diff --git a/openstack/object_store/v1/_proxy.py b/openstack/object_store/v1/_proxy.py
index a1571ae1..63c6a521 100644
--- a/openstack/object_store/v1/_proxy.py
+++ b/openstack/object_store/v1/_proxy.py
@@ -101,18 +101,22 @@ class Proxy(proxy.BaseProxy):
         container = _container.Container.from_id(container)
         return container.create(self.session)
 
-    def delete_container(self, container):
-        """Delete a container.
+    def delete_container(self, value, ignore_missing=True):
+        """Delete a container
 
-        :param container: The container to delete. You can pass a container
-            object or the name of a container to delete.
-        :type container:
-            :class:`~openstack.object_store.v1.container.Container`
+        :param value: The value can be either the name of a container or a
+                      :class:`~openstack.object_store.v1.container.Container`
+                      instance.
+        :param bool ignore_missing: When set to ``False``
+                    :class:`~openstack.exceptions.ResourceNotFound` will be
+                    raised when the container does not exist.
+                    When set to ``True``, no exception will be set when
+                    attempting to delete a nonexistent server.
 
-        :rtype: ``None``
+        :returns: ``None``
         """
-        container = _container.Container.from_id(container)
-        container.delete(self.session)
+        # TODO(brian): s/_container/container once other changes propogate
+        self._delete(_container.Container, value, ignore_missing)
 
     def objects(self, container, limit=None, marker=None, **kwargs):
         """Return a generator that yields the Container's objects.
@@ -179,15 +183,22 @@ class Proxy(proxy.BaseProxy):
         """Copy an object."""
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def delete_object(self, obj):
-        """Delete an object.
+    def delete_object(self, value, ignore_missing=True):
+        """Delete an object
 
-        :param obj: The object to delete.
-        :type obj: :class:`~openstack.object_store.v1.obj.Object`
+        :param value: The value can be either the name of an object or a
+                      :class:`~openstack.object_store.v1.container.Container`
+                      instance.
+        :param bool ignore_missing: When set to ``False``
+                    :class:`~openstack.exceptions.ResourceNotFound` will be
+                    raised when the object does not exist.
+                    When set to ``True``, no exception will be set when
+                    attempting to delete a nonexistent server.
 
-        :rtype: ``None``
+        :returns: ``None``
         """
-        obj.delete(self.session)
+        # TODO(brian): s/_obj/obj once other changes propogate
+        self._delete(_obj.Object, value, ignore_missing)
 
     def get_object_metadata(self, obj):
         """Get metatdata for an object.
diff --git a/openstack/tests/unit/object_store/v1/test_proxy.py b/openstack/tests/unit/object_store/v1/test_proxy.py
index 82c8137a..19b60ab3 100644
--- a/openstack/tests/unit/object_store/v1/test_proxy.py
+++ b/openstack/tests/unit/object_store/v1/test_proxy.py
@@ -32,6 +32,20 @@ class TestObjectStoreProxy(test_proxy_base.TestProxyBase):
         super(TestObjectStoreProxy, self).setUp()
         self.proxy = _proxy.Proxy(self.session)
 
+    def test_container_delete(self):
+        self.verify_delete2(container.Container, self.proxy.delete_container,
+                            False)
+
+    def test_container_delete_ignore(self):
+        self.verify_delete2(container.Container, self.proxy.delete_container,
+                            True)
+
+    def test_object_delete(self):
+        self.verify_delete2(obj.Object, self.proxy.delete_object, False)
+
+    def test_object_delete_ignore(self):
+        self.verify_delete2(obj.Object, self.proxy.delete_object, True)
+
 
 class Test_account_metadata(TestObjectStoreProxy):
 
@@ -209,31 +223,6 @@ class Test_create_container(TestObjectStoreProxy):
         created_container.create.assert_called_once_with(self.session)
 
 
-class Test_delete_container(TestObjectStoreProxy):
-
-    @mock.patch("openstack.resource.Resource.from_id")
-    def test_container_object(self, mock_fi):
-        container = mock.MagicMock()
-        mock_fi.return_value = container
-
-        result = self.proxy.delete_container(container)
-
-        self.assertIsNone(result)
-        container.delete.assert_called_once_with(self.session)
-
-    @mock.patch("openstack.resource.Resource.from_id")
-    def test_container_name(self, mock_fi):
-        name = six.text_type("my_container")
-        created_container = mock.MagicMock()
-        created_container.name = name
-        mock_fi.return_value = created_container
-
-        result = self.proxy.delete_container(name)
-
-        self.assertIsNone(result)
-        created_container.delete.assert_called_once_with(self.session)
-
-
 class Test_objects(TestObjectStoreProxy, base.TestTransportBase):
 
     TEST_URL = fakes.FakeAuthenticator.ENDPOINT
@@ -440,17 +429,6 @@ class Test_object_metadata(TestObjectStoreProxy):
         ob.create.assert_called_once_with(self.session)
 
 
-class Test_delete_object(TestObjectStoreProxy):
-
-    def test_delete_object(self):
-        ob = mock.MagicMock()
-
-        result = self.proxy.delete_object(ob)
-
-        self.assertIsNone(result)
-        ob.delete.assert_called_once_with(self.session)
-
-
 class Test_copy_object(TestObjectStoreProxy):
 
     def test_copy_object(self):