diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/CascadeStyles.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/CascadeStyles.java
index c698a478ea..7d38ceb185 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/CascadeStyles.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/CascadeStyles.java
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public final class CascadeStyles {
 	public static final CascadeStyle DELETE = new BaseCascadeStyle() {
 		@Override
 		public boolean doCascade(CascadingAction action) {
-			return action == CascadingActions.DELETE
+			return action == CascadingActions.REMOVE
 				|| action == CascadingActions.CHECK_ON_FLUSH;
 		}
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ public final class CascadeStyles {
 	public static final CascadeStyle DELETE_ORPHAN = new BaseCascadeStyle() {
 		@Override
 		public boolean doCascade(CascadingAction action) {
-			return action == CascadingActions.DELETE
+			return action == CascadingActions.REMOVE
 				|| action == CascadingActions.SAVE_UPDATE
 				|| action == CascadingActions.PERSIST_ON_FLUSH
 				|| action == CascadingActions.CHECK_ON_FLUSH;
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ public final class CascadeStyles {
 
 		@Override
 		public boolean reallyDoCascade(CascadingAction action) {
-			return action == CascadingActions.DELETE
+			return action == CascadingActions.REMOVE
 				|| action == CascadingActions.CHECK_ON_FLUSH;
 		}
 
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/CascadingActions.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/CascadingActions.java
index 05acd09083..2d8e435453 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/CascadingActions.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/CascadingActions.java
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ public class CascadingActions {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @see org.hibernate.Session#delete(Object)
+	 * @see org.hibernate.Session#remove(Object)
 	 */
-	public static final CascadingAction<DeleteContext> DELETE = new BaseCascadingAction<>() {
+	public static final CascadingAction<DeleteContext> REMOVE = new BaseCascadingAction<>() {
 		@Override
 		public void cascade(
 				EventSource session,
@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@ public class CascadingActions {
 		}
 	};
 
+	/**
+	 * @see org.hibernate.Session#delete(Object)
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated Use {@link #REMOVE}
+	 */
+	@Deprecated(since = "6.6")
+	public static final CascadingAction<DeleteContext> DELETE = REMOVE;
+
 	/**
 	 * @see org.hibernate.Session#lock(Object, LockMode)
 	 */
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/event/internal/DefaultDeleteEventListener.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/event/internal/DefaultDeleteEventListener.java
index 188a01ca34..0c5c4eaad3 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/event/internal/DefaultDeleteEventListener.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/event/internal/DefaultDeleteEventListener.java
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ public class DefaultDeleteEventListener implements DeleteEventListener,	Callback
 		try {
 			// cascade-delete to collections BEFORE the collection owner is deleted
 			Cascade.cascade(
-					CascadingActions.DELETE,
+					CascadingActions.REMOVE,
 					CascadePoint.AFTER_INSERT_BEFORE_DELETE,
 					session,
 					persister,
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ public class DefaultDeleteEventListener implements DeleteEventListener,	Callback
 		try {
 			// cascade-delete to many-to-one AFTER the parent was deleted
 			Cascade.cascade(
-					CascadingActions.DELETE,
+					CascadingActions.REMOVE,
 					CascadePoint.BEFORE_INSERT_AFTER_DELETE,
 					session,
 					persister,
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/tuple/entity/EntityMetamodel.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/tuple/entity/EntityMetamodel.java
index 2ed7fdd328..ebaca4dafe 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/tuple/entity/EntityMetamodel.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/tuple/entity/EntityMetamodel.java
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ public class EntityMetamodel implements Serializable {
 			if ( cascadeStyles[i] != CascadeStyles.NONE ) {
 				foundCascade = true;
 			}
-			if ( cascadeStyles[i].doCascade(CascadingActions.DELETE) ) {
+			if ( cascadeStyles[i].doCascade(CascadingActions.REMOVE) ) {
 				foundCascadeDelete = true;
 			}