diff --git a/core/eolearn/core/eodata.py b/core/eolearn/core/eodata.py
index a1ce4d697..19dd64ea5 100644
--- a/core/eolearn/core/eodata.py
+++ b/core/eolearn/core/eodata.py
@@ -352,19 +352,22 @@ def __setitem__(
 
         return self.__setattr__(FeatureType(feature_type).value, value, feature_name=feature_name)
 
-    def __delitem__(self, feature: Tuple[FeatureType, str]) -> None:
+    def __delitem__(self, feature: FeatureSpec) -> None:
         """Deletes the selected feature.
 
         :param feature: EOPatch feature
         """
         self._check_tuple_key(feature)
         feature_type, feature_name = feature
-        del self[feature_type][feature_name]
+        if feature_type in [FeatureType.BBOX, FeatureType.TIMESTAMP]:
+            self.reset_feature_type(feature_type)
+        else:
+            del self[feature_type][feature_name]
 
     @staticmethod
     def _check_tuple_key(key: tuple) -> None:
         """A helper function that checks a tuple, which should hold (feature_type, feature_name)."""
-        if len(key) != 2:
+        if not isinstance(key, (tuple, list)) or len(key) != 2:
             raise ValueError(f"Given element should be a tuple of (feature_type, feature_name), but {key} found.")
 
     def __eq__(self, other: object) -> bool:
diff --git a/core/eolearn/tests/test_eodata.py b/core/eolearn/tests/test_eodata.py
index fd95f37ea..042efa902 100644
--- a/core/eolearn/tests/test_eodata.py
+++ b/core/eolearn/tests/test_eodata.py
@@ -163,9 +163,10 @@ def test_simplified_feature_operations() -> None:
         (FeatureType.MASK, "ones"),
         (FeatureType.MASK_TIMELESS, "threes"),
         (FeatureType.META_INFO, "beep"),
+        (FeatureType.BBOX, None),
     ],
 )
-def test_delete_existing_feature(feature: Tuple[FeatureType, str], mini_eopatch: EOPatch) -> None:
+def test_delete_existing_feature(feature: FeatureSpec, mini_eopatch: EOPatch) -> None:
     old = mini_eopatch.copy(deep=True)
 
     del mini_eopatch[feature]
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ def test_delete_existing_feature(feature: Tuple[FeatureType, str], mini_eopatch:
 
     for old_feature in old.get_features():
         if old_feature != feature:
+            # this also works for BBox :D
             assert_array_equal(old[old_feature], mini_eopatch[old_feature])