diff --git a/packages/ses/src/whitelist-intrinsics.js b/packages/ses/src/whitelist-intrinsics.js
index 1819e803cd..4410d2793f 100644
--- a/packages/ses/src/whitelist-intrinsics.js
+++ b/packages/ses/src/whitelist-intrinsics.js
@@ -285,6 +285,15 @@ export default function whitelistIntrinsics(
           delete obj[prop];
         } catch (err) {
           if (prop in obj) {
+            if (typeof obj === 'function' && prop === 'prototype') {
+              obj.prototype = undefined;
+              if (obj.prototype === undefined) {
+                // eslint-disable-next-line @endo/no-polymorphic-call
+                console.warn(`Tolerating undeletable ${subPath} === undefined`);
+                // eslint-disable-next-line no-continue
+                continue;
+              }
+            }
             // eslint-disable-next-line @endo/no-polymorphic-call
             console.error(`failed to delete ${subPath}`, err);
           } else {
diff --git a/packages/ses/test/test-tolerate-empty-prototype.js b/packages/ses/test/test-tolerate-empty-prototype.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7503c797db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ses/test/test-tolerate-empty-prototype.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import test from 'ava';
+import '../index.js';
+
+// See https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/issues/1092
+const originalPush = Array.prototype.push;
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-extend-native
+Array.prototype.push = function push(...args) {
+  return Reflect.apply(originalPush, this, args);
+};
+
+lockdown();
+
+test('tolerate empty prototype', t => {
+  t.assert('prototype' in Array.prototype.push);
+  t.is(Array.prototype.push.prototype, undefined);
+  t.deepEqual(
+    Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(Array.prototype.push, 'prototype'),
+    {
+      value: undefined,
+      writable: false,
+      enumerable: false,
+      configurable: false,
+    },
+  );
+});