diff --git a/duplicity/backends/multibackend.py b/duplicity/backends/multibackend.py
index 7c805ef..aaffd06 100644
--- a/duplicity/backends/multibackend.py
+++ b/duplicity/backends/multibackend.py
@@ -282,7 +282,10 @@ class MultiBackend(duplicity.backend.Backend):
         for s in self.__stores:
             list = s.list()
             if filename in list:
-                s._do_delete(filename)
+                if hasattr(s, '_delete_list'):
+                    s._do_delete_list([filename, ])
+                elif hasattr(s, '_delete'):
+                    s._do_delete(filename)
                 passed = True
                 # In stripe mode, only one item will have the file
                 if self.__mode == 'stripe':