diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/ReplicationQueue.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/ReplicationQueue.java
index d9b47d3..b4c6ead 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/ReplicationQueue.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/ReplicationQueue.java
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@
               .map(ref -> toBatchApplyObject(project, ref, state))
               .collect(Collectors.toList());
 
-      if (!containsLargeRef(refsBatch)) {
+      if (!containsLargeOrDeletedRefs(refsBatch)) {
         return ((source) -> callBatchSendObject(source, project, refsBatch, eventCreatedOn, state));
       }
     } catch (UncheckedIOException e) {
@@ -378,14 +378,10 @@
 
   private BatchApplyObjectData toBatchApplyObject(
       NameKey project, ReferenceUpdatedEvent event, ReplicationState state) {
-    if (event.isDelete()) {
-      Optional<RevisionData> noRevisionData = Optional.empty();
-      return BatchApplyObjectData.create(event.refName(), noRevisionData, event.isDelete());
-    }
     try {
       Optional<RevisionData> maybeRevisionData =
           revReaderProvider.get().read(project, event.objectId(), event.refName(), 0);
-      return BatchApplyObjectData.create(event.refName(), maybeRevisionData, event.isDelete());
+      return BatchApplyObjectData.create(event.refName(), maybeRevisionData);
     } catch (IOException e) {
       stateLog.error(
           String.format(
@@ -397,8 +393,8 @@
     }
   }
 
-  private boolean containsLargeRef(List<BatchApplyObjectData> batchApplyObjectData) {
-    return batchApplyObjectData.stream().anyMatch(e -> e.revisionData().isEmpty() && !e.isDelete());
+  private boolean containsLargeOrDeletedRefs(List<BatchApplyObjectData> batchApplyObjectData) {
+    return batchApplyObjectData.stream().anyMatch(e -> e.revisionData().isEmpty());
   }
 
   private Optional<HttpResult> callSendObject(
@@ -408,7 +404,6 @@
       NameKey project,
       String refName,
       long eventCreatedOn,
-      boolean isDelete,
       List<RevisionData> revision)
       throws IOException {
     String revisionDataStr =
@@ -423,9 +418,7 @@
         revisionDataStr);
     Context<String> apiTimer = applyObjectMetrics.startEnd2End(remoteName);
     HttpResult result =
-        isDelete
-            ? fetchClient.callSendObject(project, refName, eventCreatedOn, isDelete, null, uri)
-            : fetchClient.callSendObjects(project, refName, eventCreatedOn, revision, uri);
+        fetchClient.callSendObjects(project, refName, eventCreatedOn, revision, uri);
     repLog.info(
         "Pull replication REST API apply object to {} COMPLETED for {}:{} - {}, HTTP Result:"
             + " {} - time:{} ms",
@@ -500,7 +493,6 @@
                     project,
                     batchApplyObject.refName(),
                     eventCreatedOn,
-                    batchApplyObject.isDelete(),
                     batchApplyObject.revisionData().map(ImmutableList::of).orElse(null));
 
             resultSuccessful = HttpResultUtils.isSuccessful(result);
@@ -533,14 +525,7 @@
 
               Optional<HttpResult> sendObjectResult =
                   callSendObject(
-                      fetchClient,
-                      remoteName,
-                      uri,
-                      project,
-                      refName,
-                      eventCreatedOn,
-                      batchApplyObject.isDelete(),
-                      allRevisions);
+                      fetchClient, remoteName, uri, project, refName, eventCreatedOn, allRevisions);
               resultSuccessful = HttpResultUtils.isSuccessful(sendObjectResult);
               if (!resultSuccessful) {
                 break;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/ApplyObjectAction.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/ApplyObjectAction.java
index 01d32fb..402336d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/ApplyObjectAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/ApplyObjectAction.java
@@ -34,22 +34,17 @@
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.replication.pull.api.exception.RefUpdateException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Objects;
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
 @Singleton
 public class ApplyObjectAction implements RestModifyView<ProjectResource, RevisionInput> {
 
   private final ApplyObjectCommand applyObjectCommand;
-  private final DeleteRefCommand deleteRefCommand;
   private final FetchPreconditions preConditions;
 
   @Inject
   public ApplyObjectAction(
-      ApplyObjectCommand applyObjectCommand,
-      DeleteRefCommand deleteRefCommand,
-      FetchPreconditions preConditions) {
+      ApplyObjectCommand applyObjectCommand, FetchPreconditions preConditions) {
     this.applyObjectCommand = applyObjectCommand;
-    this.deleteRefCommand = deleteRefCommand;
     this.preConditions = preConditions;
   }
 
@@ -65,6 +60,9 @@
     if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(input.getRefName())) {
       throw new BadRequestException("Ref-update refname cannot be null or empty");
     }
+    if (Objects.isNull(input.getRevisionData())) {
+      throw new BadRequestException("Revision data cannot be null");
+    }
 
     try {
       repLog.info(
@@ -74,17 +72,6 @@
           input.getRefName(),
           input.getRevisionData());
 
-      if (Objects.isNull(input.getRevisionData())) {
-        deleteRefCommand.deleteRef(resource.getNameKey(), input.getRefName(), input.getLabel());
-        repLog.info(
-            "Apply object API - REF DELETED - from {} for {}:{} - {}",
-            input.getLabel(),
-            resource.getNameKey(),
-            input.getRefName(),
-            input.getRevisionData());
-        return Response.withStatusCode(HttpServletResponse.SC_NO_CONTENT, "");
-      }
-
       try {
         input.validate();
       } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/ApplyObjectsAction.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/ApplyObjectsAction.java
index 1088e40..811cb27 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/ApplyObjectsAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/ApplyObjectsAction.java
@@ -34,21 +34,15 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Objects;
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
 public class ApplyObjectsAction implements RestModifyView<ProjectResource, RevisionsInput> {
 
   private final ApplyObjectCommand command;
-  private final DeleteRefCommand deleteRefCommand;
   private final FetchPreconditions preConditions;
 
   @Inject
-  public ApplyObjectsAction(
-      ApplyObjectCommand command,
-      DeleteRefCommand deleteRefCommand,
-      FetchPreconditions preConditions) {
+  public ApplyObjectsAction(ApplyObjectCommand command, FetchPreconditions preConditions) {
     this.command = command;
-    this.deleteRefCommand = deleteRefCommand;
     this.preConditions = preConditions;
   }
 
@@ -65,6 +59,9 @@
       if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(input.getRefName())) {
         throw new BadRequestException("Ref-update refname cannot be null or empty");
       }
+      if (Objects.isNull(input.getRevisionsData())) {
+        throw new BadRequestException("Revision data cannot be null");
+      }
 
       repLog.info(
           "Apply object API from {} for {}:{} - {}",
@@ -73,16 +70,6 @@
           input.getRefName(),
           Arrays.toString(input.getRevisionsData()));
 
-      if (Objects.isNull(input.getRevisionsData())) {
-        deleteRefCommand.deleteRef(resource.getNameKey(), input.getRefName(), input.getLabel());
-        repLog.info(
-            "Apply object API - REF DELETED - from {} for {}:{}",
-            input.getLabel(),
-            resource.getNameKey(),
-            input.getRefName());
-        return Response.withStatusCode(HttpServletResponse.SC_NO_CONTENT, "");
-      }
-
       try {
         input.validate();
       } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/data/BatchApplyObjectData.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/data/BatchApplyObjectData.java
index 7a613c0..5b17002 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/data/BatchApplyObjectData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/data/BatchApplyObjectData.java
@@ -20,14 +20,9 @@
 @AutoValue
 public abstract class BatchApplyObjectData {
 
-  public static BatchApplyObjectData create(
-      String refName, Optional<RevisionData> revisionData, boolean isDelete)
+  public static BatchApplyObjectData create(String refName, Optional<RevisionData> revisionData)
       throws IllegalArgumentException {
-    if (isDelete && revisionData.isPresent()) {
-      throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-          "DELETE ref-updates cannot be associated with a RevisionData");
-    }
-    return new AutoValue_BatchApplyObjectData(refName, revisionData, isDelete);
+    return new AutoValue_BatchApplyObjectData(refName, revisionData, false);
   }
 
   public abstract String refName();
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/ApplyObjectActionTest.java b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/ApplyObjectActionTest.java
index a4fc41b..1d3acc6 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/ApplyObjectActionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/ApplyObjectActionTest.java
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
           + "Submitted-with: OK: Code-Review: Gerrit User 1000000 <1000000@69ec38f0-350e-4d9c-96d4-bc956f2faaac>";
 
   @Mock ApplyObjectCommand applyObjectCommand;
-  @Mock DeleteRefCommand deleteRefCommand;
   @Mock ProjectResource projectResource;
   @Mock FetchPreconditions preConditions;
 
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@
   public void setup() throws Exception {
     when(preConditions.canCallFetchApi()).thenReturn(true);
 
-    applyObjectAction = new ApplyObjectAction(applyObjectCommand, deleteRefCommand, preConditions);
+    applyObjectAction = new ApplyObjectAction(applyObjectCommand, preConditions);
   }
 
   @Test
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/data/BatchApplyObjectDataTest.java b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/data/BatchApplyObjectDataTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index bf74b56..0000000
--- a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/data/BatchApplyObjectDataTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.replication.pull.api.data;
-
-import java.util.Optional;
-import org.junit.Test;
-import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
-import org.mockito.Mock;
-import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnitRunner;
-
-@RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
-public class BatchApplyObjectDataTest {
-
-  @Mock private RevisionData revisionData;
-
-  @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
-  public void shouldFailIfRevisionDataIsPresentForADelete() {
-    BatchApplyObjectData.create("foo", Optional.of(revisionData), true);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/client/FetchRestApiClientBase.java b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/client/FetchRestApiClientBase.java
index fa5a349..595fb8f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/client/FetchRestApiClientBase.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/client/FetchRestApiClientBase.java
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@
 
     List<BatchApplyObjectData> batchApplyObjects = new ArrayList<>();
     batchApplyObjects.add(
-        BatchApplyObjectData.create(refName, Optional.of(createSampleRevisionData("a")), false));
+        BatchApplyObjectData.create(refName, Optional.of(createSampleRevisionData("a"))));
 
     objectUnderTest.callBatchSendObject(
         Project.nameKey("test_repo"), batchApplyObjects, eventCreatedOn, new URIish(api));
@@ -646,8 +646,8 @@
     RevisionData revisionA = createSampleRevisionData("a");
     RevisionData revisionB = createSampleRevisionData("b");
     String refNameB = "refs/heads/b";
-    batchApplyObjects.add(BatchApplyObjectData.create(refName, Optional.of(revisionA), false));
-    batchApplyObjects.add(BatchApplyObjectData.create(refNameB, Optional.of(revisionB), false));
+    batchApplyObjects.add(BatchApplyObjectData.create(refName, Optional.of(revisionA)));
+    batchApplyObjects.add(BatchApplyObjectData.create(refNameB, Optional.of(revisionB)));
 
     objectUnderTest.callBatchSendObject(
         Project.nameKey("test_repo"), batchApplyObjects, eventCreatedOn, new URIish(api));
@@ -682,38 +682,6 @@
     assertThat(readPayload(httpPost)).isEqualTo(expectedSendObjectsPayload);
   }
 
-  @Test
-  public void shouldCallBatchApplyObjectEndpointWithNoRevisionDataForDeletes() throws Exception {
-    List<BatchApplyObjectData> batchApplyObjects = new ArrayList<>();
-    batchApplyObjects.add(BatchApplyObjectData.create(refName, Optional.empty(), true));
-
-    objectUnderTest.callBatchSendObject(
-        Project.nameKey("test_repo"), batchApplyObjects, eventCreatedOn, new URIish(api));
-
-    verify(httpClient, times(1)).execute(httpPostCaptor.capture(), any());
-
-    HttpPost httpPost = httpPostCaptor.getValue();
-
-    String expectedSendObjectsPayload =
-        "[{\"label\":\"Replication\",\"ref_name\":\""
-            + refName
-            + "\",\"event_created_on\":"
-            + eventCreatedOn
-            + "}]";
-    assertThat(readPayload(httpPost)).isEqualTo(expectedSendObjectsPayload);
-  }
-
-  @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
-  public void shouldThrowExceptionIfDeleteFlagIsSetButRevisionDataIsPresentForBatchSendEndpoint()
-      throws Exception {
-    List<BatchApplyObjectData> batchApplyObjects = new ArrayList<>();
-    batchApplyObjects.add(
-        BatchApplyObjectData.create(refName, Optional.of(createSampleRevisionData()), true));
-
-    objectUnderTest.callBatchSendObject(
-        Project.nameKey("test_repo"), batchApplyObjects, eventCreatedOn, new URIish(api));
-  }
-
   public String readPayload(HttpPost entity) throws Exception {
     ByteBuffer buf = IO.readWholeStream(entity.getEntity().getContent(), 1024);
     return RawParseUtils.decode(buf.array(), buf.arrayOffset(), buf.limit()).trim();