diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index dc8e5e7..0cb6c7c 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     InvalidJsonPathPredicate,
     InvalidKeyPath,
 
+    InvalidJsonType,
+
     Syntax(ParseErrorCode, usize),
 }
 
diff --git a/src/functions.rs b/src/functions.rs
index 08442df..1ee0d42 100644
--- a/src/functions.rs
+++ b/src/functions.rs
@@ -2015,6 +2015,104 @@ fn concat_jsonb(left: &[u8], right: &[u8], buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), Erro
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Deletes a key (and its value) from a JSON object, or matching string value(s) from a JSON array.
+pub fn delete_by_name(value: &[u8], name: &str, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    if !is_jsonb(value) {
+        let mut val = parse_value(value)?;
+        match &mut val {
+            Value::Array(arr) => {
+                arr.retain(|item| !matches!(item, Value::String(v) if v.eq(name)));
+            }
+            Value::Object(obj) => {
+                obj.remove(name);
+            }
+            _ => return Err(Error::InvalidJsonType),
+        };
+        val.write_to_vec(buf);
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    delete_jsonb_by_name(value, name, buf)
+}
+
+fn delete_jsonb_by_name(value: &[u8], name: &str, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    let header = read_u32(value, 0)?;
+
+    match header & CONTAINER_HEADER_TYPE_MASK {
+        OBJECT_CONTAINER_TAG => {
+            let mut builder = ObjectBuilder::new();
+            for (key, jentry, item) in iterate_object_entries(value, header) {
+                if !key.eq(name) {
+                    builder.push_raw(key, jentry, item);
+                }
+            }
+            builder.build_into(buf);
+        }
+        ARRAY_CONTAINER_TAG => {
+            let mut builder = ArrayBuilder::new((header & CONTAINER_HEADER_LEN_MASK) as usize);
+            for (jentry, item) in iterate_array(value, header) {
+                let matches = match jentry.type_code {
+                    STRING_TAG => {
+                        let v = unsafe { from_utf8_unchecked(item) };
+                        v.eq(name)
+                    }
+                    _ => false,
+                };
+                if !matches {
+                    builder.push_raw(jentry, item);
+                }
+            }
+            builder.build_into(buf);
+        }
+        _ => return Err(Error::InvalidJsonType),
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Deletes the array element with specified index (negative integers count from the end).
+pub fn delete_by_index(value: &[u8], index: i32, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    if !is_jsonb(value) {
+        let mut val = parse_value(value)?;
+        match &mut val {
+            Value::Array(arr) => {
+                let len = arr.len() as i32;
+                let index = if index < 0 { len - index.abs() } else { index };
+                if index >= 0 && index < len {
+                    arr.remove(index as usize);
+                }
+            }
+            _ => return Err(Error::InvalidJsonType),
+        };
+        val.write_to_vec(buf);
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    delete_jsonb_by_index(value, index, buf)
+}
+
+fn delete_jsonb_by_index(value: &[u8], index: i32, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    let header = read_u32(value, 0)?;
+
+    match header & CONTAINER_HEADER_TYPE_MASK {
+        ARRAY_CONTAINER_TAG => {
+            let len = (header & CONTAINER_HEADER_LEN_MASK) as i32;
+            let index = if index < 0 { len - index.abs() } else { index };
+            if index < 0 || index >= len {
+                buf.extend_from_slice(value);
+            } else {
+                let mut builder = ArrayBuilder::new((header & CONTAINER_HEADER_LEN_MASK) as usize);
+                let index = index as usize;
+                for (i, entry) in iterate_array(value, header).enumerate() {
+                    if i != index {
+                        builder.push_raw(entry.0, entry.1);
+                    }
+                }
+                builder.build_into(buf);
+            }
+        }
+        _ => return Err(Error::InvalidJsonType),
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// Deletes all object fields that have null values from the given JSON value, recursively.
 /// Null values that are not object fields are untouched.
 pub fn strip_nulls(value: &[u8], buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), Error> {
diff --git a/src/jsonpath/selector.rs b/src/jsonpath/selector.rs
index de9be24..5eef4c8 100644
--- a/src/jsonpath/selector.rs
+++ b/src/jsonpath/selector.rs
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ impl<'a> Selector<'a> {
             Expr::Paths(paths) => {
                 // get value from path and convert to `ExprValue`.
                 let mut poses = VecDeque::new();
-                if let Some(Path::Current) = paths.get(0) {
+                if let Some(Path::Current) = paths.first() {
                     poses.push_back(pos.clone());
                 } else {
                     poses.push_back(Position::Container((0, root.len())));
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4e463a3..6e26b26 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ mod value;
 
 pub use de::from_slice;
 pub use error::Error;
+#[allow(unused_imports)]
 pub use from::*;
 pub use functions::*;
 pub use number::Number;
diff --git a/tests/it/functions.rs b/tests/it/functions.rs
index 539c986..23b3f36 100644
--- a/tests/it/functions.rs
+++ b/tests/it/functions.rs
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 
 use jsonb::{
     array_length, array_values, as_bool, as_null, as_number, as_str, build_array, build_object,
-    compare, concat, contains, convert_to_comparable, exists_all_keys, exists_any_keys, from_slice,
-    get_by_index, get_by_keypath, get_by_name, get_by_path, is_array, is_object,
-    keypath::parse_key_paths, object_each, object_keys, parse_value, path_exists, path_match,
-    strip_nulls, to_bool, to_f64, to_i64, to_pretty_string, to_str, to_string, to_u64,
-    traverse_check_string, type_of, Number, Object, Value,
+    compare, concat, contains, convert_to_comparable, delete_by_index, delete_by_name,
+    exists_all_keys, exists_any_keys, from_slice, get_by_index, get_by_keypath, get_by_name,
+    get_by_path, is_array, is_object, keypath::parse_key_paths, object_each, object_keys,
+    parse_value, path_exists, path_match, strip_nulls, to_bool, to_f64, to_i64, to_pretty_string,
+    to_str, to_string, to_u64, traverse_check_string, type_of, Error, Number, Object, Value,
 };
 
 use jsonb::jsonpath::parse_json_path;
@@ -1290,6 +1290,132 @@ fn test_concat() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_delete_by_name() {
+    let sources = vec![
+        ("[1,2,3]", "1", "[1,2,3]"),
+        (r#"["1","2","3"]"#, "0", r#"["1","2","3"]"#),
+        (r#"["1","2","3"]"#, "1", r#"["2","3"]"#),
+        (
+            r#"["1","2","3",{"a":1,"b":2}]"#,
+            "1",
+            r#"["2","3",{"a":1,"b":2}]"#,
+        ),
+        (r#"{"a":1,"b":2}"#, "c", r#"{"a":1,"b":2}"#),
+        (r#"{"a":1,"b":2}"#, "a", r#"{"b":2}"#),
+        (r#"{"b":2}"#, "b", "{}"),
+    ];
+    for (json, name, result) in sources {
+        {
+            let mut buf = Vec::new();
+            delete_by_name(json.as_bytes(), name, &mut buf).unwrap();
+
+            let actual = from_slice(&buf).unwrap();
+            let expected = parse_value(result.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+
+            assert_eq!(actual, expected);
+        }
+        {
+            let json = parse_value(json.as_bytes()).unwrap().to_vec();
+            let mut buf = Vec::new();
+
+            delete_by_name(&json, name, &mut buf).unwrap();
+
+            let actual = from_slice(&buf).unwrap();
+            let expected = parse_value(result.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+
+            assert_eq!(actual, expected);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_delete_by_name_errors() {
+    let sources = vec![(r#""asd""#, "asd"), ("true", "true"), ("1", "1")];
+    for (json, name) in sources {
+        {
+            let mut buf = Vec::new();
+            let result = delete_by_name(json.as_bytes(), name, &mut buf);
+
+            assert!(result.is_err());
+            assert!(matches!(result.unwrap_err(), Error::InvalidJsonType));
+        }
+        {
+            let json = parse_value(json.as_bytes()).unwrap().to_vec();
+            let mut buf = Vec::new();
+
+            let result = delete_by_name(&json, name, &mut buf);
+
+            assert!(result.is_err());
+            assert!(matches!(result.unwrap_err(), Error::InvalidJsonType));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_delete_by_index() {
+    let sources = vec![
+        ("[1,2,3]", 0, "[2,3]"),
+        ("[1,2,3]", 1, "[1,3]"),
+        ("[1,2,3]", 2, "[1,2]"),
+        ("[1,2,3]", -1, "[1,2]"),
+        ("[1,2,3]", -2, "[1,3]"),
+        ("[1,2,3]", -3, "[2,3]"),
+        ("[1,2,3]", -4, "[1,2,3]"),
+        (r#"[1,2,{"a":[1,2,3],"b":[40,50,60]}]"#, 2, "[1,2]"),
+    ];
+    for (json, index, result) in sources {
+        {
+            let mut buf = Vec::new();
+            delete_by_index(json.as_bytes(), index, &mut buf).unwrap();
+
+            let actual = from_slice(&buf).unwrap();
+            let expected = parse_value(result.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+
+            assert_eq!(actual, expected);
+        }
+        {
+            let json = parse_value(json.as_bytes()).unwrap().to_vec();
+            let mut buf = Vec::new();
+
+            delete_by_index(&json, index, &mut buf).unwrap();
+
+            let actual = from_slice(&buf).unwrap();
+            let expected = parse_value(result.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+
+            assert_eq!(actual, expected);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_delete_by_index_errors() {
+    let sources = vec![
+        (r#""asd""#, 1),
+        ("true", 0),
+        ("1", 10),
+        (r#"{"a":1,"b":2}"#, 20),
+    ];
+    for (json, index) in sources {
+        {
+            let mut buf = Vec::new();
+            let result = delete_by_index(json.as_bytes(), index, &mut buf);
+
+            assert!(result.is_err());
+            assert!(matches!(result.unwrap_err(), Error::InvalidJsonType));
+        }
+        {
+            let json = parse_value(json.as_bytes()).unwrap().to_vec();
+            let mut buf = Vec::new();
+
+            let result = delete_by_index(&json, index, &mut buf);
+
+            assert!(result.is_err());
+            assert!(matches!(result.unwrap_err(), Error::InvalidJsonType));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 fn init_object<'a>(entries: Vec<(&str, Value<'a>)>) -> Value<'a> {
     let mut map = BTreeMap::new();
     for (key, val) in entries {