diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
index 991773de0677b..ac8f8f7d02460 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
@@ -544,30 +544,6 @@ def destroy(id)
         end
       end
 
-      # Deletes the row with a primary key matching the +id+ argument, using an
-      # SQL +DELETE+ statement, and returns the number of rows deleted. Active
-      # Record objects are not instantiated, so the object's callbacks are not
-      # executed, including any <tt>:dependent</tt> association options.
-      #
-      # You can delete multiple rows at once by passing an Array of <tt>id</tt>s.
-      #
-      # Note: Although it is often much faster than the alternative, #destroy,
-      # skipping callbacks might bypass business logic in your application
-      # that ensures referential integrity or performs other essential jobs.
-      #
-      # ==== Examples
-      #
-      #   # Delete a single row
-      #   Todo.delete(1)
-      #
-      #   # Delete multiple rows
-      #   Todo.delete([2,3,4])
-      def delete(id_or_array)
-        return 0 if id_or_array.nil? || (id_or_array.is_a?(Array) && id_or_array.empty?)
-
-        delete_by(primary_key => id_or_array)
-      end
-
       def _insert_record(connection, values, returning) # :nodoc:
         primary_key = self.primary_key
         primary_key_value = nil
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/querying.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/querying.rb
index 48854456f4fe9..c5ad6fb2bda40 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/querying.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/querying.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module Querying
       :first_or_create, :first_or_create!, :first_or_initialize,
       :find_or_create_by, :find_or_create_by!, :find_or_initialize_by,
       :create_or_find_by, :create_or_find_by!,
-      :destroy_all, :delete_all, :update_all, :touch_all, :destroy_by, :delete_by,
+      :destroy_all, :delete, :delete_all, :update_all, :touch_all, :destroy_by, :delete_by,
       :find_each, :find_in_batches, :in_batches,
       :select, :reselect, :order, :regroup, :in_order_of, :reorder, :group, :limit, :offset, :joins, :left_joins, :left_outer_joins,
       :where, :rewhere, :invert_where, :preload, :extract_associated, :eager_load, :includes, :from, :lock, :readonly,
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb
index 9226be459ca2a..39ef729f406d9 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb
@@ -752,6 +752,30 @@ def delete_all
       end
     end
 
+    # Deletes the row with a primary key matching the +id+ argument, using an
+    # SQL +DELETE+ statement, and returns the number of rows deleted. Active
+    # Record objects are not instantiated, so the object's callbacks are not
+    # executed, including any <tt>:dependent</tt> association options.
+    #
+    # You can delete multiple rows at once by passing an Array of <tt>id</tt>s.
+    #
+    # Note: Although it is often much faster than the alternative, #destroy,
+    # skipping callbacks might bypass business logic in your application
+    # that ensures referential integrity or performs other essential jobs.
+    #
+    # ==== Examples
+    #
+    #   # Delete a single row
+    #   Todo.delete(1)
+    #
+    #   # Delete multiple rows
+    #   Todo.delete([2,3,4])
+    def delete(id_or_array)
+      return 0 if id_or_array.nil? || (id_or_array.is_a?(Array) && id_or_array.empty?)
+
+      where(model.primary_key => id_or_array).delete_all
+    end
+
     # Finds and destroys all records matching the specified conditions.
     # This is short-hand for <tt>relation.where(condition).destroy_all</tt>.
     # Returns the collection of objects that were destroyed.
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/relation/delegation_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/relation/delegation_test.rb
index d257eaff3c687..6aa53e97b809e 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/relation/delegation_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/relation/delegation_test.rb
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class QueryingMethodsDelegationTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
         :first_or_create, :first_or_create!, :first_or_initialize,
         :find_or_create_by, :find_or_create_by!, :find_or_initialize_by,
         :create_or_find_by, :create_or_find_by!,
-        :destroy_all, :delete_all, :update_all, :touch_all, :delete_by, :destroy_by
+        :destroy_all, :delete, :delete_all, :update_all, :touch_all, :delete_by, :destroy_by
       ]
 
     def test_delegate_querying_methods
@@ -89,14 +89,14 @@ class DelegationCachingTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
 
     test "delegation doesn't override methods defined in other relation subclasses" do
       # precondition, some methods are available on ActiveRecord::Relation subclasses
-      # but not ActiveRecord::Relation itself. Here `delete` is just an example.
-      assert_equal false, ActiveRecord::Relation.method_defined?(:delete)
-      assert_equal true, ActiveRecord::Associations::CollectionProxy.method_defined?(:delete)
+      # but not ActiveRecord::Relation itself. Here `target` is just an example.
+      assert_equal false, ActiveRecord::Relation.method_defined?(:target)
+      assert_equal true, ActiveRecord::Associations::CollectionProxy.method_defined?(:target)
 
       project = projects(:active_record)
-      original_owner = project.developers_with_callbacks.method(:delete).owner
-      Developer.all.delete(12345)
-      assert_equal original_owner, project.developers_with_callbacks.method(:delete).owner
+      original_owner = project.developers_with_callbacks.method(:target).owner
+      assert_equal :__target__, Developer.all.target
+      assert_equal original_owner, project.developers_with_callbacks.method(:target).owner
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/activerecord/test/models/developer.rb b/activerecord/test/models/developer.rb
index 97e698a18f2e5..581d5442b0c6a 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/models/developer.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/models/developer.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ def find_most_recent
     end
   end
 
+  def self.target
+    :__target__ # Used by delegation_test.rb
+  end
+
   belongs_to :mentor
   belongs_to :strict_loading_mentor, strict_loading: true, foreign_key: :mentor_id, class_name: "Mentor"
   belongs_to :strict_loading_off_mentor, strict_loading: false, foreign_key: :mentor_id, class_name: "Mentor"