diff --git a/d2compiler/compile_test.go b/d2compiler/compile_test.go
index a283166be..f0dbaa1bb 100644
--- a/d2compiler/compile_test.go
+++ b/d2compiler/compile_test.go
@@ -3079,6 +3079,19 @@ y: null
 					assert.Equal(t, 0, len(g.Edges))
 				},
 			},
+			{
+				name: "delete-multiple-connections",
+				run: func(t *testing.T) {
+					g := assertCompile(t, `
+x -> y
+z -> y
+y -> a
+y: null
+`, "")
+					assert.Equal(t, 3, len(g.Objects))
+					assert.Equal(t, 0, len(g.Edges))
+				},
+			},
 			{
 				name: "no-delete-connection",
 				run: func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/d2ir/d2ir.go b/d2ir/d2ir.go
index dc239975a..65ed636b5 100644
--- a/d2ir/d2ir.go
+++ b/d2ir/d2ir.go
@@ -766,11 +766,10 @@ func (m *Map) DeleteField(ida ...string) *Field {
 		}
 		if len(rest) == 0 {
 			for _, fr := range f.References {
-				for i, e := range m.Edges {
+				for _, e := range m.Edges {
 					for _, er := range e.References {
 						if er.Context == fr.Context {
 							m.DeleteEdge(e.ID)
-							i--
 							break
 						}
 					}
@@ -781,12 +780,12 @@ func (m *Map) DeleteField(ida ...string) *Field {
 			// If a field was deleted from a keyword-holder keyword and that holder is empty,
 			// then that holder becomes meaningless and should be deleted too
 			parent := ParentField(f)
-			for keyword := range d2graph.ReservedKeywordHolders {
-				if parent != nil && parent.Name == keyword && len(parent.Map().Fields) == 0 {
-					styleParentMap := ParentMap(parent)
-					for i, f := range styleParentMap.Fields {
-						if f.Name == keyword {
-							styleParentMap.Fields = append(styleParentMap.Fields[:i], styleParentMap.Fields[i+1:]...)
+			for keywordHolder := range d2graph.ReservedKeywordHolders {
+				if parent != nil && parent.Name == keywordHolder && len(parent.Map().Fields) == 0 {
+					keywordHolderParentMap := ParentMap(parent)
+					for i, f := range keywordHolderParentMap.Fields {
+						if f.Name == keywordHolder {
+							keywordHolderParentMap.Fields = append(keywordHolderParentMap.Fields[:i], keywordHolderParentMap.Fields[i+1:]...)
 							break
 						}
 					}
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new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a9d1b326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/implicit/delete-multiple-connections.exp.json
@@ -0,0 +1,338 @@
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