diff --git a/Lib/enum.py b/Lib/enum.py
index 86f94d9..0a7afc4 100644
--- a/Lib/enum.py
+++ b/Lib/enum.py
@@ -231,8 +231,17 @@
     def __contains__(cls, member):
         return isinstance(member, cls) and member.name in cls._member_map_
 
+    def __delattr__(cls, attr):
+        # nicer error message when someone tries to delete an attribute
+        # (see issue19025).
+        if attr in cls._member_map_:
+            raise AttributeError(
+                    "%s: cannot delete Enum member." % cls.__name__)
+        super().__delattr__(attr)
+
     def __dir__(self):
-        return ['__class__', '__doc__', '__members__', '__module__'] + self._member_names_
+        return (['__class__', '__doc__', '__members__', '__module__'] +
+                self._member_names_)
 
     def __getattr__(cls, name):
         """Return the enum member matching `name`
@@ -459,7 +468,8 @@
 
     def __dir__(self):
         added_behavior = [m for m in self.__class__.__dict__ if m[0] != '_']
-        return ['__class__', '__doc__', '__module__', 'name', 'value'] + added_behavior
+        return (['__class__', '__doc__', '__module__', 'name', 'value'] +
+                added_behavior)
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
         if type(other) is self.__class__:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_enum.py b/Lib/test/test_enum.py
index 65d0de7..d59c5e3 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_enum.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_enum.py
@@ -172,6 +172,27 @@
         with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
             Season.WINTER = 'really cold'
 
+    def test_attribute_deletion(self):
+        class Season(Enum):
+            SPRING = 1
+            SUMMER = 2
+            AUTUMN = 3
+            WINTER = 4
+
+            def spam(cls):
+                pass
+
+        self.assertTrue(hasattr(Season, 'spam'))
+        del Season.spam
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(Season, 'spam'))
+
+        with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
+            del Season.SPRING
+        with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
+            del Season.DRY
+        with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
+            del Season.SPRING.name
+
     def test_invalid_names(self):
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
             class Wrong(Enum):