diff --git a/d2oracle/edit_test.go b/d2oracle/edit_test.go
index aefc50eb5..19f494591 100644
--- a/d2oracle/edit_test.go
+++ b/d2oracle/edit_test.go
@@ -7618,6 +7618,45 @@ a
 			exp: `*.b
 a
 a.b: null
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "delete-imported-layer-obj",
+
+			text: `layers: {
+  x: {
+    ...@meow
+  }
+}
+`,
+			fsTexts: map[string]string{
+				"meow.d2": `a
+`,
+			},
+			boardPath: []string{"x"},
+			key:       `a`,
+			exp: `layers: {
+  x: {
+    ...@meow
+    a: null
+  }
+}
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "delete-layer-obj",
+
+			text: `layers: {
+  x: {
+		a
+  }
+}
+`,
+			boardPath: []string{"x"},
+			key:       `a`,
+			exp: `layers: {
+  x
+}
 `,
 		},
 		{
diff --git a/testdata/d2oracle/TestDelete/delete-imported-layer-obj.exp.json b/testdata/d2oracle/TestDelete/delete-imported-layer-obj.exp.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..30afa7877
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/d2oracle/TestDelete/delete-imported-layer-obj.exp.json
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+{
+  "graph": {
+    "name": "",
+    "isFolderOnly": true,
+    "ast": {
+      "range": "index.d2,0:0:0-6:0:48",
+      "nodes": [
+        {
+          "map_key": {
+            "range": "index.d2,0:0:0-5:1:47",
+            "key": {
+              "range": "index.d2,0:0:0-0:6:6",
+              "path": [
+                {
+                  "unquoted_string": {
+                    "range": "index.d2,0:0:0-0:6:6",
+                    "value": [
+                      {
+                        "string": "layers",
+                        "raw_string": "layers"
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            "primary": {},
+            "value": {
+              "map": {
+                "range": "index.d2,0:8:8-5:1:47",
+                "nodes": [
+                  {
+                    "map_key": {
+                      "range": "index.d2,1:2:12-4:3:45",
+                      "key": {
+                        "range": "index.d2,1:2:12-1:3:13",
+                        "path": [
+                          {
+                            "unquoted_string": {
+                              "range": "index.d2,1:2:12-1:3:13",
+                              "value": [
+                                {
+                                  "string": "x",
+                                  "raw_string": "x"
+                                }
+                              ]
+                            }
+                          }
+                        ]
+                      },
+                      "primary": {},
+                      "value": {
+                        "map": {
+                          "range": "index.d2,1:5:15-4:3:45",
+                          "nodes": [
+                            {
+                              "import": {
+                                "range": "index.d2,2:4:21-2:12:29",
+                                "spread": true,
+                                "pre": "",
+                                "path": [
+                                  {
+                                    "unquoted_string": {
+                                      "range": "index.d2,2:8:25-2:12:29",
+                                      "value": [
+                                        {
+                                          "string": "meow",
+                                          "raw_string": "meow"
+                                        }
+                                      ]
+                                    }
+                                  }
+                                ]
+                              }
+                            },
+                            {
+                              "map_key": {
+                                "range": "index.d2,3:4:34-3:11:41",
+                                "key": {
+                                  "range": "index.d2,3:4:34-3:5:35",
+                                  "path": [
+                                    {
+                                      "unquoted_string": {
+                                        "range": "index.d2,3:4:34-3:5:35",
+                                        "value": [
+                                          {
+                                            "string": "a",
+                                            "raw_string": "a"
+                                          }
+                                        ]
+                                      }
+                                    }
+                                  ]
+                                },
+                                "primary": {},
+                                "value": {
+                                  "null": {
+                                    "range": "index.d2,3:7:37-3:11:41"
+                                  }
+                                }
+                              }
+                            }
+                          ]
+                        }
+                      }
+                    }
+                  }
+                ]
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "id": "",
+      "id_val": "",
+      "attributes": {
+        "label": {
+          "value": ""
+        },
+        "labelDimensions": {
+          "width": 0,
+          "height": 0
+        },
+        "style": {},
+        "near_key": null,
+        "shape": {
+          "value": ""
+        },
+        "direction": {
+          "value": ""
+        },
+        "constraint": null
+      },
+      "zIndex": 0
+    },
+    "edges": null,
+    "objects": null,
+    "layers": [
+      {
+        "name": "x",
+        "isFolderOnly": true,
+        "ast": {
+          "range": ",1:0:0-2:0:0",
+          "nodes": null
+        },
+        "root": {
+          "id": "",
+          "id_val": "",
+          "attributes": {
+            "label": {
+              "value": ""
+            },
+            "labelDimensions": {
+              "width": 0,
+              "height": 0
+            },
+            "style": {},
+            "near_key": null,
+            "shape": {
+              "value": ""
+            },
+            "direction": {
+              "value": ""
+            },
+            "constraint": null
+          },
+          "zIndex": 0
+        },
+        "edges": null,
+        "objects": null
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "err": "<nil>"
+}
diff --git a/testdata/d2oracle/TestDelete/delete-layer-obj.exp.json b/testdata/d2oracle/TestDelete/delete-layer-obj.exp.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5db3c1df3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/d2oracle/TestDelete/delete-layer-obj.exp.json
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+{
+  "graph": {
+    "name": "",
+    "isFolderOnly": true,
+    "ast": {
+      "range": "d2/testdata/d2oracle/TestDelete/delete-layer-obj.d2,0:0:0-3:0:16",
+      "nodes": [
+        {
+          "map_key": {
+            "range": "d2/testdata/d2oracle/TestDelete/delete-layer-obj.d2,0:0:0-2:1:15",
+            "key": {
+              "range": "d2/testdata/d2oracle/TestDelete/delete-layer-obj.d2,0:0:0-0:6:6",
+              "path": [
+                {
+                  "unquoted_string": {
+                    "range": "d2/testdata/d2oracle/TestDelete/delete-layer-obj.d2,0:0:0-0:6:6",
+                    "value": [
+                      {
+                        "string": "layers",
+                        "raw_string": "layers"
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            "primary": {},
+            "value": {
+              "map": {
+                "range": "d2/testdata/d2oracle/TestDelete/delete-layer-obj.d2,0:8:8-2:1:15",
+                "nodes": [
+                  {
+                    "map_key": {
+                      "range": "d2/testdata/d2oracle/TestDelete/delete-layer-obj.d2,1:2:12-1:3:13",
+                      "key": {
+                        "range": "d2/testdata/d2oracle/TestDelete/delete-layer-obj.d2,1:2:12-1:3:13",
+                        "path": [
+                          {
+                            "unquoted_string": {
+                              "range": "d2/testdata/d2oracle/TestDelete/delete-layer-obj.d2,1:2:12-1:3:13",
+                              "value": [
+                                {
+                                  "string": "x",
+                                  "raw_string": "x"
+                                }
+                              ]
+                            }
+                          }
+                        ]
+                      },
+                      "primary": {},
+                      "value": {}
+                    }
+                  }
+                ]
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "id": "",
+      "id_val": "",
+      "attributes": {
+        "label": {
+          "value": ""
+        },
+        "labelDimensions": {
+          "width": 0,
+          "height": 0
+        },
+        "style": {},
+        "near_key": null,
+        "shape": {
+          "value": ""
+        },
+        "direction": {
+          "value": ""
+        },
+        "constraint": null
+      },
+      "zIndex": 0
+    },
+    "edges": null,
+    "objects": null
+  },
+  "err": "<nil>"
+}