DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t_lightweight_deletes; CREATE TABLE t_lightweight_deletes (a UInt64) ENGINE = MergeTree ORDER BY a; INSERT INTO t_lightweight_deletes VALUES (1) (2) (3); DELETE FROM t_lightweight_deletes WHERE a = 1 SETTINGS lightweight_deletes_sync = 2; SELECT count() FROM t_lightweight_deletes; SELECT count() FROM system.mutations WHERE database = currentDatabase() AND table = 't_lightweight_deletes' AND NOT is_done; SYSTEM STOP MERGES t_lightweight_deletes; DELETE FROM t_lightweight_deletes WHERE a = 2 SETTINGS lightweight_deletes_sync = 0; SELECT count() FROM t_lightweight_deletes; SELECT count() FROM system.mutations WHERE database = currentDatabase() AND table = 't_lightweight_deletes' AND NOT is_done; DROP TABLE t_lightweight_deletes;