 +164,10 @@ library SlashingLib {
         uint256 prevMaxMagnitude,
         uint256 newMaxMagnitude
     ) internal pure returns (uint256) {
+        if (prevMaxMagnitude == 0) {
+            // TODO: consider throwing an error instead
+            return 0;
+        }
         // round up mulDiv so we don't overslash
         return operatorShares - operatorShares.mulDiv(newMaxMagnitude, prevMaxMagnitude, Math.Rounding.Up);
     }