diff --git a/external_plugin_deps.bzl b/external_plugin_deps.bzl
index 82cd5e8..fc1b8ad 100644
--- a/external_plugin_deps.bzl
+++ b/external_plugin_deps.bzl
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
 
     maven_jar(
         name = "events-broker",
-        artifact = "com.gerritforge:events-broker:3.3.1",
-        sha1 = "90775e671946b20e52be3a11277d1ed33973d66e",
+        artifact = "com.gerritforge:events-broker:3.4.0-rc0",
+        sha1 = "8c34c88103d4783eb4c4decde6d93541bc1cf064",
     )
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/Log4jProjectVersionLogger.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/Log4jProjectVersionLogger.java
index c2c4b46..23c720a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/Log4jProjectVersionLogger.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/Log4jProjectVersionLogger.java
@@ -45,4 +45,9 @@
       verLog.info("{ \"project\":\"{}\", \"version\":{} }", projectName, currentVersion);
     }
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public void logDeleted(Project.NameKey projectName) {
+    verLog.info("{ \"project\":\"{}\", \"status\":\"DELETED\" }", projectName);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/ProjectVersionLogger.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/ProjectVersionLogger.java
index 6ababb6..2ee2c13 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/ProjectVersionLogger.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/ProjectVersionLogger.java
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@
 public interface ProjectVersionLogger {
 
   public void log(Project.NameKey projectName, long currentVersion, long replicationLag);
+
+  public void logDeleted(Project.NameKey projectName);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/cache/CachePatternMatcher.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/cache/CachePatternMatcher.java
index b8521a3..2dcb09a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/cache/CachePatternMatcher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/cache/CachePatternMatcher.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 @Singleton
 class CachePatternMatcher {
-  private static final List<String> DEFAULT_PATTERNS =
+  private static final ImmutableList<String> DEFAULT_PATTERNS =
       ImmutableList.of("^groups.*", "ldap_groups", "ldap_usernames", "projects", "sshkeys");
 
   private final Pattern pattern;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/consumer/SubscriberMetrics.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/consumer/SubscriberMetrics.java
index 4459859..1f264b0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/consumer/SubscriberMetrics.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/consumer/SubscriberMetrics.java
@@ -15,21 +15,24 @@
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.consumer;
 
 import com.gerritforge.gerrit.eventbroker.EventMessage;
+import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.google.common.flogger.FluentLogger;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project;
 import com.google.gerrit.metrics.Counter1;
 import com.google.gerrit.metrics.Description;
 import com.google.gerrit.metrics.MetricMaker;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.events.Event;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.events.ProjectEvent;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.events.RefUpdatedEvent;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.MultiSiteMetrics;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.ProjectVersionLogger;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.validation.ProjectVersionRefUpdate;
-import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.replication.RefReplicatedEvent;
-import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.replication.RefReplicationDoneEvent;
-import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.replication.ReplicationScheduledEvent;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.replication.events.ProjectDeletionReplicationSucceededEvent;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.replication.events.RefReplicatedEvent;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.replication.events.RefReplicationDoneEvent;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.replication.events.ReplicationScheduledEvent;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -100,23 +103,32 @@
 
   public void updateReplicationStatusMetrics(EventMessage eventMessage) {
     Event event = eventMessage.getEvent();
-    if (event instanceof RefReplicationDoneEvent) {
-      RefReplicationDoneEvent replicationDone = (RefReplicationDoneEvent) event;
-      updateReplicationLagMetrics(
-          replicationDone.getProjectNameKey(), replicationDone.getRefName());
-    } else if (event instanceof RefReplicatedEvent) {
-      RefReplicatedEvent replicated = (RefReplicatedEvent) event;
-      updateReplicationLagMetrics(replicated.getProjectNameKey(), replicated.getRefName());
-    } else if (event instanceof ReplicationScheduledEvent) {
-      ReplicationScheduledEvent updated = (ReplicationScheduledEvent) event;
-      updateReplicationLagMetrics(updated.getProjectNameKey(), updated.getRefName());
-    } else if (event instanceof RefUpdatedEvent) {
-      RefUpdatedEvent updated = (RefUpdatedEvent) event;
-      updateReplicationLagMetrics(updated.getProjectNameKey(), updated.getRefName());
+
+    if (event instanceof RefReplicationDoneEvent
+        || event instanceof RefReplicatedEvent
+        || event instanceof ReplicationScheduledEvent
+        || event instanceof RefUpdatedEvent) {
+      ProjectEvent projectEvent = (ProjectEvent) event;
+      updateReplicationLagMetrics(projectEvent.getProjectNameKey());
+    } else if (event instanceof ProjectDeletionReplicationSucceededEvent) {
+      ProjectDeletionReplicationSucceededEvent projectDeletion =
+          (ProjectDeletionReplicationSucceededEvent) event;
+      removeProjectFromReplicationLagMetrics(projectDeletion.getProjectNameKey());
     }
   }
 
-  private void updateReplicationLagMetrics(Project.NameKey projectName, String ref) {
+  private void removeProjectFromReplicationLagMetrics(Project.NameKey projectName) {
+    Optional<Long> localVersion = projectVersionRefUpdate.getProjectLocalVersion(projectName.get());
+
+    if (!localVersion.isPresent() && localVersionPerProject.containsKey(projectName.get())) {
+      replicationStatusPerProject.remove(projectName.get());
+      localVersionPerProject.remove(projectName.get());
+      verLogger.logDeleted(projectName);
+      logger.atFine().log("Removed project '%s' from replication lag metrics", projectName);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private void updateReplicationLagMetrics(Project.NameKey projectName) {
     Optional<Long> remoteVersion =
         projectVersionRefUpdate.getProjectRemoteVersion(projectName.get());
     Optional<Long> localVersion = projectVersionRefUpdate.getProjectLocalVersion(projectName.get());
@@ -138,4 +150,14 @@
           projectName, localVersion.isPresent() ? "remote" : "local");
     }
   }
+
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  Long getReplicationStatus(String projectName) {
+    return replicationStatusPerProject.get(projectName);
+  }
+
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  Long getLocalVersion(String projectName) {
+    return localVersionPerProject.get(projectName);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/router/IndexEventRouter.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/router/IndexEventRouter.java
index 202fb42..2cf83cd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/router/IndexEventRouter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/router/IndexEventRouter.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.forwarder.events.GroupIndexEvent;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.forwarder.events.IndexEvent;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.forwarder.events.ProjectIndexEvent;
-import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.replication.RefReplicationDoneEvent;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.replication.events.RefReplicationDoneEvent;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/router/StreamEventRouter.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/router/StreamEventRouter.java
index 4ef3426..95a3e66 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/router/StreamEventRouter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/router/StreamEventRouter.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.PermissionBackendException;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.forwarder.ForwardedEventHandler;
-import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.replication.RefReplicationDoneEvent;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.replication.events.RefReplicationDoneEvent;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 public class StreamEventRouter implements ForwardedEventRouter<Event> {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/validation/ProjectVersionRefUpdate.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/validation/ProjectVersionRefUpdate.java
index 28eddbb..ea7dada 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/validation/ProjectVersionRefUpdate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/validation/ProjectVersionRefUpdate.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.forwarder.Context;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Optional;
-import java.util.Set;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.errors.RepositoryNotFoundException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ObjectId;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ObjectIdRef;
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@
 @Singleton
 public class ProjectVersionRefUpdate implements EventListener {
   private static final FluentLogger logger = FluentLogger.forEnclosingClass();
-  private static final Set<RefUpdate.Result> SUCCESSFUL_RESULTS =
+  private static final ImmutableSet<RefUpdate.Result> SUCCESSFUL_RESULTS =
       ImmutableSet.of(RefUpdate.Result.NEW, RefUpdate.Result.FORCED, RefUpdate.Result.NO_CHANGE);
 
   public static final String MULTI_SITE_VERSIONING_REF = "refs/multi-site/version";
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/consumer/SubscriberMetricsTest.java b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/consumer/SubscriberMetricsTest.java
index 8aa043d..c27dea2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/consumer/SubscriberMetricsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/consumer/SubscriberMetricsTest.java
@@ -14,21 +14,24 @@
 
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.consumer;
 
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyZeroInteractions;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import com.gerritforge.gerrit.eventbroker.EventMessage;
-import com.gerritforge.gerrit.globalrefdb.validation.SharedRefDatabaseWrapper;
 import com.google.common.base.Suppliers;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project;
 import com.google.gerrit.metrics.MetricMaker;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.data.RefUpdateAttribute;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.events.RefUpdatedEvent;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.extensions.events.GitReferenceUpdated;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.ProjectVersionLogger;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.validation.ProjectVersionRefUpdate;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.replication.events.ProjectDeletionReplicationSucceededEvent;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.UUID;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.transport.URIish;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
@@ -41,8 +44,6 @@
   private static final Project.NameKey A_TEST_PROJECT_NAME_KEY =
       Project.nameKey(A_TEST_PROJECT_NAME);
 
-  @Mock private SharedRefDatabaseWrapper sharedRefDb;
-  @Mock private GitReferenceUpdated gitReferenceUpdated;
   @Mock private MetricMaker metricMaker;
   @Mock private ProjectVersionLogger verLogger;
   @Mock private ProjectVersionRefUpdate projectVersionRefUpdate;
@@ -86,6 +87,93 @@
     verify(verLogger).log(A_TEST_PROJECT_NAME_KEY, globalRefDbVersion.get(), replicationLag);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void
+      shouldLogUponProjectDeletionSuccessWhenLocalVersionDoesNotExistAndSubscriberMetricsExist()
+          throws Exception {
+    long nowSecs = System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000;
+    long replicationLagSecs = 60;
+    Optional<Long> globalRefDbVersion = Optional.of(nowSecs);
+    when(projectVersionRefUpdate.getProjectRemoteVersion(A_TEST_PROJECT_NAME))
+        .thenReturn(globalRefDbVersion.map(ts -> ts + replicationLagSecs));
+    when(projectVersionRefUpdate.getProjectLocalVersion(A_TEST_PROJECT_NAME))
+        .thenReturn(globalRefDbVersion);
+
+    EventMessage refUpdateEventMessage = new EventMessage(msgHeader, newRefUpdateEvent());
+    metrics.updateReplicationStatusMetrics(refUpdateEventMessage);
+
+    assertThat(metrics.getReplicationStatus(A_TEST_PROJECT_NAME)).isEqualTo(replicationLagSecs);
+    assertThat(metrics.getLocalVersion(A_TEST_PROJECT_NAME)).isEqualTo(nowSecs);
+
+    when(projectVersionRefUpdate.getProjectLocalVersion(A_TEST_PROJECT_NAME))
+        .thenReturn(Optional.empty());
+
+    EventMessage projectDeleteEventMessage = new EventMessage(msgHeader, projectDeletionSuccess());
+    metrics.updateReplicationStatusMetrics(projectDeleteEventMessage);
+
+    verify(verLogger).logDeleted(A_TEST_PROJECT_NAME_KEY);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldNotLogUponProjectDeletionSuccessWhenSubscriberMetricsDoNotExist()
+      throws Exception {
+    EventMessage eventMessage = new EventMessage(msgHeader, projectDeletionSuccess());
+    when(projectVersionRefUpdate.getProjectLocalVersion(A_TEST_PROJECT_NAME))
+        .thenReturn(Optional.empty());
+
+    assertThat(metrics.getReplicationStatus(A_TEST_PROJECT_NAME)).isNull();
+    assertThat(metrics.getLocalVersion(A_TEST_PROJECT_NAME)).isNull();
+
+    metrics.updateReplicationStatusMetrics(eventMessage);
+
+    verifyZeroInteractions(verLogger);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldNotLogUponProjectDeletionSuccessWhenLocalVersionStillExists() throws Exception {
+    EventMessage eventMessage = new EventMessage(msgHeader, projectDeletionSuccess());
+    Optional<Long> anyRefVersionValue = Optional.of(System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000);
+    when(projectVersionRefUpdate.getProjectLocalVersion(A_TEST_PROJECT_NAME))
+        .thenReturn(anyRefVersionValue);
+
+    metrics.updateReplicationStatusMetrics(eventMessage);
+
+    verifyZeroInteractions(verLogger);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldRemoveProjectMetricsUponProjectDeletionSuccess() throws Exception {
+    long nowSecs = System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000;
+    long replicationLagSecs = 60;
+    Optional<Long> globalRefDbVersion = Optional.of(nowSecs);
+    when(projectVersionRefUpdate.getProjectRemoteVersion(A_TEST_PROJECT_NAME))
+        .thenReturn(globalRefDbVersion.map(ts -> ts + replicationLagSecs));
+    when(projectVersionRefUpdate.getProjectLocalVersion(A_TEST_PROJECT_NAME))
+        .thenReturn(globalRefDbVersion);
+
+    EventMessage eventMessage = new EventMessage(msgHeader, newRefUpdateEvent());
+
+    metrics.updateReplicationStatusMetrics(eventMessage);
+
+    assertThat(metrics.getReplicationStatus(A_TEST_PROJECT_NAME)).isEqualTo(replicationLagSecs);
+    assertThat(metrics.getLocalVersion(A_TEST_PROJECT_NAME)).isEqualTo(nowSecs);
+
+    when(projectVersionRefUpdate.getProjectLocalVersion(A_TEST_PROJECT_NAME))
+        .thenReturn(Optional.empty());
+    EventMessage projectDeleteEvent = new EventMessage(msgHeader, projectDeletionSuccess());
+
+    metrics.updateReplicationStatusMetrics(projectDeleteEvent);
+
+    assertThat(metrics.getReplicationStatus(A_TEST_PROJECT_NAME)).isNull();
+    assertThat(metrics.getLocalVersion(A_TEST_PROJECT_NAME)).isNull();
+  }
+
+  private ProjectDeletionReplicationSucceededEvent projectDeletionSuccess()
+      throws URISyntaxException {
+    return new ProjectDeletionReplicationSucceededEvent(
+        A_TEST_PROJECT_NAME, new URIish("git://target"));
+  }
+
   private RefUpdatedEvent newRefUpdateEvent() {
     RefUpdateAttribute refUpdate = new RefUpdateAttribute();
     refUpdate.project = A_TEST_PROJECT_NAME;
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/event/IndexEventRouterTest.java b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/event/IndexEventRouterTest.java
index 1dc07bd..f22cb14 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/event/IndexEventRouterTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/event/IndexEventRouterTest.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.forwarder.events.ProjectIndexEvent;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.forwarder.router.IndexEventRouter;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.forwarder.router.StreamEventRouter;
-import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.replication.RefReplicationDoneEvent;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.replication.events.RefReplicationDoneEvent;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ObjectId;
 import org.junit.Before;
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/BrokerForwarderTest.java b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/BrokerForwarderTest.java
index 5e2fc05..74d8917 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/BrokerForwarderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/BrokerForwarderTest.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     }
   }
 
-  public class TestEvent extends MultiSiteEvent {
+  public static class TestEvent extends MultiSiteEvent {
 
     protected TestEvent() {
       super("test");
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/ForwardedCacheEvictionHandlerTest.java b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/ForwardedCacheEvictionHandlerTest.java
index 90ae8da..dbd358d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/ForwardedCacheEvictionHandlerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/ForwardedCacheEvictionHandlerTest.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.forwarder;
 
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+import static com.google.gerrit.testing.GerritJUnit.assertThrows;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
 
 import com.google.common.cache.Cache;
@@ -48,10 +49,12 @@
   public void shouldThrowAnExceptionWhenCacheNotFound() throws Exception {
     CacheEntry entry = new CacheEntry("somePlugin", "unexistingCache", null);
 
-    exception.expect(CacheNotFoundException.class);
-    exception.expectMessage(
-        String.format("cache %s.%s not found", entry.getPluginName(), entry.getCacheName()));
-    handler.evict(entry);
+    CacheNotFoundException thrown =
+        assertThrows(CacheNotFoundException.class, () -> handler.evict(entry));
+    assertThat(thrown)
+        .hasMessageThat()
+        .isEqualTo(
+            String.format("cache %s.%s not found", entry.getPluginName(), entry.getCacheName()));
   }
 
   @Test
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/ForwardedIndexAccountHandlerTest.java b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/ForwardedIndexAccountHandlerTest.java
index 32c6319..02efb77 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/ForwardedIndexAccountHandlerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/ForwardedIndexAccountHandlerTest.java
@@ -61,9 +61,11 @@
 
   @Test
   public void deleteIsNotSupported() throws Exception {
-    exception.expect(UnsupportedOperationException.class);
-    exception.expectMessage("Delete from account index not supported");
-    handler.index(id, Operation.DELETE, Optional.empty());
+    UnsupportedOperationException thrown =
+        assertThrows(
+            UnsupportedOperationException.class,
+            () -> handler.index(id, Operation.DELETE, Optional.empty()));
+    assertThat(thrown).hasMessageThat().isEqualTo("Delete from account index not supported");
   }
 
   @Test
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/ForwardedIndexChangeHandlerTest.java b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/ForwardedIndexChangeHandlerTest.java
index 96470b6..e64759c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/ForwardedIndexChangeHandlerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/ForwardedIndexChangeHandlerTest.java
@@ -125,8 +125,9 @@
   @Test
   public void indexerThrowsStorageExceptionTryingToIndexChange() throws Exception {
     setupChangeAccessRelatedMocks(CHANGE_EXISTS, THROW_STORAGE_EXCEPTION, CHANGE_UP_TO_DATE);
-    exception.expect(StorageException.class);
-    handler.index(TEST_CHANGE_ID, Operation.INDEX, Optional.empty());
+    assertThrows(
+        StorageException.class,
+        () -> handler.index(TEST_CHANGE_ID, Operation.INDEX, Optional.empty()));
   }
 
   @Test
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/ForwardedIndexGroupHandlerTest.java b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/ForwardedIndexGroupHandlerTest.java
index 982ac52..65d8d20 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/ForwardedIndexGroupHandlerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/ForwardedIndexGroupHandlerTest.java
@@ -74,9 +74,11 @@
 
   @Test
   public void deleteIsNotSupported() throws Exception {
-    exception.expect(UnsupportedOperationException.class);
-    exception.expectMessage("Delete from group index not supported");
-    handler.index(uuid, Operation.DELETE, Optional.empty());
+    UnsupportedOperationException thrown =
+        assertThrows(
+            UnsupportedOperationException.class,
+            () -> handler.index(uuid, Operation.DELETE, Optional.empty()));
+    assertThat(thrown).hasMessageThat().isEqualTo("Delete from group index not supported");
   }
 
   @Test
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/ForwardedIndexProjectHandlerTest.java b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/ForwardedIndexProjectHandlerTest.java
index 3ce5e14..72b9427 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/ForwardedIndexProjectHandlerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/forwarder/ForwardedIndexProjectHandlerTest.java
@@ -73,9 +73,11 @@
 
   @Test
   public void deleteIsNotSupported() throws Exception {
-    exception.expect(UnsupportedOperationException.class);
-    exception.expectMessage("Delete from project index not supported");
-    handler.index(nameKey, Operation.DELETE, Optional.empty());
+    UnsupportedOperationException thrown =
+        assertThrows(
+            UnsupportedOperationException.class,
+            () -> handler.index(nameKey, Operation.DELETE, Optional.empty()));
+    assertThat(thrown).hasMessageThat().isEqualTo("Delete from project index not supported");
   }
 
   @Test