diff --git a/src/bucket.ts b/src/bucket.ts
index 10a18b05a..20aca29cf 100644
--- a/src/bucket.ts
+++ b/src/bucket.ts
@@ -2028,6 +2028,7 @@ class Bucket extends ServiceObject {
     }
 
     const MAX_PARALLEL_LIMIT = 10;
+    const MAX_QUEUE_SIZE = 1000;
     const errors = [] as Error[];
 
     const deleteFile = (file: File) => {
@@ -2039,15 +2040,32 @@ class Bucket extends ServiceObject {
       });
     };
 
-    this.getFiles(query)
-      .then(([files]) => {
+    (async () => {
+      try {
+        let promises = [];
         const limit = pLimit(MAX_PARALLEL_LIMIT);
-        const promises = files!.map(file => {
-          return limit(() => deleteFile(file));
-        });
-        return Promise.all(promises);
-      })
-      .then(() => callback!(errors.length > 0 ? errors : null), callback!);
+        const filesStream = this.getFilesStream(query);
+
+        for await (const curFile of filesStream) {
+          if (promises.length >= MAX_QUEUE_SIZE) {
+            await Promise.all(promises);
+            promises = [];
+          }
+          promises.push(
+            limit(() => deleteFile(curFile)).catch(e => {
+              filesStream.destroy();
+              throw e;
+            })
+          );
+        }
+
+        await Promise.all(promises);
+        callback!(errors.length > 0 ? errors : null);
+      } catch (e) {
+        callback!(e as Error);
+        return;
+      }
+    })();
   }
 
   deleteLabels(labels?: string | string[]): Promise<DeleteLabelsResponse>;
diff --git a/test/bucket.ts b/test/bucket.ts
index 72a6cbfe0..3951a1c52 100644
--- a/test/bucket.ts
+++ b/test/bucket.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class FakeFile {
   options: FileOptions;
   metadata: {};
   createWriteStream: Function;
+  delete: Function;
   isSameFile = () => false;
   constructor(bucket: Bucket, name: string, options?: FileOptions) {
     // eslint-disable-next-line prefer-rest-params
@@ -79,6 +80,10 @@ class FakeFile {
       };
       return ws;
     };
+
+    this.delete = () => {
+      return Promise.resolve();
+    };
   }
 }
 
@@ -1226,10 +1231,35 @@ describe('Bucket', () => {
   });
 
   describe('deleteFiles', () => {
+    let readCount: number;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      readCount = 0;
+    });
+
     it('should accept only a callback', done => {
-      bucket.getFiles = (query: {}) => {
+      const files = [bucket.file('1'), bucket.file('2')].map(file => {
+        file.delete = () => {
+          return Promise.resolve();
+        };
+        return file;
+      });
+
+      const readable = new stream.Readable({
+        objectMode: true,
+        read() {
+          if (readCount < 1) {
+            this.push(files[readCount]);
+            readCount++;
+          } else {
+            this.push(null);
+          }
+        },
+      });
+
+      bucket.getFilesStream = (query: {}) => {
         assert.deepStrictEqual(query, {});
-        return Promise.all([[]]);
+        return readable;
       };
 
       bucket.deleteFiles(done);
@@ -1238,9 +1268,28 @@ describe('Bucket', () => {
     it('should get files from the bucket', done => {
       const query = {a: 'b', c: 'd'};
 
-      bucket.getFiles = (query_: {}) => {
+      const files = [bucket.file('1'), bucket.file('2')].map(file => {
+        file.delete = () => {
+          return Promise.resolve();
+        };
+        return file;
+      });
+
+      const readable = new stream.Readable({
+        objectMode: true,
+        read() {
+          if (readCount < 1) {
+            this.push(files[readCount]);
+            readCount++;
+          } else {
+            this.push(null);
+          }
+        },
+      });
+
+      bucket.getFilesStream = (query_: {}) => {
         assert.deepStrictEqual(query_, query);
-        return Promise.resolve([[]]);
+        return readable;
       };
 
       bucket.deleteFiles(query, done);
@@ -1253,7 +1302,26 @@ describe('Bucket', () => {
         return () => {};
       };
 
-      bucket.getFiles = () => Promise.resolve([[]]);
+      const files = [bucket.file('1'), bucket.file('2')].map(file => {
+        file.delete = () => {
+          return Promise.resolve();
+        };
+        return file;
+      });
+
+      const readable = new stream.Readable({
+        objectMode: true,
+        read() {
+          if (readCount < 1) {
+            this.push(files[readCount]);
+            readCount++;
+          } else {
+            this.push(null);
+          }
+        },
+      });
+
+      bucket.getFilesStream = () => readable;
       bucket.deleteFiles({}, assert.ifError);
     });
 
@@ -1270,9 +1338,21 @@ describe('Bucket', () => {
         return file;
       });
 
-      bucket.getFiles = (query_: {}) => {
+      const readable = new stream.Readable({
+        objectMode: true,
+        read() {
+          if (readCount < files.length) {
+            this.push(files[readCount]);
+            readCount++;
+          } else {
+            this.push(null);
+          }
+        },
+      });
+
+      bucket.getFilesStream = (query_: {}) => {
         assert.strictEqual(query_, query);
-        return Promise.resolve([files]);
+        return readable;
       };
 
       bucket.deleteFiles(query, (err: Error) => {
@@ -1284,9 +1364,15 @@ describe('Bucket', () => {
 
     it('should execute callback with error from getting files', done => {
       const error = new Error('Error.');
+      const readable = new stream.Readable({
+        objectMode: true,
+        read() {
+          this.destroy(error);
+        },
+      });
 
-      bucket.getFiles = () => {
-        return Promise.reject(error);
+      bucket.getFilesStream = () => {
+        return readable;
       };
 
       bucket.deleteFiles({}, (err: Error) => {
@@ -1303,8 +1389,20 @@ describe('Bucket', () => {
         return file;
       });
 
-      bucket.getFiles = () => {
-        return Promise.resolve([files]);
+      const readable = new stream.Readable({
+        objectMode: true,
+        read() {
+          if (readCount < files.length) {
+            this.push(files[readCount]);
+            readCount++;
+          } else {
+            this.push(null);
+          }
+        },
+      });
+
+      bucket.getFilesStream = () => {
+        return readable;
       };
 
       bucket.deleteFiles({}, (err: Error) => {
@@ -1321,8 +1419,20 @@ describe('Bucket', () => {
         return file;
       });
 
-      bucket.getFiles = () => {
-        return Promise.resolve([files]);
+      const readable = new stream.Readable({
+        objectMode: true,
+        read() {
+          if (readCount < files.length) {
+            this.push(files[readCount]);
+            readCount++;
+          } else {
+            this.push(null);
+          }
+        },
+      });
+
+      bucket.getFilesStream = () => {
+        return readable;
       };
 
       bucket.deleteFiles({force: true}, (errs: Array<{}>) => {