diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f809da9e..3943389e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ Changelog
   and an `error` property which can be used to determine if all submissions were successful, what errors may
   have occurred, and what jobs have actually been created. Only if the first batch fails hard will the method
   raise an exception.
+- The efficiency of deleting many jobs at once has been significantly improved using `Function.delete` and
+  `Function.delete_jobs`. It is still possible to encounter request timeouts with very large numbers of jobs;
+  workarounds are now documented in the API documentation for the `Function.delete_jobs` method.
 
 ### General
 
diff --git a/descarteslabs/core/compute/function.py b/descarteslabs/core/compute/function.py
index 52874a3b..f27cc88f 100644
--- a/descarteslabs/core/compute/function.py
+++ b/descarteslabs/core/compute/function.py
@@ -945,6 +945,9 @@ def delete(self, delete_results: bool = False):
 
         If any jobs are in a running state, the deletion will fail.
 
+        Please see the `:meth:~descarteslabs.compute.Function.delete_jobs` method for more
+        information on deleting large numbers of jobs.
+
         Parameters
         ----------
         delete_results : bool, default=False
@@ -953,11 +956,7 @@ def delete(self, delete_results: bool = False):
         if self.state == DocumentState.NEW:
             raise ValueError("Cannot delete a Function that has not been saved")
 
-        for job in self.jobs:
-            try:
-                job.delete(delete_result=delete_results)
-            except exceptions.ConflictError:
-                pass
+        self.delete_jobs(delete_results=delete_results)
 
         self._client.session.delete(f"/functions/{self.id}")
         self._deleted = True
@@ -1120,8 +1119,8 @@ def map(
         batch_size : int, default=1000
             The number of jobs to submit in each batch. The maximum batch size is 1000.
 
-        Return
-        ------
+        Returns
+        ------_
         JobBulkCreateResult
             An object containing the jobs that were submitted and any errors that occurred.
             This object is compatible with a list of Job objects for backwards compatibility.
@@ -1267,7 +1266,7 @@ def delete_jobs(
         query: Optional[JobSearch] = None,
         job_ids: List[str] = None,
         delete_results: bool = False,
-    ):
+    ) -> List[str]:
         """Deletes all non-running jobs for the Function matching the given query.
 
         If both `query` and `job_ids` are None, all jobs for the Function will be deleted.
@@ -1277,6 +1276,12 @@ def delete_jobs(
         Also deletes any job log blobs for the jobs. Use `delete_results=True` to delete the
         job result blobs as well.
 
+        There is a limit to how many jobs can be deleted in a single request before the request
+        times out. If you need to delete a large number of jobs and experience timeouts, consider
+        using a loop to delete batches, using the `query` parameter with a limit (e.g.
+        ``async_func.delete_jobs(async_func.jobs.limit(10000))``, or use the `job_ids`
+        parameter to limit the number of jobs to delete.
+
         Parameters
         ----------
         query : JobSearch, optional
@@ -1285,6 +1290,11 @@ def delete_jobs(
             List of job ids to delete.
         delete_results : bool, default=False
             If True, deletes the job result blobs as well.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        List[str]
+            List of job ids that were deleted.
         """
         if self.state != DocumentState.SAVED:
             raise ValueError(
diff --git a/descarteslabs/core/compute/tests/test_function.py b/descarteslabs/core/compute/tests/test_function.py
index 379eab51..730dcceb 100644
--- a/descarteslabs/core/compute/tests/test_function.py
+++ b/descarteslabs/core/compute/tests/test_function.py
@@ -447,22 +447,7 @@ def test_build_log(self):
 
     @responses.activate
     def test_delete(self):
-        self.mock_response(
-            responses.GET,
-            "/jobs",
-            json=self.make_page(
-                [
-                    self.make_job(id="1", status=JobStatus.SUCCESS),
-                    self.make_job(id="2", status=JobStatus.SUCCESS),
-                    self.make_job(id="3", status=JobStatus.RUNNING),
-                    self.make_job(id="4", status=JobStatus.FAILURE),
-                ]
-            ),
-        )
-        self.mock_response(responses.DELETE, "/jobs/1", status=204)
-        self.mock_response(responses.DELETE, "/jobs/2", status=204)
-        self.mock_response(responses.DELETE, "/jobs/3", status=204)
-        self.mock_response(responses.DELETE, "/jobs/4", status=204)
+        self.mock_response(responses.POST, "/jobs/delete", json=["1", "2", "3"])
         self.mock_response(responses.DELETE, "/functions/some-id", status=204)
 
         fn = Function(id="some-id", saved=True)
@@ -488,7 +473,7 @@ def test_delete_new(self):
 
     @responses.activate
     def test_delete_no_jobs(self):
-        self.mock_response(responses.GET, "/jobs", json=self.make_page([]))
+        self.mock_response(responses.POST, "/jobs/delete", json=[])
         self.mock_response(responses.DELETE, "/functions/some-id", status=204)
 
         fn = Function(id="some-id", saved=True)
@@ -504,22 +489,17 @@ def test_delete_no_jobs(self):
     @responses.activate
     def test_delete_failed(self):
         self.mock_response(
-            responses.GET,
-            "/jobs",
-            json=self.make_page(
-                [
-                    self.make_job(id="1", status=JobStatus.SUCCESS),
-                ]
-            ),
+            responses.DELETE,
+            "/functions/some-id",
+            status=400,
         )
-        self.mock_response(responses.DELETE, "/jobs/1", status=400)
+        self.mock_response(responses.POST, "/jobs/delete", json=[])
 
         fn = Function(id="some-id", saved=True)
 
-        with self.assertRaises(Exception):
+        with self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequestError):
             fn.delete()
 
-        self.assert_url_called("/jobs/1")
         assert fn._deleted is False
         assert fn.state == "saved"
         assert fn.id == "some-id"