diff --git a/PSReadLine/ReadLine.vi.cs b/PSReadLine/ReadLine.vi.cs
index 4d304a7..ccb52e7 100644
--- a/PSReadLine/ReadLine.vi.cs
+++ b/PSReadLine/ReadLine.vi.cs
@@ -722,36 +722,25 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell
         /// </summary>
         public static void DeleteLine(ConsoleKeyInfo? key = null, object arg = null)
         {
-            if (_singleton.LineIsMultiLine())
+            var lineCount = _singleton.GetLogicalLineCount();
+            var lineIndex = _singleton.GetLogicalLineNumber() - 1;
+
+            TryGetArgAsInt(arg, out var requestedLineCount, 1);
+
+            var deletePosition = DeleteLineImpl(lineIndex, requestedLineCount);
+
+            // goto the first character of the first remaining logical line
+            var newCurrent = deletePosition + 1;
+
+            if (lineIndex + requestedLineCount >= lineCount)
             {
-                var lineCount = _singleton.GetLogicalLineCount();
-                var lineIndex = _singleton.GetLogicalLineNumber() - 1;
-
-                TryGetArgAsInt(arg, out var requestedLineCount, 1);
-
-                var deletePosition = DeleteLineImpl(lineIndex, requestedLineCount);
-
-                // goto the first character of the first remaining logical line
-                var newCurrent = deletePosition + 1;
-
-                if (lineIndex + requestedLineCount >= lineCount)
-                {
-                    // if the delete operation has removed all the remaining lines
-                    // goto the first character of the previous logical line 
-                    newCurrent = GetBeginningOfLinePos(deletePosition);
-                }
-
-                _singleton._current = newCurrent;
-                _singleton.Render();
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                _clipboard.Record(_singleton._buffer);
-                _singleton.SaveEditItem(EditItemDelete.Create(_clipboard, 0));
-                _singleton._current = 0;
-                _singleton._buffer.Remove(0, _singleton._buffer.Length);
-                _singleton.Render();
+                // if the delete operation has removed all the remaining lines
+                // goto the first character of the previous logical line 
+                newCurrent = GetBeginningOfLinePos(deletePosition);
             }
+
+            _singleton._current = newCurrent;
+            _singleton.Render();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/test/YankPasteTest.VI.cs b/test/YankPasteTest.VI.cs
index 0a2850a..590f04b 100644
--- a/test/YankPasteTest.VI.cs
+++ b/test/YankPasteTest.VI.cs
@@ -48,11 +48,13 @@ namespace Test
         {
             TestSetup(KeyMode.Vi);
 
+            var continuationPrefixLength = PSConsoleReadLineOptions.DefaultContinuationPrompt.Length;
+
             Test("abcd", Keys(
                 "abcd", _.Escape,
                 "dd", CheckThat(() => AssertLineIs("")), CheckThat(() => AssertCursorLeftIs(0)),
-                'p', CheckThat(() => AssertLineIs("abcd")), CheckThat(() => AssertCursorLeftIs(3)),
-                'P', CheckThat(() => AssertLineIs("abcabcdd")), CheckThat(() => AssertCursorLeftIs(6)),
+                'p', CheckThat(() => AssertLineIs("\nabcd")), CheckThat(() => AssertCursorLeftIs(continuationPrefixLength + 0)),
+                'P', CheckThat(() => AssertLineIs("\nabcd\nabcd")), CheckThat(() => AssertCursorLeftIs(continuationPrefixLength + 0)),
                 "uuu"
                 ));
 
@@ -204,12 +206,14 @@ namespace Test
         {
             TestSetup(KeyMode.Vi);
 
+            var continuationPrefixLength = PSConsoleReadLineOptions.DefaultContinuationPrompt.Length;
+
             Test("abc def", Keys(
                 "abc def", _.Escape,
                 "dd", CheckThat(() => AssertLineIs("")), CheckThat(() => AssertCursorLeftIs(0)),
-                'p', CheckThat(() => AssertLineIs("abc def")), CheckThat(() => AssertCursorLeftIs(6)),
+                'p', CheckThat(() => AssertLineIs("\nabc def")), CheckThat(() => AssertCursorLeftIs(continuationPrefixLength + 0)),
                 "dd", CheckThat(() => AssertLineIs("")), CheckThat(() => AssertCursorLeftIs(0)),
-                'P', CheckThat(() => AssertLineIs("abc def")), CheckThat(() => AssertCursorLeftIs(6)),
+                'P', CheckThat(() => AssertLineIs("abc def\n")), CheckThat(() => AssertCursorLeftIs(0)),
                 "uuuu"
                 ));
         }