diff --git a/lodash.js b/lodash.js
index 90883f2e5..fa7907a5f 100644
--- a/lodash.js
+++ b/lodash.js
@@ -3412,7 +3412,6 @@
         // Recursively merge objects and arrays (susceptible to call stack limits).
         stack.set(srcValue, newValue);
         mergeFunc(newValue, srcValue, srcIndex, customizer, stack);
-        stack['delete'](srcValue);
       }
       assignMergeValue(object, key, newValue);
     }