diff --git a/sdk/containerregistry/container-registry/README.md b/sdk/containerregistry/container-registry/README.md
index 328e83816246..e50c8193411e 100644
--- a/sdk/containerregistry/container-registry/README.md
+++ b/sdk/containerregistry/container-registry/README.md
@@ -199,12 +199,14 @@ async function main() {
     // Delete images older than the first three.
     for await (const manifest of imageManifests) {
       if (imageCount++ > imagesToKeep) {
+        const image = repository.getArtifact(manifest.digest);
         console.log(`Deleting image with digest ${manifest.digest}`);
-        console.log(`  This image has the following tags:`);
+        console.log(`  Deleting the following tags from the image:`);
         for (const tagName of manifest.tags) {
           console.log(`    ${manifest.repositoryName}:${tagName}`);
+          image.deleteTag(tagName);
         }
-        await repository.getArtifact(manifest.digest).delete();
+        await image.delete();
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/sdk/containerregistry/container-registry/samples-dev/deleteImages.ts b/sdk/containerregistry/container-registry/samples-dev/deleteImages.ts
index 3941bdb921e6..c0b1947341c2 100644
--- a/sdk/containerregistry/container-registry/samples-dev/deleteImages.ts
+++ b/sdk/containerregistry/container-registry/samples-dev/deleteImages.ts
@@ -33,12 +33,14 @@ async function main() {
     // Delete images older than the first three.
     for await (const manifest of imageManifests) {
       if (imageCount++ > imagesToKeep) {
+        const image = repository.getArtifact(manifest.digest);
         console.log(`Deleting image with digest ${manifest.digest}`);
-        console.log(`  This image has the following tags:`);
+        console.log(`  Deleting the following tags from the image:`);
         for (const tagName of manifest.tags) {
           console.log(`    ${manifest.repositoryName}:${tagName}`);
+          image.deleteTag(tagName);
         }
-        await repository.getArtifact(manifest.digest).delete();
+        await image.delete();
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/sdk/containerregistry/container-registry/samples/v1/javascript/deleteImages.js b/sdk/containerregistry/container-registry/samples/v1/javascript/deleteImages.js
index 9175cef06944..29573681a926 100644
--- a/sdk/containerregistry/container-registry/samples/v1/javascript/deleteImages.js
+++ b/sdk/containerregistry/container-registry/samples/v1/javascript/deleteImages.js
@@ -32,12 +32,14 @@ async function main() {
     // Delete images older than the first three.
     for await (const manifest of imageManifests) {
       if (imageCount++ > imagesToKeep) {
+        const image = repository.getArtifact(manifest.digest);
         console.log(`Deleting image with digest ${manifest.digest}`);
-        console.log(`  This image has the following tags:`);
+        console.log(`  Deleting the following tags from the image:`);
         for (const tagName of manifest.tags) {
           console.log(`    ${manifest.repositoryName}:${tagName}`);
+          image.deleteTag(tagName);
         }
-        await repository.getArtifact(manifest.digest).delete();
+        await image.delete();
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/sdk/containerregistry/container-registry/samples/v1/typescript/src/deleteImages.ts b/sdk/containerregistry/container-registry/samples/v1/typescript/src/deleteImages.ts
index 89ce55c89bb5..43945bc01b7b 100644
--- a/sdk/containerregistry/container-registry/samples/v1/typescript/src/deleteImages.ts
+++ b/sdk/containerregistry/container-registry/samples/v1/typescript/src/deleteImages.ts
@@ -32,12 +32,14 @@ async function main() {
     // Delete images older than the first three.
     for await (const manifest of imageManifests) {
       if (imageCount++ > imagesToKeep) {
+        const image = repository.getArtifact(manifest.digest);
         console.log(`Deleting image with digest ${manifest.digest}`);
-        console.log(`  This image has the following tags:`);
+        console.log(`  Deleting the following tags from the image:`);
         for (const tagName of manifest.tags) {
           console.log(`    ${manifest.repositoryName}:${tagName}`);
+          image.deleteTag(tagName);
         }
-        await repository.getArtifact(manifest.digest).delete();
+        await image.delete();
       }
     }
   }