diff --git a/beets/mediafile.py b/beets/mediafile.py
index a459e09d0..49ef10378 100644
--- a/beets/mediafile.py
+++ b/beets/mediafile.py
@@ -821,6 +821,9 @@ class MP3ImageStorageStyle(ListStorageStyle, MP3StorageStyle):
     def store(self, mutagen_file, frames):
         mutagen_file.tags.setall(self.key, frames)
 
+    def delete(self, mutagen_file):
+        mutagen_file.tags.delall(self.key)
+
     def serialize(self, image):
         """Return an APIC frame populated with data from ``image``.
         """
@@ -1257,7 +1260,7 @@ class CoverArtField(MediaField):
         delattr(mediafile, 'images')
 
 
-class ImageListField(MediaField):
+class ImageListField(ListMediaField):
     """Descriptor to access the list of images embedded in tags.
 
     The getter returns a list of `Image` instances obtained from
@@ -1275,18 +1278,9 @@ class ImageListField(MediaField):
             VorbisImageStorageStyle(),
             FlacImageStorageStyle(),
             APEv2ImageStorageStyle(),
+            out_type=Image,
         )
 
-    def __get__(self, mediafile, _):
-        images = []
-        for style in self.styles(mediafile.mgfile):
-            images.extend(style.get_list(mediafile.mgfile))
-        return images
-
-    def __set__(self, mediafile, images):
-        for style in self.styles(mediafile.mgfile):
-            style.set_list(mediafile.mgfile, images)
-
 
 # MediaFile is a collection of fields.
 
diff --git a/beetsplug/embedart.py b/beetsplug/embedart.py
index d4d0fe4af..4c8b934a6 100644
--- a/beetsplug/embedart.py
+++ b/beetsplug/embedart.py
@@ -276,5 +276,5 @@ def clear(lib, query):
                 displayable_path(item.path), exc
             ))
             continue
-        mf.art = None
+        del mf.art
         mf.save()
diff --git a/test/test_mediafile.py b/test/test_mediafile.py
index b27252eb0..722b74484 100644
--- a/test/test_mediafile.py
+++ b/test/test_mediafile.py
@@ -74,6 +74,20 @@ class ArtTestMixin(object):
         mediafile = MediaFile(mediafile.path)
         self.assertEqual(mediafile.art, self.jpg_data)
 
+    def test_delete_art(self):
+        mediafile = self._mediafile_fixture('empty')
+        mediafile.art = self.jpg_data
+        mediafile.save()
+
+        mediafile = MediaFile(mediafile.path)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(mediafile.art)
+
+        del mediafile.art
+        mediafile.save()
+
+        mediafile = MediaFile(mediafile.path)
+        self.assertIsNone(mediafile.art)
+
 
 class ImageStructureTestMixin(ArtTestMixin):
     """Test reading and writing multiple image tags.
@@ -134,6 +148,16 @@ class ImageStructureTestMixin(ArtTestMixin):
             image, desc='the composer', type=ImageType.composer
         )
 
+    def test_delete_image_structures(self):
+        mediafile = self._mediafile_fixture('image')
+        self.assertEqual(len(mediafile.images), 2)
+
+        del mediafile.images
+        mediafile.save()
+
+        mediafile = MediaFile(mediafile.path)
+        self.assertEqual(len(mediafile.images), 0)
+
     def assertExtendedImageAttributes(self, image, **kwargs):
         """Ignore extended image attributes in the base tests.
         """