diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/PathRef.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/PathRef.java
index 48b36ed9..50c03d79 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/PathRef.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/PathRef.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.jayway.jsonpath.*;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.json.JsonProvider;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
 
 public abstract class PathRef implements Comparable<PathRef>  {
 
@@ -138,10 +139,12 @@ public abstract class PathRef implements Comparable<PathRef>  {
     private static class ArrayIndexPathRef extends PathRef {
 
         private int index;
+        private Object value;
 
         private ArrayIndexPathRef(Object parent, int index) {
             super(parent);
             this.index = index;
+            this.value = ((List<Object>) parent).get(index);
         }
 
         public void set(Object newVal, Configuration configuration){
@@ -149,7 +152,7 @@ public abstract class PathRef implements Comparable<PathRef>  {
         }
 
         public void delete(Configuration configuration){
-            configuration.jsonProvider().removeProperty(parent, index);
+            configuration.jsonProvider().removeProperty(parent, value);
         }
 
         public void add(Object value, Configuration configuration){
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/AbstractJsonProvider.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/AbstractJsonProvider.java
index 0a7d7275..e8d9deaf 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/AbstractJsonProvider.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/AbstractJsonProvider.java
@@ -106,16 +106,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractJsonProvider implements JsonProvider {
      * Removes a value in an object or array
      *
      * @param obj   an array or an object
-     * @param key   a String key or a numerical index to remove
+     * @param key   a String key or an object in a Collection to be removed.
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public void removeProperty(Object obj, Object key) {
         if (isMap(obj))
             ((Map) obj).remove(key.toString());
         else {
-            List list = (List) obj;
-            int index = key instanceof Integer ? (Integer) key : Integer.parseInt(key.toString());
-            list.remove(index);
+            Collection collection = (Collection) obj;
+            //int index = key instanceof Integer ? (Integer) key : Integer.parseInt(key.toString());
+            collection.remove(key);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/WriteTest.java b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/WriteTest.java
index 6e12d71c..2924d956 100644
--- a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/WriteTest.java
+++ b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/WriteTest.java
@@ -123,6 +123,15 @@ public class WriteTest extends BaseTest {
         assertThat(res).containsExactly("reference");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void an_array_criteria_with_multiple_results_can_be_deleted(){
+        String deletePath = "$._embedded.mandates[?(@.count=~/0/)]";
+        DocumentContext documentContext = JsonPath.parse(getClass().getResourceAsStream("/json_array_multiple_delete.json"));
+        documentContext.delete(deletePath);
+        List<Object> result = documentContext.read(deletePath);
+        assertThat(result.size()).isEqualTo(0);
+    }
+
 
     @Test
     public void multi_prop_delete() {