diff --git a/crates/ruff/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs b/crates/ruff/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs
index ce34391cdc..73000f4704 100644
--- a/crates/ruff/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs
@@ -2407,32 +2407,7 @@ where
                             }
                         }
                     }
-                    ExprContext::Del => {
-                        if let Some(binding_id) = self.semantic.scope().get(id) {
-                            // If the name is unbound, then it's an error.
-                            if self.enabled(Rule::UndefinedName) {
-                                let binding = self.semantic.binding(binding_id);
-                                if binding.is_unbound() {
-                                    self.diagnostics.push(Diagnostic::new(
-                                        pyflakes::rules::UndefinedName {
-                                            name: id.to_string(),
-                                        },
-                                        expr.range(),
-                                    ));
-                                }
-                            }
-                        } else {
-                            // If the name isn't bound at all, then it's an error.
-                            if self.enabled(Rule::UndefinedName) {
-                                self.diagnostics.push(Diagnostic::new(
-                                    pyflakes::rules::UndefinedName {
-                                        name: id.to_string(),
-                                    },
-                                    expr.range(),
-                                ));
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
+                    ExprContext::Del => {}
                 }
                 if self.enabled(Rule::SixPY3) {
                     flake8_2020::rules::name_or_attribute(self, expr);
@@ -4441,7 +4416,7 @@ impl<'a> Checker<'a> {
         let Expr::Name(ast::ExprName { id, .. }) = expr else {
             return;
         };
-        self.semantic.resolve_read(id, expr.range());
+        self.semantic.resolve_load(id, expr.range());
     }
 
     fn handle_node_store(&mut self, id: &'a str, expr: &Expr) {
@@ -4557,11 +4532,7 @@ impl<'a> Checker<'a> {
             return;
         };
 
-        // Treat the deletion of a name as a reference to that name.
-        if let Some(binding_id) = self.semantic.scope().get(id) {
-            self.semantic
-                .add_local_reference(binding_id, expr.range(), ExecutionContext::Runtime);
-        }
+        self.semantic.resolve_del(id, expr.range());
 
         if helpers::on_conditional_branch(&mut self.semantic.parents()) {
             return;
@@ -4743,7 +4714,7 @@ impl<'a> Checker<'a> {
         }
 
         for reference in self.semantic.unresolved_references() {
-            if reference.wildcard_import() {
+            if reference.is_wildcard_import() {
                 if self.enabled(Rule::UndefinedLocalWithImportStarUsage) {
                     self.diagnostics.push(Diagnostic::new(
                         pyflakes::rules::UndefinedLocalWithImportStarUsage {
diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_semantic/src/model.rs b/crates/ruff_python_semantic/src/model.rs
index 1682516b68..0d3d9a0e76 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_python_semantic/src/model.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_semantic/src/model.rs
@@ -251,8 +251,28 @@ impl<'a> SemanticModel<'a> {
             .map_or(true, |binding| binding.kind.is_builtin())
     }
 
-    /// Resolve a read reference to `symbol` at `range`.
-    pub fn resolve_read(&mut self, symbol: &str, range: TextRange) -> ReadResult {
+    /// Resolve a `del` reference to `symbol` at `range`.
+    pub fn resolve_del(&mut self, symbol: &str, range: TextRange) {
+        let is_unbound = self.scopes[self.scope_id]
+            .get(symbol)
+            .map_or(true, |binding_id| {
+                // Treat the deletion of a name as a reference to that name.
+                self.add_local_reference(binding_id, range, ExecutionContext::Runtime);
+                self.bindings[binding_id].is_unbound()
+            });
+
+        // If the binding is unbound, we need to add an unresolved reference.
+        if is_unbound {
+            self.unresolved_references.push(
+                range,
+                self.exceptions(),
+                UnresolvedReferenceFlags::empty(),
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Resolve a `load` reference to `symbol` at `range`.
+    pub fn resolve_load(&mut self, symbol: &str, range: TextRange) -> ReadResult {
         // PEP 563 indicates that if a forward reference can be resolved in the module scope, we
         // should prefer it over local resolutions.
         if self.in_forward_reference() {
@@ -436,7 +456,7 @@ impl<'a> SemanticModel<'a> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Lookup a symbol in the current scope. This is a carbon copy of [`Self::resolve_read`], but
+    /// Lookup a symbol in the current scope. This is a carbon copy of [`Self::resolve_load`], but
     /// doesn't add any read references to the resolved symbol.
     pub fn lookup_symbol(&self, symbol: &str) -> Option<BindingId> {
         if self.in_forward_reference() {
diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_semantic/src/reference.rs b/crates/ruff_python_semantic/src/reference.rs
index b0cba04f02..2d3047a0f4 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_python_semantic/src/reference.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_semantic/src/reference.rs
@@ -78,19 +78,23 @@ pub struct UnresolvedReference {
 }
 
 impl UnresolvedReference {
+    /// The range of the reference in the source code.
     pub const fn range(&self) -> TextRange {
         self.range
     }
 
+    /// The set of exceptions that were handled when resolution was attempted.
     pub const fn exceptions(&self) -> Exceptions {
         self.exceptions
     }
 
-    pub const fn wildcard_import(&self) -> bool {
+    /// Returns `true` if the unresolved reference may be resolved by a wildcard import.
+    pub const fn is_wildcard_import(&self) -> bool {
         self.flags
             .contains(UnresolvedReferenceFlags::WILDCARD_IMPORT)
     }
 
+    /// Returns the name of the reference.
     pub fn name<'a>(&self, locator: &Locator<'a>) -> &'a str {
         locator.slice(self.range)
     }
@@ -99,7 +103,15 @@ impl UnresolvedReference {
 bitflags! {
     #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
     pub struct UnresolvedReferenceFlags: u8 {
-        /// The unresolved reference appeared in a context that includes a wildcard import.
+        /// The unresolved reference may be resolved by a wildcard import.
+        ///
+        /// For example, the reference `x` in the following code may be resolved by the wildcard
+        /// import of `module`:
+        /// ```python
+        /// from module import *
+        ///
+        /// print(x)
+        /// ```
         const WILDCARD_IMPORT = 1 << 0;
     }
 }