diff --git a/src/Content/Version.php b/src/Content/Version.php
index a51ef20320..6bed109eda 100644
--- a/src/Content/Version.php
+++ b/src/Content/Version.php
@@ -62,37 +62,21 @@ public function create(array $fields, string $language = 'default'): void
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Deletes a version by language or for any language
-	 *
-	 * @param string|null $language If null, all available languages will be deleted
+	 * Deletes a version with all its languages
 	 */
-	public function delete(string|null $language = null): void
+	public function delete(): void
 	{
-		// delete a single language
+		// delete the default language in single-language mode
 		if ($this->model->kirby()->multilang() === false) {
-			$this->deleteLanguage('default');
-		}
-
-		// delete a specific language
-		if ($language !== null) {
-			$this->deleteLanguage($language);
-			return;
+			$this->model->storage()->delete($this->id, $this->language('default'));
 		}
 
 		// delete all languages
 		foreach ($this->model->kirby()->languages() as $language) {
-			$this->deleteLanguage($language);
+			$this->model->storage()->delete($this->id, $language);
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Deletes a version by a specific language
-	 */
-	public function deleteLanguage(string $language = 'default'): void
-	{
-		$this->model->storage()->delete($this->id, $this->language($language));
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Ensure that the version exists and otherwise
 	 * throw an exception
diff --git a/tests/Content/VersionTest.php b/tests/Content/VersionTest.php
index f34458539c..66cb6fe41a 100644
--- a/tests/Content/VersionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Content/VersionTest.php
@@ -225,15 +225,22 @@ public function testDeleteMultiLanguage(): void
 		);
 
 		$this->assertContentFileDoesNotExist('de');
+		$this->assertContentFileDoesNotExist('en');
 
-		$version->create([
+		Data::write($this->contentFile('en'), [
 			'title' => 'Test'
-		], 'de');
+		]);
+
+		Data::write($this->contentFile('de'), [
+			'title' => 'Test'
+		]);
 
+		$this->assertContentFileExists('en');
 		$this->assertContentFileExists('de');
 
-		$version->delete('de');
+		$version->delete();
 
+		$this->assertContentFileDoesNotExist('en');
 		$this->assertContentFileDoesNotExist('de');
 	}
 
@@ -252,7 +259,7 @@ public function testDeleteSingleLanguage(): void
 
 		$this->assertContentFileDoesNotExist();
 
-		$version->create([
+		Data::write($this->contentFile(), [
 			'title' => 'Test'
 		]);