diff --git a/libs/core/langchain_core/indexing/api.py b/libs/core/langchain_core/indexing/api.py
index 084fe9b8907..60d4ed134c0 100644
--- a/libs/core/langchain_core/indexing/api.py
+++ b/libs/core/langchain_core/indexing/api.py
@@ -647,10 +647,10 @@ async def aindex(
                 )
                 raise ValueError(msg)
 
-        if type(destination).adelete == VectorStore.adelete:
-            # Checking if the vectorstore has overridden the default delete method
+        if type(destination).adelete == VectorStore.adelete and type(destination).delete == VectorStore.delete:
+            # Checking if the vectorstore has overridden the default adelete or delete methods
             # implementation which just raises a NotImplementedError
-            msg = "Vectorstore has not implemented the delete method"
+            msg = "Vectorstore has not implemented the adelete or delete method"
             raise ValueError(msg)
     elif isinstance(destination, DocumentIndex):
         pass