diff --git a/src/Controllers/LinkFieldController.php b/src/Controllers/LinkFieldController.php
index 2e5bb2bc..6e1c1f73 100644
--- a/src/Controllers/LinkFieldController.php
+++ b/src/Controllers/LinkFieldController.php
@@ -132,15 +132,12 @@ public function linkDelete(): HTTPResponse
             $this->jsonError(400);
         }
         $link = $this->linkFromRequest();
+        if (!$link->canDelete()) {
+            $this->jsonError(403);
+        }
         if ($link->hasExtension(Versioned::class)) {
-            if (!$link->canArchive()) {
-                $this->jsonError(403);
-            }
             $link->doArchive();
         } else {
-            if (!$link->canDelete()) {
-                $this->jsonError(403);
-            }
             $link->delete();
         }
         // Send response
diff --git a/tests/php/Controllers/LinkFieldControllerTest.php b/tests/php/Controllers/LinkFieldControllerTest.php
index c806bfb8..188b4746 100644
--- a/tests/php/Controllers/LinkFieldControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/php/Controllers/LinkFieldControllerTest.php
@@ -538,12 +538,6 @@ public function testLinkArchive(
         int $expectedCode
     ): void {
         TestPhoneLink::$fail = $fail;
-        if ($fail == 'can-delete') {
-            // Remove the Versioned extension because there's logic in LinkFieldController
-            // to use either canArchive() or canDelete() based on the presence of the Versioned extension
-            // Note that you must remove the extension on the base class rather than a TestOnly subclass
-            Link::remove_extension(Versioned::class);
-        }
         $owner = $this->getFixtureLinkOwner();
         $ownerID = $owner->ID;
         $ownerClass = urlencode($owner->ClassName);
@@ -581,11 +575,6 @@ public function provideLinkArchive(): array
                 'fail' => '',
                 'expectedCode' => 204,
             ],
-            'Reject fail canArchive()' => [
-                'idType' => 'existing',
-                'fail' => 'can-archive',
-                'expectedCode' => 403,
-            ],
             'Reject fail canDelete()' => [
                 'idType' => 'existing',
                 'fail' => 'can-delete',
diff --git a/tests/php/Controllers/LinkFieldControllerTest/TestPhoneLink.php b/tests/php/Controllers/LinkFieldControllerTest/TestPhoneLink.php
index b1f39bfa..c740e1e1 100644
--- a/tests/php/Controllers/LinkFieldControllerTest/TestPhoneLink.php
+++ b/tests/php/Controllers/LinkFieldControllerTest/TestPhoneLink.php
@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@ public function canDelete($member = null)
         return TestPhoneLink::$fail !== 'can-delete';
     }
 
-    public function canArchive($member = null)
-    {
-        return TestPhoneLink::$fail !== 'can-archive';
-    }
-
     public function validate(): ValidationResult
     {
         $validationResult = parent::validate();