diff --git src/wp-includes/post.php src/wp-includes/post.php
index 52fb11909c..0632b8906a 100644
--- src/wp-includes/post.php
+++ src/wp-includes/post.php
@@ -1345,6 +1345,7 @@ function get_post_type_capabilities( $args ) {
 		// Primitive capabilities used outside of map_meta_cap():
 		'edit_posts'         => 'edit_' . $plural_base,
 		'edit_others_posts'  => 'edit_others_' . $plural_base,
+    'delete_posts'       => 'delete_' . $plural_base,
 		'publish_posts'      => 'publish_' . $plural_base,
 		'read_private_posts' => 'read_private_' . $plural_base,
 	);
@@ -1353,7 +1354,6 @@ function get_post_type_capabilities( $args ) {
 	if ( $args->map_meta_cap ) {
 		$default_capabilities_for_mapping = array(
 			'read'                   => 'read',
-			'delete_posts'           => 'delete_' . $plural_base,
 			'delete_private_posts'   => 'delete_private_' . $plural_base,
 			'delete_published_posts' => 'delete_published_' . $plural_base,
 			'delete_others_posts'    => 'delete_others_' . $plural_base,