diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/dependent/multipleupdateondependent/MultiOwnerDependentTriggeringIT.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/dependent/multipleupdateondependent/MultiOwnerDependentTriggeringIT.java
index 8e42430260..16d87e95a8 100644
--- a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/dependent/multipleupdateondependent/MultiOwnerDependentTriggeringIT.java
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/dependent/multipleupdateondependent/MultiOwnerDependentTriggeringIT.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void multiOwnerTriggeringAndManagement() {
             });
 
     res1.getSpec().setValue(NEW_VALUE_1);
-    extension.replace(res1);
+    res1 = extension.replace(res1);
 
     await()
         .untilAsserted(
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void multiOwnerTriggeringAndManagement() {
             });
 
     res2.getSpec().setValue(NEW_VALUE_2);
-    extension.replace(res2);
+    res2 = extension.replace(res2);
 
     await()
         .untilAsserted(
@@ -95,6 +95,26 @@ void multiOwnerTriggeringAndManagement() {
               assertThat(cm.getData()).containsEntry(NEW_VALUE_2, NEW_VALUE_2);
               assertThat(cm.getMetadata().getOwnerReferences()).hasSize(2);
             });
+
+    res1.getMetadata().setResourceVersion(null); // delete without optimistic locking
+    extension.delete(res1);
+    await()
+        .untilAsserted(
+            () -> {
+              var cm =
+                  extension.get(ConfigMap.class, MultipleOwnerDependentConfigMap.RESOURCE_NAME);
+              assertThat(cm.getMetadata().getOwnerReferences()).hasSize(1);
+            });
+
+    extension.delete(res2);
+    res2.getMetadata().setResourceVersion(null); // delete without optimistic locking
+    await()
+        .untilAsserted(
+            () -> {
+              var cm =
+                  extension.get(ConfigMap.class, MultipleOwnerDependentConfigMap.RESOURCE_NAME);
+              assertThat(cm).isNull();
+            });
   }
 
   MultipleOwnerDependentCustomResource testResource(String name, String value) {
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/dependent/multipleupdateondependent/MultipleOwnerDependentConfigMap.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/dependent/multipleupdateondependent/MultipleOwnerDependentConfigMap.java
index 42314bf921..2e7c3029d3 100644
--- a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/dependent/multipleupdateondependent/MultipleOwnerDependentConfigMap.java
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/dependent/multipleupdateondependent/MultipleOwnerDependentConfigMap.java
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.ConfigMapBuilder;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.Context;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.dependent.kubernetes.BooleanWithUndefined;
-import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.dependent.kubernetes.CRUDKubernetesDependentResource;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.dependent.kubernetes.CRUDNoGCKubernetesDependentResource;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.dependent.kubernetes.KubernetesDependent;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.ResourceID;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.informer.InformerEventSource;
 
 @KubernetesDependent(useSSA = BooleanWithUndefined.TRUE)
 public class MultipleOwnerDependentConfigMap
-    extends CRUDKubernetesDependentResource<ConfigMap, MultipleOwnerDependentCustomResource> {
+    extends CRUDNoGCKubernetesDependentResource<ConfigMap, MultipleOwnerDependentCustomResource> {
 
   public static final String RESOURCE_NAME = "test1";
 
@@ -64,4 +64,19 @@ public Optional<ConfigMap> getSecondaryResource(
             context.eventSourceRetriever().getEventSourceFor(ConfigMap.class);
     return ies.get(new ResourceID(RESOURCE_NAME, primary.getMetadata().getNamespace()));
   }
+
+  // todo custom owner labels
+
+  @Override
+  protected void handleDelete(
+      MultipleOwnerDependentCustomResource primary,
+      ConfigMap secondary,
+      Context<MultipleOwnerDependentCustomResource> context) {
+    if (primary.getMetadata().getOwnerReferences().size() > 1) {
+      secondary.getData().remove(primary.getSpec().getValue());
+      context.getClient().resource(secondary).serverSideApply();
+    } else {
+      super.handleDelete(primary, secondary, context);
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/dependent/multipleupdateondependent/MultipleOwnerDependentReconciler.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/dependent/multipleupdateondependent/MultipleOwnerDependentReconciler.java
index edc3db9f22..f4dc2f91c4 100644
--- a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/dependent/multipleupdateondependent/MultipleOwnerDependentReconciler.java
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/dependent/multipleupdateondependent/MultipleOwnerDependentReconciler.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.support.TestExecutionInfoProvider;
 
 @Workflow(dependents = {@Dependent(type = MultipleOwnerDependentConfigMap.class)})
-@ControllerConfiguration()
+@ControllerConfiguration
 public class MultipleOwnerDependentReconciler
     implements Reconciler<MultipleOwnerDependentCustomResource>, TestExecutionInfoProvider {