diff --git a/system/Database/BaseBuilder.php b/system/Database/BaseBuilder.php
index 3433de491fa6..4941ba78a739 100644
--- a/system/Database/BaseBuilder.php
+++ b/system/Database/BaseBuilder.php
@@ -2111,7 +2111,7 @@ protected function _update(string $table, array $values): string
     /**
      * This method is used by both update() and getCompiledUpdate() to
      * validate that data is actually being set and that a table has been
-     * chosen to be update.
+     * chosen to be updated.
      *
      * @throws DatabaseException
      */
diff --git a/tests/system/Models/DeleteModelTest.php b/tests/system/Models/DeleteModelTest.php
index ed8f9c620856..82ffcf20bf34 100644
--- a/tests/system/Models/DeleteModelTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Models/DeleteModelTest.php
@@ -148,12 +148,13 @@ public function testOnlyDeleted(): void
     }
 
     /**
-     * If where condition is set, beyond the value was empty (0,'', NULL, etc.),
-     * Exception should not be thrown because condition was explicity set
+     * Given an explicit empty value in the WHERE condition
+     * When executing a soft delete
+     * Then an exception should not be thrown
      *
      * @dataProvider emptyPkValues
      *
-     * @param mixed $emptyValue
+     * @param int|string|null $emptyValue
      */
     public function testDontThrowExceptionWhenSoftDeleteConditionIsSetWithEmptyValue($emptyValue): void
     {
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ public function testDontThrowExceptionWhenSoftDeleteConditionIsSetWithEmptyValue
     /**
      * @dataProvider emptyPkValues
      *
-     * @param mixed $emptyValue
+     * @param int|string|null $emptyValue
      */
     public function testThrowExceptionWhenSoftDeleteParamIsEmptyValue($emptyValue): void
     {
@@ -175,22 +176,25 @@ public function testThrowExceptionWhenSoftDeleteParamIsEmptyValue($emptyValue):
         $this->expectExceptionMessage('Deletes are not allowed unless they contain a "where" or "like" clause.');
 
         $this->seeInDatabase('user', ['name' => 'Derek Jones', 'deleted_at IS NULL' => null]);
+
         $this->createModel(UserModel::class)->delete($emptyValue);
     }
 
     /**
      * @dataProvider emptyPkValues
      *
-     * @param mixed $emptyValue
+     * @param int|string|null $emptyValue
      */
     public function testDontDeleteRowsWhenSoftDeleteParamIsEmpty($emptyValue): void
     {
-        $this->expectException(DatabaseException::class);
-        $this->expectExceptionMessage('Deletes are not allowed unless they contain a "where" or "like" clause.');
-
         $this->seeInDatabase('user', ['name' => 'Derek Jones', 'deleted_at IS NULL' => null]);
 
-        $this->createModel(UserModel::class)->delete($emptyValue);
+        try {
+            $this->createModel(UserModel::class)->delete($emptyValue);
+        } catch (DatabaseException $e) {
+            // Do nothing.
+        }
+
         $this->seeInDatabase('user', ['name' => 'Derek Jones', 'deleted_at IS NULL' => null]);
     }