diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/SimpleJpaRepository.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/SimpleJpaRepository.java
index 81dd00f91..73483e89e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/SimpleJpaRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/SimpleJpaRepository.java
@@ -179,8 +179,9 @@ public class SimpleJpaRepository<T, ID> implements JpaRepositoryImplementation<T
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository#delete(java.lang.Object)
 	 */
-	@Transactional
 	@Override
+	@Transactional
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	public void delete(T entity) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(entity, "Entity must not be null!");
@@ -189,11 +190,13 @@ public class SimpleJpaRepository<T, ID> implements JpaRepositoryImplementation<T
 			return;
 		}
 
-		T existing = em.find(entityInformation.getJavaType(), entityInformation.getId(entity));
+		T existing = (T) em.find(entity.getClass(), entityInformation.getId(entity));
+
 		// if the entity to be deleted doesn't exist, delete is a NOOP
 		if (existing == null) {
 			return;
 		}
+
 		em.remove(em.contains(entity) ? entity : em.merge(entity));
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/domain/sample/AbstractMappedType.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/domain/sample/AbstractMappedType.java
index cc1aa3e35..6c5b6b566 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/domain/sample/AbstractMappedType.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/domain/sample/AbstractMappedType.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.sample;
 
+import lombok.Getter;
+
 import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
 import javax.persistence.Id;
 import javax.persistence.MappedSuperclass;
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ import javax.persistence.Version;
 @MappedSuperclass
 public abstract class AbstractMappedType {
 
-	@Id @GeneratedValue Long id;
+	@Id @GeneratedValue @Getter Long id;
 	@Version Long version;
 	String attribute1;
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/MappedTypeRepositoryIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/MappedTypeRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
index 1c43a5bd0..79fb5797b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/MappedTypeRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/MappedTypeRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
@@ -19,18 +19,23 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.*;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
+import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
+
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Page;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.sample.AbstractMappedType;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.sample.ConcreteType1;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.sample.ConcreteType2;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.sample.ConcreteRepository1;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.sample.ConcreteRepository2;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.sample.MappedTypeRepository;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.sample.SampleConfig;
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.support.JpaRepositoryFactory;
+import org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
@@ -49,6 +54,8 @@ public class MappedTypeRepositoryIntegrationTests {
 	@Autowired ConcreteRepository1 concreteRepository1;
 	@Autowired ConcreteRepository2 concreteRepository2;
 
+	@Autowired EntityManager entityManager;
+
 	@Test // DATAJPA-170
 	public void supportForExpressionBasedQueryMethods() {
 
@@ -73,4 +80,19 @@ public class MappedTypeRepositoryIntegrationTests {
 
 		assertThat(page.getNumberOfElements()).isEqualTo(1);
 	}
+
+	@Test // DATAJPA-1535
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public void deletesConcreteInstancesForRepositoryBoundToMappedSuperclass() {
+
+		JpaRepositoryFactory factory = new JpaRepositoryFactory(entityManager);
+		CustomMappedTypeRepository<AbstractMappedType> repository = factory.getRepository(CustomMappedTypeRepository.class);
+
+		ConcreteType1 entity = repository.save(new ConcreteType1());
+
+		assertThatCode(() -> repository.delete(entity)).doesNotThrowAnyException();
+		assertThat(concreteRepository1.findById(entity.getId())).isEmpty();
+	}
+
+	private interface CustomMappedTypeRepository<T extends AbstractMappedType> extends CrudRepository<T, Long> {}
 }