diff --git a/server/consumer.go b/server/consumer.go
index 08455b9a..1e105c34 100644
--- a/server/consumer.go
+++ b/server/consumer.go
@@ -895,6 +895,10 @@ func (o *Consumer) updateDeliveryInterest(localInterest bool) {
 }
 
 func (o *Consumer) deleteNotActive() {
+	// Need to check again if there is not an interest now that the timer fires.
+	if !o.hasNoLocalInterest() {
+		return
+	}
 	o.mu.RLock()
 	if o.mset == nil {
 		o.mu.RUnlock()
@@ -2369,9 +2373,9 @@ func (o *Consumer) Active() bool {
 
 // hasNoLocalInterest return true if we have no local interest.
 func (o *Consumer) hasNoLocalInterest() bool {
-	o.mu.Lock()
+	o.mu.RLock()
 	rr := o.acc.sl.Match(o.config.DeliverSubject)
-	o.mu.Unlock()
+	o.mu.RUnlock()
 	return len(rr.psubs)+len(rr.qsubs) == 0
 }
 
diff --git a/server/jetstream_cluster.go b/server/jetstream_cluster.go
index 3130a298..bb6048c6 100644
--- a/server/jetstream_cluster.go
+++ b/server/jetstream_cluster.go
@@ -1852,11 +1852,7 @@ func (js *jetStream) processClusterDeleteStream(sa *streamAssignment, isMember,
 	if err != nil {
 		resp.Error = jsNotFoundError(err)
 	} else if mset != nil {
-		if mset.Config().internal {
-			err = errors.New("not allowed to delete internal stream")
-		} else {
-			err = mset.stop(true, wasLeader)
-		}
+		err = mset.stop(true, wasLeader)
 	}
 
 	if sa.Group.node != nil {
@@ -2096,9 +2092,7 @@ func (js *jetStream) processClusterDeleteConsumer(ca *consumerAssignment, isMemb
 	if err != nil {
 		resp.Error = jsNotFoundError(err)
 	} else if mset != nil {
-		if mset.Config().internal {
-			err = errors.New("not allowed to delete internal consumer")
-		} else if o := mset.LookupConsumer(ca.Name); o != nil {
+		if o := mset.LookupConsumer(ca.Name); o != nil {
 			err = o.stop(true, true, wasLeader)
 		} else {
 			resp.Error = jsNoConsumerErr