diff --git a/include/xrpl/tx/invariants/VaultInvariantData.h b/include/xrpl/tx/invariants/VaultInvariantData.h
index e20456f74b..4ec5873ae5 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/tx/invariants/VaultInvariantData.h
+++ b/include/xrpl/tx/invariants/VaultInvariantData.h
@@ -67,10 +67,15 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] std::optional<Shares>
     findShares(uint192 const& mptID) const;
 
+    /** Find deleted shares in beforeMPTs_ whose mptID matches. */
+    [[nodiscard]] std::optional<Shares>
+    findDeletedShares(uint192 const& mptID) const;
+
 private:
     std::vector<Vault> afterVault_;
     std::vector<Vault> beforeVault_;
     std::vector<Shares> afterMPTs_;
+    std::vector<Shares> beforeMPTs_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace xrpl
diff --git a/include/xrpl/tx/transactors/vault/VaultDelete.h b/include/xrpl/tx/transactors/vault/VaultDelete.h
index b8bb3c4096..40d4fecc48 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/tx/transactors/vault/VaultDelete.h
+++ b/include/xrpl/tx/transactors/vault/VaultDelete.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <xrpl/tx/Transactor.h>
+#include <xrpl/tx/invariants/VaultInvariantData.h>
 
 namespace xrpl {
 
@@ -32,6 +33,9 @@ public:
         XRPAmount fee,
         ReadView const& view,
         beast::Journal const& j) override;
+
+private:
+    VaultInvariantData data_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace xrpl
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/tx/invariants/VaultInvariant.cpp b/src/libxrpl/tx/invariants/VaultInvariant.cpp
index af1c722254..104099970d 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/tx/invariants/VaultInvariant.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/tx/invariants/VaultInvariant.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include <xrpl/beast/utility/Journal.h>
 #include <xrpl/beast/utility/instrumentation.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/ReadView.h>
-#include <xrpl/ledger/helpers/AccountRootHelpers.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/Feature.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/Indexes.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/Issue.h>
@@ -339,51 +338,8 @@ ValidVault::finalize(
             return !enforce;  // That's all we can do here
         }
 
-        // Note, if afterVault_ is empty then we know that beforeVault_ is not
-        // empty, as enforced at the top of this function
-        auto const& beforeVault = beforeVault_[0];
-
-        // At this moment we only know a vault is being deleted and there
-        // might be some MPTokenIssuance objects which are deleted in the
-        // same transaction. Find the one matching this vault.
-        auto const deletedShares = [&]() -> std::optional<Shares> {
-            for (auto const& e : beforeMPTs_)
-            {
-                if (e.share.getMptID() == beforeVault.shareMPTID)
-                    return e;
-            }
-            return std::nullopt;
-        }();
-
-        if (!deletedShares)
-        {
-            JLOG(j.fatal()) << "Invariant failed: deleted vault must also "
-                               "delete shares";
-            XRPL_ASSERT(enforce, "xrpl::ValidVault::finalize : shares deletion invariant");
-            return !enforce;  // That's all we can do here
-        }
-
-        bool result = true;
-        if (deletedShares->sharesTotal != 0)
-        {
-            JLOG(j.fatal()) << "Invariant failed: deleted vault must have no "
-                               "shares outstanding";
-            result = false;
-        }
-        if (beforeVault.assetsTotal != kZero)
-        {
-            JLOG(j.fatal()) << "Invariant failed: deleted vault must have no "
-                               "assets outstanding";
-            result = false;
-        }
-        if (beforeVault.assetsAvailable != kZero)
-        {
-            JLOG(j.fatal()) << "Invariant failed: deleted vault must have no "
-                               "assets available";
-            result = false;
-        }
-
-        return result;
+        // Delete-specific checks now live in VaultDelete::finalizeInvariants.
+        return true;
     }
     if (txnType == ttVAULT_DELETE)
     {
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/tx/invariants/VaultInvariantData.cpp b/src/libxrpl/tx/invariants/VaultInvariantData.cpp
index ddc2807579..a7e27af841 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/tx/invariants/VaultInvariantData.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/tx/invariants/VaultInvariantData.cpp
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@
 #include <xrpl/protocol/LedgerFormats.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/Protocol.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/SField.h>
+#include <xrpl/protocol/STLedgerEntry.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/STNumber.h>  // IWYU pragma: keep
 
+#include <optional>
+
 namespace xrpl {
 
 VaultInvariantData::Vault
@@ -51,6 +54,9 @@ VaultInvariantData::visitEntry(bool isDelete, SLE::const_ref before, SLE::const_
     if (before && before->getType() == ltVAULT)
         beforeVault_.push_back(Vault::make(*before));
 
+    if (before && before->getType() == ltMPTOKEN_ISSUANCE)
+        beforeMPTs_.push_back(Shares::make(*before));
+
     if (!isDelete && after)
     {
         switch (after->getType())
@@ -77,4 +83,15 @@ VaultInvariantData::findShares(uint192 const& mptID) const
     return std::nullopt;
 }
 
+std::optional<VaultInvariantData::Shares>
+VaultInvariantData::findDeletedShares(uint192 const& mptID) const
+{
+    for (auto const& s : beforeMPTs_)
+    {
+        if (s.share.getMptID() == mptID)
+            return s;
+    }
+    return std::nullopt;
+}
+
 }  // namespace xrpl
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/vault/VaultDelete.cpp b/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/vault/VaultDelete.cpp
index 030a7e971c..0ef1a59060 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/vault/VaultDelete.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/vault/VaultDelete.cpp
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 #include <xrpl/tx/transactors/vault/VaultDelete.h>
 
 #include <xrpl/basics/Log.h>
+#include <xrpl/basics/Number.h>
 #include <xrpl/basics/base_uint.h>
 #include <xrpl/beast/utility/Zero.h>
+#include <xrpl/beast/utility/instrumentation.h>
+#include <xrpl/ledger/ReadView.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/helpers/AccountRootHelpers.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/helpers/MPTokenHelpers.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/helpers/TokenHelpers.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/AccountID.h>
+#include <xrpl/protocol/Feature.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/Indexes.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/MPTIssue.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/SField.h>
@@ -211,15 +215,76 @@ VaultDelete::doApply()
 }
 
 void
-VaultDelete::visitInvariantEntry(bool, SLE::const_ref, SLE::const_ref)
+VaultDelete::visitInvariantEntry(bool isDelete, SLE::const_ref before, SLE::const_ref after)
 {
-    // No transaction-specific invariants yet (future work).
+    data_.visitEntry(isDelete, before, after);
 }
 
 bool
-VaultDelete::finalizeInvariants(STTx const&, TER, XRPAmount, ReadView const&, beast::Journal const&)
+VaultDelete::finalizeInvariants(
+    STTx const&,
+    TER result,
+    XRPAmount,
+    ReadView const& view,
+    beast::Journal const& j)
 {
-    // No transaction-specific invariants yet (future work).
+    bool const enforce = view.rules().enabled(featureSingleAssetVault);
+
+    if (!isTesSuccess(result))
+        return true;
+
+    static constexpr Number kZero{};
+
+    // VaultDelete must have deleted the vault; if it still exists, something
+    // went wrong.
+    if (!data_.afterVaults().empty())
+    {
+        JLOG(j.fatal()) << "Invariant failed: vault not deleted by VaultDelete";
+        XRPL_ASSERT(enforce, "xrpl::VaultDelete::finalizeInvariants : vault not deleted invariant");
+        return !enforce;
+    }
+
+    // Nothing to check if the vault was never in the before-set (e.g. a
+    // test that omits the vault entry entirely).
+    if (data_.beforeVaults().empty())
+        return true;
+
+    auto const& beforeVault = data_.beforeVaults()[0];
+
+    auto const deletedShares = data_.findDeletedShares(beforeVault.shareMPTID);
+    if (!deletedShares)
+    {
+        JLOG(j.fatal()) << "Invariant failed: deleted vault must also delete shares";
+        XRPL_ASSERT(enforce, "xrpl::VaultDelete::finalizeInvariants : shares deletion invariant");
+        return !enforce;
+    }
+
+    bool result2 = true;
+
+    if (deletedShares->sharesTotal != 0)
+    {
+        JLOG(j.fatal()) << "Invariant failed: deleted vault must have no shares outstanding";
+        result2 = false;
+    }
+
+    if (beforeVault.assetsTotal != kZero)
+    {
+        JLOG(j.fatal()) << "Invariant failed: deleted vault must have no assets outstanding";
+        result2 = false;
+    }
+
+    if (beforeVault.assetsAvailable != kZero)
+    {
+        JLOG(j.fatal()) << "Invariant failed: deleted vault must have no assets available";
+        result2 = false;
+    }
+
+    if (!result2)
+    {
+        XRPL_ASSERT(enforce, "xrpl::VaultDelete::finalizeInvariants : vault delete invariants");
+        return !enforce;
+    }
+
     return true;
 }