diff --git a/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/vendors/OracleDialect.kt b/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/vendors/OracleDialect.kt
index b8057d9fb2..c5d9428984 100644
--- a/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/vendors/OracleDialect.kt
+++ b/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/vendors/OracleDialect.kt
@@ -241,11 +241,7 @@ internal object OracleFunctionProvider : FunctionProvider() {
         transaction: Transaction
     ): String {
         val def = super.update(target, columnsAndValues, null, where, transaction)
-        return when {
-            limit != null && where != null -> "$def AND ROWNUM <= $limit"
-            limit != null -> "$def WHERE ROWNUM <= $limit"
-            else -> def
-        }
+        return def.appendLimitClause(limit, endsWithWhere = where != null)
     }
 
     override fun update(
@@ -318,10 +314,16 @@ internal object OracleFunctionProvider : FunctionProvider() {
         limit: Int?,
         transaction: Transaction
     ): String {
-        if (limit != null) {
-            transaction.throwUnsupportedException("Oracle doesn't support LIMIT in DELETE clause.")
+        val def = super.delete(ignore, table, where, null, transaction)
+        return def.appendLimitClause(limit, endsWithWhere = where != null)
+    }
+
+    private fun String.appendLimitClause(limit: Int?, endsWithWhere: Boolean): String {
+        return when {
+            limit != null && endsWithWhere -> "$this AND ROWNUM <= $limit"
+            limit != null -> "$this WHERE ROWNUM <= $limit"
+            else -> this
         }
-        return super.delete(ignore, table, where, null, transaction)
     }
 
     override fun delete(
diff --git a/exposed-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/tests/shared/dml/DeleteTests.kt b/exposed-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/tests/shared/dml/DeleteTests.kt
index b727ceeb94..7d9350cfcb 100644
--- a/exposed-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/tests/shared/dml/DeleteTests.kt
+++ b/exposed-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/tests/shared/dml/DeleteTests.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import kotlin.test.expect
 class DeleteTests : DatabaseTestsBase() {
     private val limitNotSupported by lazy {
         val extra = setOf(TestDB.SQLITE).takeUnless { SQLiteDialect.ENABLE_UPDATE_DELETE_LIMIT }.orEmpty()
-        TestDB.ALL_POSTGRES_LIKE + TestDB.ALL_ORACLE_LIKE + extra
+        TestDB.ALL_POSTGRES_LIKE + extra
     }
 
     @Test