diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_association.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_association.rb
index 9569b0c6f971f..5913189c98237 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_association.rb
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def delete_records(records)
             relation = arel_table(@reflection.options[:join_table])
             relation.where(relation[@reflection.primary_key_name].eq(@owner.id).
               and(Arel::Predicates::In.new(relation[@reflection.association_foreign_key], records.map(&:id)))
-            ).delete
+            ).delete_all
           end
         end
 
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
index c4bdbdad08e43..de320475e80c5 100755
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
@@ -815,8 +815,8 @@ def update(id, attributes)
       #
       #   # Delete multiple rows
       #   Todo.delete([2,3,4])
-      def delete(id)
-        delete_all([ "#{connection.quote_column_name(primary_key)} IN (?)", id ])
+      def delete(id_or_array)
+        arel_table.where(construct_conditions(nil, scope(:find))).delete(id_or_array)
       end
 
       # Destroy an object (or multiple objects) that has the given id, the object is instantiated first,
@@ -2323,7 +2323,7 @@ def delete
       # be made (since they can't be persisted).
       def destroy
         unless new_record?
-          self.class.arel_table.where(self.class.arel_table[self.class.primary_key].eq(id)).delete
+          self.class.arel_table.where(self.class.arel_table[self.class.primary_key].eq(id)).delete_all
         end
 
         @destroyed = true
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb
index ae03e1d7e9cd1..502aa909ab4c2 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ def delete_all
       @relation.delete.tap { reset }
     end
 
+    def delete(id_or_array)
+      where(@klass.primary_key => id_or_array).delete_all
+    end
+
     def loaded?
       @loaded
     end