diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 26b2492..f44679f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 ### [2.3.0] - 2022-07-
 #### Added
-- add support for deletions from `Editops`/`Opcodes`
 - add `as_matching_blocks` to `Editops`/`Opcodes`
 
 #### Changed
diff --git a/src/rapidfuzz/distance/_initialize_cpp.pyx b/src/rapidfuzz/distance/_initialize_cpp.pyx
index 5987295..69ac617 100644
--- a/src/rapidfuzz/distance/_initialize_cpp.pyx
+++ b/src/rapidfuzz/distance/_initialize_cpp.pyx
@@ -446,16 +446,6 @@ cdef class Editops:
     def __len__(self):
         return self.editops.size()
 
-    def __delitem__(self, item):
-        cdef Py_ssize_t index = item
-        if index < 0:
-            index += <Py_ssize_t>self.editops.size()
-
-        if index < 0 or index >= <Py_ssize_t>self.editops.size():
-            raise IndexError("Editops index out of range")
-
-        self.editops.erase(self.editops.begin() + index)
-
     def __getitem__(self, key):
         cdef Py_ssize_t index
 
@@ -670,16 +660,6 @@ cdef class Opcodes:
     def __len__(self):
         return self.opcodes.size()
 
-    def __delitem__(self, item):
-        cdef Py_ssize_t index = item
-        if index < 0:
-            index += <Py_ssize_t>self.opcodes.size()
-
-        if index < 0 or index >= <Py_ssize_t>self.opcodes.size():
-            raise IndexError("Opcodes index out of range")
-
-        self.opcodes.erase(self.opcodes.begin() + index)
-
     def __getitem__(self, key):
         cdef Py_ssize_t index
 
diff --git a/tests/distance/test_init.py b/tests/distance/test_init.py
index 9fbaf22..b074a44 100644
--- a/tests/distance/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/distance/test_init.py
@@ -206,23 +206,5 @@ def test_merge_adjacent_blocks():
     assert Opcodes(ops1, 3, 3) == Opcodes(ops2, 3, 3)
     assert Opcodes(ops2, 3, 3) == Opcodes(ops2, 3, 3).as_editops().as_opcodes()
 
-
-def test_deletions():
-    """
-    test whether deletions from Editops / Opcodes are possible
-    """
-    ops = [
-        Opcode(tag="equal", src_start=0, src_end=1, dest_start=0, dest_end=1),
-        Opcode(tag="replace", src_start=1, src_end=3, dest_start=1, dest_end=3),
-    ]
-    opcodes = Opcodes(ops, 3, 3)
-    del opcodes[0]
-    assert opcodes[0] == ops[1]
-
-    editops = Editops(ops, 3, 3)
-    editop = editops[1]
-    del editops[0]
-    assert editops[0] == editop
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()