diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/Grammar.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/Grammar.php
index d3efd735e598..5fe0931a35bb 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/Grammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/Grammar.php
@@ -667,16 +667,7 @@ public function compileDelete(Builder $query)
 
 		$where = is_array($query->wheres) ? $this->compileWheres($query) : '';
 
-		if (isset($query->joins))
-		{
-			$joins = ' '.$this->compileJoins($query, $query->joins);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			$joins = '';
-		}
-
-		return trim("delete $table from {$table}{$joins} $where");
+		return trim("delete from $table ".$where);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php
index 6e27e077d341..e2ebd7e890aa 100755
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php
@@ -936,29 +936,16 @@ public function testUpdateMethodRespectsRaw()
 	public function testDeleteMethod()
 	{
 		$builder = $this->getBuilder();
-		$builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('delete')->once()->with('delete "users" from "users" where "email" = ?', array('foo'))->andReturn(1);
+		$builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('delete')->once()->with('delete from "users" where "email" = ?', array('foo'))->andReturn(1);
 		$result = $builder->from('users')->where('email', '=', 'foo')->delete();
 		$this->assertEquals(1, $result);
 
 		$builder = $this->getBuilder();
-		$builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('delete')->once()->with('delete "users" from "users" where "id" = ?', array(1))->andReturn(1);
+		$builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('delete')->once()->with('delete from "users" where "id" = ?', array(1))->andReturn(1);
 		$result = $builder->from('users')->delete(1);
 		$this->assertEquals(1, $result);
 	}
 
-	public function testDeleteWithJoinMethod()
-	{
-		$builder = $this->getBuilder();
-		$builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('delete')->once()->with('delete "users" from "users" inner join "contacts" on "users"."id" = "contacts"."id" where "email" = ?', array('foo'))->andReturn(1);
-		$result = $builder->from('users')->join('contacts', 'users.id', '=', 'contacts.id')->where('email', '=', 'foo')->delete();
-		$this->assertEquals(1, $result);
-
-		$builder = $this->getBuilder();
-		$builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('delete')->once()->with('delete "users" from "users" inner join "contacts" on "users"."id" = "contacts"."id" where "id" = ?', array(1))->andReturn(1);
-		$result = $builder->from('users')->join('contacts', 'users.id', '=', 'contacts.id')->delete(1);
-		$this->assertEquals(1, $result);
-	}
-
 
 	public function testTruncateMethod()
 	{