---
title: "@typescript-eslint/no-dynamic-delete"
description: "Disallow `delete` with a computed property key"
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plugin: "typescript"
aliases: ["typescript-eslint/no-dynamic-delete","typescript/no-dynamic-delete"]
kind: "suggestion"
category: "restriction"
default: "off"
fixable: "no"
typeAware: false
deprecated: false
---

`delete sessions[userId]` with a key that's only known at run time means you're using the object as a map. TypeScript can't check that the key exists, and `delete` doesn't tell you whether it removed anything. Use a `Map` or a `Set` instead. Their `.delete()` returns `true` only if the key was there.

A literal key is fine: a string, a number, or a negative number.

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## Configure

Off by default. To turn it on:

```toml bunfig.toml
[lint.rules]
"@typescript-eslint/no-dynamic-delete" = "error" # or "warn"
```

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## Examples

Reported:

{/* bad */}
```ts
const sessions: Record<string, Date> = {};

function logout(userId: string) {
  delete sessions[userId];
}
```

Not reported:

{/* good */}
```ts
const sessions = new Map<string, Date>();

function logout(userId: string) {
  sessions.delete(userId);
}
```

{/* good */}
```ts
const headers: Record<string, string> = {};

delete headers.cookie;
delete headers["set-cookie"];
```