diff --git a/cqlengine/statements.py b/cqlengine/statements.py
index 697bd6ce..f974a189 100644
--- a/cqlengine/statements.py
+++ b/cqlengine/statements.py
@@ -554,8 +554,6 @@ class DeleteStatement(BaseCQLStatement):
         qs = ['DELETE']
         if self.fields:
             qs += [', '.join(['{}'.format(f) for f in self.fields])]
-        else:
-            qs += ['*']
         qs += ['FROM', self.table]
 
         if self.where_clauses:
diff --git a/cqlengine/tests/statements/test_delete_statement.py b/cqlengine/tests/statements/test_delete_statement.py
index be408777..b1055ea4 100644
--- a/cqlengine/tests/statements/test_delete_statement.py
+++ b/cqlengine/tests/statements/test_delete_statement.py
@@ -20,18 +20,18 @@ class DeleteStatementTests(TestCase):
     def test_none_fields_rendering(self):
         """ tests that a '*' is added if no fields are passed in """
         ds = DeleteStatement('table', None)
-        self.assertTrue(unicode(ds).startswith('DELETE *'), unicode(ds))
-        self.assertTrue(str(ds).startswith('DELETE *'), str(ds))
+        self.assertTrue(unicode(ds).startswith('DELETE FROM'), unicode(ds))
+        self.assertTrue(str(ds).startswith('DELETE FROM'), str(ds))
 
     def test_table_rendering(self):
         ds = DeleteStatement('table', None)
-        self.assertTrue(unicode(ds).startswith('DELETE * FROM table'), unicode(ds))
-        self.assertTrue(str(ds).startswith('DELETE * FROM table'), str(ds))
+        self.assertTrue(unicode(ds).startswith('DELETE FROM table'), unicode(ds))
+        self.assertTrue(str(ds).startswith('DELETE FROM table'), str(ds))
 
     def test_where_clause_rendering(self):
         ds = DeleteStatement('table', None)
         ds.add_where_clause(WhereClause('a', EqualsOperator(), 'b'))
-        self.assertEqual(unicode(ds), 'DELETE * FROM table WHERE "a" = :0', unicode(ds))
+        self.assertEqual(unicode(ds), 'DELETE FROM table WHERE "a" = :0', unicode(ds))
 
     def test_context(self):
         ds = DeleteStatement('table', None)