diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/DefaultCrudMethods.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/DefaultCrudMethods.java
index 0654174d2..83fd9ed48 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/DefaultCrudMethods.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/DefaultCrudMethods.java
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ class DefaultCrudMethods implements CrudMethods {
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	private Method selectMostSuitableDeleteMethod(RepositoryMetadata metadata) {
 
-		for (Class<?> type : Arrays.asList(metadata.getIdType(), Serializable.class, Iterable.class)) {
+		for (Class<?> type : Arrays.asList(metadata.getDomainType(), metadata.getIdType(), Serializable.class,
+				Iterable.class)) {
 			Method candidate = findMethod(metadata.getRepositoryInterface(), DELETE, type);
 			if (candidate != null) {
 				return getMostSpecificMethod(candidate, metadata.getRepositoryInterface());
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/DefaultCrudMethodsUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/DefaultCrudMethodsUnitTests.java
index bb7287da4..823ec788a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/DefaultCrudMethodsUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/DefaultCrudMethodsUnitTests.java
@@ -132,6 +132,16 @@ public class DefaultCrudMethodsUnitTests {
 		assertSaveMethodOn(RepositoryWithCustomSave.class, RepositoryWithCustomSave.class.getMethod("save", Domain.class));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATACMNS-539
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void detectsOverriddenDeleteMethodForEntity() throws Exception {
+
+		assertDeleteMethodOn(RepositoryWithDeleteMethodForEntityOverloaded.class,
+				RepositoryWithDeleteMethodForEntityOverloaded.class.getMethod("delete", Domain.class));
+	}
+
 	private static CrudMethods getMethodsFor(Class<?> repositoryInterface) {
 
 		RepositoryMetadata metadata = new DefaultRepositoryMetadata(repositoryInterface);
@@ -250,8 +260,16 @@ public class DefaultCrudMethodsUnitTests {
 
 		Domain save(Serializable entity);
 
-		void delete(Domain o);
+		void delete(String o);
 
 		Domain findOne(Domain o);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATACMNS-539
+	 */
+	interface RepositoryWithDeleteMethodForEntityOverloaded extends CrudRepository<Domain, Long> {
+
+		void delete(Domain entity);
+	}
 }