diff --git a/array.c b/array.c
index d90f08b7d1..2454b99d76 100644
--- a/array.c
+++ b/array.c
@@ -2735,12 +2735,12 @@ ary_resize_smaller(VALUE ary, long len)
 
 /*
  *  call-seq:
- *     ary.delete(obj)            -> obj or nil
- *     ary.delete(obj) { block }  -> obj or nil
+ *     ary.delete(obj)            -> item or nil
+ *     ary.delete(obj) { block }  -> item or result of block
  *
  *  Deletes all items from +self+ that are equal to +obj+.
  *
- *  If any items are found, returns +obj+, otherwise +nil+ is returned instead.
+ *  Returns the last deleted item, or +nil+ if no matching item is found.
  *
  *  If the optional code block is given, the result of the block is returned if
  *  the item is not found.  (To remove +nil+ elements and get an informative
diff --git a/test/ruby/test_array.rb b/test/ruby/test_array.rb
index 6c447c2626..6c7f920d79 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_array.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_array.rb
@@ -598,6 +598,14 @@ class TestArray < Test::Unit::TestCase
     a = @cls[*('cab'..'cat').to_a]
     assert_equal(99, a.delete('cup') { 99 } )
     assert_equal(@cls[*('cab'..'cat').to_a], a)
+
+    o = Object.new
+    def o.==(other); true; end
+    o2 = Object.new
+    def o2.==(other); true; end
+    a = @cls[1, o, o2, 2]
+    assert_equal(o2, a.delete(42))
+    assert_equal([1, 2], a)
   end
 
   def test_delete_at