I do not have "apply_as_delete" option. 
Here's my apply_changes code

dlt.apply_changes(
      target = silver_table,
      source = bronze_dlt_view,
      keys = primary_keys,
      sequence_by = col(sequence_col),
      stored_as_scd_type = 1,
      except_column_list = ["extract_datetime_utc", "_rescued_data", "dlt_extract_datetime_utc"]
    )