diff --git a/frappe/client.py b/frappe/client.py
index 3c0ce8ea8a..6a4deaffa0 100644
--- a/frappe/client.py
+++ b/frappe/client.py
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ def delete(doctype, name):
 
 	:param doctype: DocType of the document to be deleted
 	:param name: name of the document to be deleted"""
-	frappe.delete_doc(doctype, name, ignore_missing=False)
+	delete_doc(doctype, name)
 
 
 @frappe.whitelist(methods=["POST", "PUT"])
@@ -462,3 +462,23 @@ def insert_doc(doc) -> "Document":
 		return parent
 
 	return frappe.get_doc(doc).insert()
+
+
+def delete_doc(doctype, name):
+	"""Deletes document
+	if doctype is a child table, then deletes the child record using the parent doc
+	so that the parent doc's `on_update` is called
+	"""
+
+	if frappe.is_table(doctype):
+		parenttype, parent, parentfield = frappe.db.get_value(
+			doctype, name, ["parenttype", "parent", "parentfield"]
+		)
+		parent = frappe.get_doc(parenttype, parent)
+		for row in parent.get(parentfield):
+			if row.name == name:
+				parent.remove(row)
+				parent.save()
+				break
+	else:
+		frappe.delete_doc(doctype, name, ignore_missing=False)