diff --git a/tabcmd/commands/datasources_and_workbooks/delete_command.py b/tabcmd/commands/datasources_and_workbooks/delete_command.py
index 71085c74..bbef034e 100644
--- a/tabcmd/commands/datasources_and_workbooks/delete_command.py
+++ b/tabcmd/commands/datasources_and_workbooks/delete_command.py
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ class DeleteCommand(DatasourcesAndWorkbooks):
     @staticmethod
     def define_args(delete_parser):
         group = delete_parser.add_argument_group(title=DeleteCommand.name)
-        group.add_argument("name", help=_("tabcmd.delete.target.name"))
+        # nargs="?" so `tabcmd delete --workbook "Name"` (Classic) also works,
+        # where the name is carried by the --workbook/--datasource value.
+        group.add_argument("name", nargs="?", default=None, help=_("tabcmd.delete.target.name"))
         set_ds_xor_wb_options(group)
         set_project_r_arg(group)
         set_parent_project_arg(group)
@@ -33,7 +35,20 @@ def run_command(cls, args):
         logger.debug(_("tabcmd.launching"))
         session = Session()
         server = session.create_session(args, logger)
+        # Resolve target from either form:
+        #   tabcmd 2:   delete "Name" --workbook          -> args.name="Name", args.workbook=True
+        #   Classic:    delete --workbook "Name"          -> args.name=None,   args.workbook="Name"
         content_type: str = ""
+        if isinstance(args.workbook, str):
+            if args.name is None:
+                args.name = args.workbook
+            args.workbook = True
+        if isinstance(args.datasource, str):
+            if args.name is None:
+                args.name = args.datasource
+            args.datasource = True
+        if args.name is None:
+            Errors.exit_with_error(logger, _("delete.errors.requires_workbook_datasource"))
         if args.workbook:
             content_type = "workbook"
         elif args.datasource:
diff --git a/tabcmd/execution/global_options.py b/tabcmd/execution/global_options.py
index 1a24133c..f83acd70 100644
--- a/tabcmd/execution/global_options.py
+++ b/tabcmd/execution/global_options.py
@@ -148,9 +148,19 @@ def set_resource_url_arg(parser):
 
 
 def set_ds_xor_wb_options(parser):
+    # Classic parity for `delete`: `tabcmd delete --workbook "Name"` treats
+    # --workbook's value as the target name. tabcmd 2 originally shipped as
+    # `tabcmd delete "Name" --workbook` (bare flag). Accept both forms by
+    # letting the flag take an optional value: bare -> True, with value ->
+    # value string. The command's run_command resolves which arg carries the
+    # name. See DeleteCommand.
     target_type_group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=False)
-    target_type_group.add_argument("-d", "--datasource", action="store_true", help=_("tabcmd.options.datasource"))
-    target_type_group.add_argument("-w", "--workbook", action="store_true", help=_("tabcmd.options.workbook"))
+    target_type_group.add_argument(
+        "-d", "--datasource", nargs="?", const=True, default=False, help=_("tabcmd.options.datasource")
+    )
+    target_type_group.add_argument(
+        "-w", "--workbook", nargs="?", const=True, default=False, help=_("tabcmd.options.workbook")
+    )
     return parser
 
 
diff --git a/tests/parsers/test_parser_delete.py b/tests/parsers/test_parser_delete.py
index edf93ea3..225bd759 100644
--- a/tests/parsers/test_parser_delete.py
+++ b/tests/parsers/test_parser_delete.py
@@ -11,10 +11,15 @@ class DeleteParserTest(ParserTest):
     def setUpClass(cls):
         cls.parser_under_test = initialize_test_pieces(commandname, DeleteCommand)
 
-    def test_delete_parser_no_object(self):
+    def test_delete_parser_no_object_parses(self):
+        # With Classic-parity support (positional name optional so `--workbook Name`
+        # works), a bare `delete` now parses; the command-level check enforces that
+        # a name arrived via either form.
         mock_args = [commandname]
-        with self.assertRaises(SystemExit):
-            args = self.parser_under_test.parse_args(mock_args)
+        args = self.parser_under_test.parse_args(mock_args)
+        assert args.name is None, args
+        assert args.workbook is False, args
+        assert args.datasource is False, args
 
     def test_delete_parser(self):
         mock_args = [commandname, "ds", "-r", "proj"]
@@ -22,7 +27,26 @@ def test_delete_parser(self):
         assert args.name == "ds", args
         assert args.project_name == "proj", args
 
-    def test_delete_parser_missing_args(self):
-        mock_args = [commandname, "--datasource"]
+    def test_delete_parser_bare_datasource_flag(self):
+        # tabcmd 2 form: `delete "Name" --datasource`. Bare --datasource -> True.
+        mock_args = [commandname, "ds", "--datasource"]
+        args = self.parser_under_test.parse_args(mock_args)
+        assert args.name == "ds", args
+        assert args.datasource is True, args
+
+    def test_delete_parser_classic_workbook_form(self):
+        # Classic form: `delete --workbook "Name"`. The value is the target name.
+        mock_args = [commandname, "--workbook", "MyWorkbook"]
+        args = self.parser_under_test.parse_args(mock_args)
+        assert args.workbook == "MyWorkbook", args
+
+    def test_delete_parser_classic_datasource_form(self):
+        mock_args = [commandname, "--datasource", "MyDatasource"]
+        args = self.parser_under_test.parse_args(mock_args)
+        assert args.datasource == "MyDatasource", args
+
+    def test_delete_parser_mutually_exclusive_still_holds(self):
+        # --workbook and --datasource are still mutually exclusive.
+        mock_args = [commandname, "--workbook", "A", "--datasource", "B"]
         with self.assertRaises(SystemExit):
-            args = self.parser_under_test.parse_args(mock_args)
+            self.parser_under_test.parse_args(mock_args)