diff --git a/django/utils/functional.py b/django/utils/functional.py
index 65a9b9d7aaa4a..e6dbeb32e05f7 100644
--- a/django/utils/functional.py
+++ b/django/utils/functional.py
@@ -280,6 +280,13 @@ def __setattr__(self, name, value):
                 self._setup()
             setattr(self._wrapped, name, value)
 
+    def __delattr__(self, name):
+        if name == "_wrapped":
+            raise TypeError("can't delete _wrapped.")
+        if self._wrapped is None:
+            self._setup()
+        delattr(self._wrapped, name)
+
     def _setup(self):
         """
         Must be implemented by subclasses to initialise the wrapped object.
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/settings/__init__.py b/tests/regressiontests/settings/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/settings/models.py b/tests/regressiontests/settings/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/settings/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/settings/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fa217b1d79951
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/settings/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import unittest
+from django.conf import settings
+
+class SettingsTests(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    #
+    # Regression tests for #10130: deleting settings.
+    #
+
+    def test_settings_delete(self):
+        settings.TEST = 'test'
+        self.assertEqual('test', settings.TEST)
+        del settings.TEST
+        self.assertRaises(AttributeError, getattr, settings, 'TEST')
+
+    def test_settings_delete_wrapped(self):
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, delattr, settings, '_wrapped')