diff --git a/lodash.js b/lodash.js
index 4d11ee849..31c3d2776 100644
--- a/lodash.js
+++ b/lodash.js
@@ -3881,14 +3881,8 @@
           var previous = index;
           if (isIndex(index)) {
             splice.call(array, index, 1);
-          }
-          else {
-            var path = castPath(index, array),
-                object = parent(array, path);
-
-            if (object != null) {
-              delete object[toKey(last(path))];
-            }
+          } else {
+            baseUnset(array, index);
           }
         }
       }
@@ -4352,8 +4346,7 @@
     function baseUnset(object, path) {
       path = castPath(path, object);
       object = parent(object, path);
-      var key = toKey(last(path));
-      return !(object != null && hasOwnProperty.call(object, key)) || delete object[key];
+      return object == null || delete object[toKey(last(path))];
     }
 
     /**