diff --git a/pkg/api/rest/resttest/resttest.go b/pkg/api/rest/resttest/resttest.go
index fbf0bf87d81..b17ae740df9 100644
--- a/pkg/api/rest/resttest/resttest.go
+++ b/pkg/api/rest/resttest/resttest.go
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ func (t *Tester) testDeleteGracefulImmediate(obj runtime.Object, setFn SetFunc,
 	}
 	objectMeta = t.getObjectMetaOrFail(out)
 	// the second delete shouldn't update the object, so the objectMeta.DeletionGracePeriodSeconds should eqaul to the value set in the first delete.
-	if objectMeta.DeletionTimestamp == nil || objectMeta.DeletionGracePeriodSeconds == nil || *objectMeta.DeletionGracePeriodSeconds != expectedGrace {
+	if objectMeta.DeletionTimestamp == nil || objectMeta.DeletionGracePeriodSeconds == nil || *objectMeta.DeletionGracePeriodSeconds != 0 {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected deleted meta: %#v", objectMeta)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/registry/generic/etcd/etcd.go b/pkg/registry/generic/etcd/etcd.go
index 5e9ba144a15..c71d0fe5342 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/generic/etcd/etcd.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/generic/etcd/etcd.go
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ func (e *Etcd) Delete(ctx api.Context, name string, options *api.DeleteOptions)
 	if pendingGraceful {
 		return e.finalizeDelete(obj, false)
 	}
-	if graceful && *options.GracePeriodSeconds > 0 {
+	if graceful {
 		out := e.NewFunc()
 		lastGraceful := int64(0)
 		err := e.Storage.GuaranteedUpdate(