diff --git a/src/Bridges/bridge_optimizer.jl b/src/Bridges/bridge_optimizer.jl
index a627f4cc0d..3c5dde6e82 100644
--- a/src/Bridges/bridge_optimizer.jl
+++ b/src/Bridges/bridge_optimizer.jl
@@ -569,10 +569,13 @@ function MOI.delete(b::AbstractBridgeOptimizer, ci::MOI.ConstraintIndex)
         MOI.throw_if_not_valid(b, ci)
         br = bridge(b, ci)
         if is_variable_bridged(b, ci)
-            error(
-                "Cannot delete constraint index of bridged constrained",
-                " variables. Delete the scalar variable or the vector of",
-                " variables instead.",
+            throw(
+                MOI.DeleteNotAllowed(
+                    ci,
+                    "Cannot delete constraint index of bridged constrained " *
+                    "variables. Delete the scalar variable or the vector of " *
+                    "variables instead.",
+                ),
             )
         else
             delete!(Constraint.bridges(b), ci)
diff --git a/test/Bridges/Variable/zeros.jl b/test/Bridges/Variable/zeros.jl
index 3e1662eecd..a858eb82e4 100644
--- a/test/Bridges/Variable/zeros.jl
+++ b/test/Bridges/Variable/zeros.jl
@@ -72,9 +72,10 @@ function test_zeros()
         MOI.Bridges.IndexInVector(2),
     ) === nothing
 
-    err = ErrorException(
-        "Cannot delete constraint index of bridged constrained variables. Delete" *
-        " the scalar variable or the vector of variables instead.",
+    err = MOI.DeleteNotAllowed(
+        cyz,
+        "Cannot delete constraint index of bridged constrained variables. " *
+        "Delete the scalar variable or the vector of variables instead.",
     )
     @test_throws err MOI.delete(bridged_mock, cyz)