diff --git a/core/src/avm2/activation.rs b/core/src/avm2/activation.rs
index f39e8c2e1..d2153323a 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/activation.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/activation.rs
@@ -1405,19 +1405,9 @@ impl<'a, 'gc, 'gc_context> Activation<'a, 'gc, 'gc_context> {
             (multiname, object)
         };
 
-        if let Some(name) = object.resolve_multiname(&multiname)? {
-            self.context
-                .avm2
-                .push(object.delete_property(self.context.gc_context, &name))
-        } else {
-            // Unknown properties on a dynamic class delete successfully.
-            self.context.avm2.push(
-                !object
-                    .instance_of_class_definition()
-                    .map(|c| c.read().is_sealed())
-                    .unwrap_or(false),
-            )
-        }
+        self.context
+            .avm2
+            .push(object.delete_property(self.context.gc_context, &multiname)?);
 
         Ok(FrameControl::Continue)
     }
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/object.rs b/core/src/avm2/object.rs
index a12921081..d325b764c 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/object.rs
@@ -672,37 +672,67 @@ pub trait TObject<'gc>: 'gc + Collect + Debug + Into<Object<'gc>> + Clone + Copy
         base.is_property_overwritable(name)
     }
 
+    /// Delete a property by QName, after multiname resolution and all other
+    /// considerations have been taken.
+    ///
+    /// This required method is only intended to be called by other TObject
+    /// methods.
+    fn delete_property_local(
+        &self,
+        gc_context: MutationContext<'gc, '_>,
+        name: &QName<'gc>,
+    ) -> Result<bool, Error> {
+        let mut base = self.base_mut(gc_context);
+
+        Ok(base.delete_property(name))
+    }
+
     /// Delete a named property from the object.
     ///
     /// Returns false if the property cannot be deleted.
-    fn delete_property(&self, gc_context: MutationContext<'gc, '_>, name: &QName<'gc>) -> bool {
-        let mut base = self.base_mut(gc_context);
+    fn delete_property(
+        &self,
+        gc_context: MutationContext<'gc, '_>,
+        multiname: &Multiname<'gc>,
+    ) -> Result<bool, Error> {
+        let name = self.resolve_multiname(multiname)?;
+
+        if name.is_none() {
+            // Unknown properties on a dynamic class delete successfully.
+            return Ok(!self
+                .instance_of_class_definition()
+                .map(|c| c.read().is_sealed())
+                .unwrap_or(false));
+        }
+
+        //At this point, the name should be known.
+        let name = name.unwrap();
 
         // Reject attempts to delete lazy-bound methods before they have
         // been bound.
-        if !base.has_own_instantiated_property(name) {
+        if !self.base().has_own_instantiated_property(&name) {
             if let Some(class) = self.instance_of() {
                 if class
-                    .instance_method(name)
+                    .instance_method(&name)
                     .map(|t| t.is_some())
                     .unwrap_or(false)
                 {
-                    return false;
+                    return Ok(false);
                 }
             }
 
             if let Some(class) = self.as_class_object() {
                 if class
-                    .class_method(name)
+                    .class_method(&name)
                     .map(|t| t.is_some())
                     .unwrap_or(false)
                 {
-                    return false;
+                    return Ok(false);
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        base.delete_property(name)
+        self.delete_property_local(gc_context, &name)
     }
 
     /// Retrieve the `__proto__` of a given object.
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/object/array_object.rs b/core/src/avm2/object/array_object.rs
index d862ddc5b..895da8448 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/object/array_object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/object/array_object.rs
@@ -164,15 +164,19 @@ impl<'gc> TObject<'gc> for ArrayObject<'gc> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn delete_property(&self, gc_context: MutationContext<'gc, '_>, name: &QName<'gc>) -> bool {
+    fn delete_property_local(
+        &self,
+        gc_context: MutationContext<'gc, '_>,
+        name: &QName<'gc>,
+    ) -> Result<bool, Error> {
         if name.namespace().is_public() {
             if let Ok(index) = name.local_name().parse::<usize>() {
                 self.0.write(gc_context).array.delete(index);
-                return true;
+                return Ok(true);
             }
         }
 
-        self.0.write(gc_context).base.delete_property(name)
+        Ok(self.0.write(gc_context).base.delete_property(name))
     }
 
     fn has_own_property(self, name: &QName<'gc>) -> Result<bool, Error> {
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/object/bytearray_object.rs b/core/src/avm2/object/bytearray_object.rs
index 8bd525d07..eaf4733ad 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/object/bytearray_object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/object/bytearray_object.rs
@@ -163,15 +163,19 @@ impl<'gc> TObject<'gc> for ByteArrayObject<'gc> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn delete_property(&self, gc_context: MutationContext<'gc, '_>, name: &QName<'gc>) -> bool {
+    fn delete_property_local(
+        &self,
+        gc_context: MutationContext<'gc, '_>,
+        name: &QName<'gc>,
+    ) -> Result<bool, Error> {
         if name.namespace().is_public() {
             if let Ok(index) = name.local_name().parse::<usize>() {
                 self.0.write(gc_context).storage.delete(index);
-                return true;
+                return Ok(true);
             }
         }
 
-        self.0.write(gc_context).base.delete_property(name)
+        Ok(self.0.write(gc_context).base.delete_property(name))
     }
 
     fn has_own_property(self, name: &QName<'gc>) -> Result<bool, Error> {
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/object/vector_object.rs b/core/src/avm2/object/vector_object.rs
index 3d656c141..b98972e68 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/object/vector_object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/object/vector_object.rs
@@ -195,12 +195,16 @@ impl<'gc> TObject<'gc> for VectorObject<'gc> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn delete_property(&self, gc_context: MutationContext<'gc, '_>, name: &QName<'gc>) -> bool {
+    fn delete_property_local(
+        &self,
+        gc_context: MutationContext<'gc, '_>,
+        name: &QName<'gc>,
+    ) -> Result<bool, Error> {
         if name.namespace().is_package("") && name.local_name().parse::<usize>().is_ok() {
-            return true;
+            return Ok(true);
         }
 
-        self.0.write(gc_context).base.delete_property(name)
+        Ok(self.0.write(gc_context).base.delete_property(name))
     }
 
     fn has_own_property(self, name: &QName<'gc>) -> Result<bool, Error> {