diff --git a/ethdb/pebble/pebble.go b/ethdb/pebble/pebble.go
index af4686cf5b..3d2ddb9d86 100644
--- a/ethdb/pebble/pebble.go
+++ b/ethdb/pebble/pebble.go
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ func (d *Database) Delete(key []byte) error {
 	if d.closed {
 		return pebble.ErrClosed
 	}
-	return d.db.Delete(key, nil)
+	return d.db.Delete(key, d.writeOptions)
 }
 
 // NewBatch creates a write-only key-value store that buffers changes to its host