diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c7c1815c..c5aeb79e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Ensure that the `delete()` method of the HTTP Client doesn't set a body by default.
+
 ## v1.2.0 - 2024-09-23
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/mantle/http-client/class-pending-request.php b/src/mantle/http-client/class-pending-request.php
index 766c6df5..8a006b36 100644
--- a/src/mantle/http-client/class-pending-request.php
+++ b/src/mantle/http-client/class-pending-request.php
@@ -562,8 +562,8 @@ public function get( string $url, array|string|null $query = null ): Response {
 	 *
 	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException If the request is pooled.
 	 *
-	 * @param  string            $url
-	 * @param  array|string|null $query
+	 * @param  string            $url URL to retrieve.
+	 * @param  array|string|null $query Query parameters (assumed to be urlencoded).
 	 */
 	public function head( string $url, array|string|null $query = null ): Response {
 		if ( $this->pooled ) {
@@ -582,8 +582,8 @@ public function head( string $url, array|string|null $query = null ): Response {
 	 *
 	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException If the request is pooled.
 	 *
-	 * @param  string $url
-	 * @param  array  $data
+	 * @param  string     $url URL to post.
+	 * @param  array|null $data Data to send with the request.
 	 */
 	public function post( string $url, ?array $data = null ): Response {
 		if ( $this->pooled ) {
@@ -602,8 +602,8 @@ public function post( string $url, ?array $data = null ): Response {
 	 *
 	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException If the request is pooled.
 	 *
-	 * @param  string $url
-	 * @param  array  $data
+	 * @param  string     $url URL to patch.
+	 * @param  array|null $data Data to send with the request.
 	 */
 	public function patch( string $url, ?array $data = null ): Response {
 		if ( $this->pooled ) {
@@ -622,8 +622,8 @@ public function patch( string $url, ?array $data = null ): Response {
 	 *
 	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException If the request is pooled.
 	 *
-	 * @param  string $url
-	 * @param  array  $data
+	 * @param  string     $url URL to put.
+	 * @param  array|null $data Data to send with the request.
 	 */
 	public function put( string $url, ?array $data = null ): Response {
 		if ( $this->pooled ) {
@@ -642,10 +642,10 @@ public function put( string $url, ?array $data = null ): Response {
 	 *
 	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException If the request is pooled.
 	 *
-	 * @param  string $url
-	 * @param  array  $data
+	 * @param  string     $url URL to delete.
+	 * @param  array|null $data Data to send with the request.
 	 */
-	public function delete( string $url, ?array $data = [] ): Response {
+	public function delete( string $url, ?array $data = null ): Response {
 		if ( $this->pooled ) {
 			throw new InvalidArgumentException( 'Cannot call delete() on a pooled request.' );
 		}
diff --git a/src/mantle/http-client/class-request.php b/src/mantle/http-client/class-request.php
index f9536288..dca4fd4b 100644
--- a/src/mantle/http-client/class-request.php
+++ b/src/mantle/http-client/class-request.php
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ public function header( string $header ) {
 	/**
 	 * Retrieve the body of the request.
 	 */
-	public function body(): string {
-		return $this->args['body'] ?? '';
+	public function body(): ?string {
+		return $this->args['body'] ?? null;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public function body(): string {
 	 * @return array|null
 	 */
 	public function json() {
-		return json_decode( $this->body(), true );
+		return json_decode( (string) $this->body(), true );
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/tests/HttpClient/HttpClientTest.php b/tests/HttpClient/HttpClientTest.php
index 23170622..1d400241 100644
--- a/tests/HttpClient/HttpClientTest.php
+++ b/tests/HttpClient/HttpClientTest.php
@@ -73,6 +73,19 @@ public function test_make_get_request_with_query() {
 		);
 	}
 
+	public function test_delete_request() {
+		$this->fake_request();
+
+		$this->http_factory->delete( 'https://example.com/delete/' );
+
+		$this->assertRequestSent( 'https://example.com/delete/' );
+		$this->assertRequestSent(
+			fn ( Request $request ) => 'https://example.com/delete/' === $request->url()
+				&& 'DELETE' === $request->method()
+				&& is_null( $request->body() )
+		);
+	}
+
 	public function test_make_request_enum() {
 		$this->fake_request();