diff --git a/builtin-reflog.c b/builtin-reflog.c
index 125d455b97..7d7047d792 100644
--- a/builtin-reflog.c
+++ b/builtin-reflog.c
@@ -604,8 +604,8 @@ static int cmd_reflog_delete(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (!dwim_ref(argv[i], spec - argv[i], sha1, &ref)) {
-			status |= error("%s points nowhere!", argv[i]);
+		if (!dwim_log(argv[i], spec - argv[i], sha1, &ref)) {
+			status |= error("no reflog for '%s'", argv[i]);
 			continue;
 		}
 
diff --git a/t/t1410-reflog.sh b/t/t1410-reflog.sh
index 3b9860ea2e..5b24f05573 100755
--- a/t/t1410-reflog.sh
+++ b/t/t1410-reflog.sh
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ test_expect_success 'recover and check' '
 
 '
 
-test_expect_failure 'delete' '
+test_expect_success 'delete' '
 	echo 1 > C &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git commit -m rat C &&