diff --git a/datastore/datastore.nim b/datastore/datastore.nim
index 3ced9ee..b038165 100644
--- a/datastore/datastore.nim
+++ b/datastore/datastore.nim
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ method delete*(self: Datastore, key: Key): Future[?!void] {.base, gcsafe, locks:
 method delete*(self: Datastore, keys: seq[Key]): Future[?!void] {.base, gcsafe, locks: "unknown".} =
   raiseAssert("Not implemented!")
 
-method batchDelete*(self: Datastore, keys: seq[Key]): Future[?!void] {.base, gcsafe, locks: "unknown".} =
-  raiseAssert("Not implemented!")
-
 method get*(self: Datastore, key: Key): Future[?!seq[byte]] {.base, gcsafe, locks: "unknown".} =
   raiseAssert("Not implemented!")
 
diff --git a/datastore/leveldb/leveldbds.nim b/datastore/leveldb/leveldbds.nim
index 22f29ae..78c2617 100644
--- a/datastore/leveldb/leveldbds.nim
+++ b/datastore/leveldb/leveldbds.nim
@@ -34,13 +34,8 @@ method delete*(self: LevelDbDatastore, key: Key): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
   except LevelDbException as e:
     return failure("LevelDbDatastore.delete exception: " & e.msg)
 
-method delete*(self: LevelDbDatastore, keys: seq[Key]): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
-  for key in keys:
-    if err =? (await self.delete(key)).errorOption:
-      return failure(err.msg)
-  return success()
 
-method batchDelete*(self: LevelDbDatastore, keys: seq[Key]): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
+method delete*(self: LevelDbDatastore, keys: seq[Key]): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
   try:
     let b = newBatch()
     for key in keys:
@@ -48,7 +43,7 @@ method batchDelete*(self: LevelDbDatastore, keys: seq[Key]): Future[?!void] {.as
     self.db.write(b)
     return success()
   except LevelDbException as e:
-    return failure("LevelDbDatastore.batchDelete exception: " & e.msg)
+    return failure("LevelDbDatastore.delete batch exception: " & e.msg)
 
 method get*(self: LevelDbDatastore, key: Key): Future[?!seq[byte]] {.async.} =
   try:
diff --git a/datastore/typedds.nim b/datastore/typedds.nim
index adffb9c..21dc2a2 100644
--- a/datastore/typedds.nim
+++ b/datastore/typedds.nim
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@ proc delete*(self: TypedDatastore, key: Key): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
 proc delete*(self: TypedDatastore, keys: seq[Key]): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
   await self.ds.delete(keys)
 
-proc batchDelete*(self: TypedDatastore, keys: seq[Key]): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
-  await self.ds.batchDelete(keys)
-
 proc close*(self: TypedDatastore): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
   await self.ds.close()