diff --git a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/ExpressionList.java b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/ExpressionList.java
index f02ccd44e..8e53e856d 100644
--- a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/ExpressionList.java
+++ b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/ExpressionList.java
@@ -1730,4 +1730,8 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
    */
   ExpressionList<T> endNot();
 
+  /**
+   * Clears the current expression list.
+   */
+  ExpressionList<T> clear();
 }
diff --git a/ebean-bom/pom.xml b/ebean-bom/pom.xml
index 293dc1070..194809f1c 100644
--- a/ebean-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-bom/pom.xml
@@ -193,12 +193,6 @@
 
       <!-- platforms -->
 
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-        <artifactId>ebean-all</artifactId>
-        <version>13.11.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
-      </dependency>
-
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-clickhouse</artifactId>
@@ -223,12 +217,6 @@
         <version>13.11.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-        <artifactId>ebean-hsqldb</artifactId>
-        <version>13.11.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
-      </dependency>
-
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-mariadb</artifactId>
@@ -259,12 +247,6 @@
         <version>13.11.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-        <artifactId>ebean-sqlanywhere</artifactId>
-        <version>13.11.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
-      </dependency>
-
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-sqlite</artifactId>
diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/DefaultExpressionList.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/DefaultExpressionList.java
index 3759ce9b0..d47988865 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/DefaultExpressionList.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/DefaultExpressionList.java
@@ -1268,4 +1268,10 @@ public class DefaultExpressionList<T> implements SpiExpressionList<T> {
     }
     return null;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public ExpressionList<T> clear() {
+    list.clear();
+    return this;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/JunctionExpression.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/JunctionExpression.java
index 3e202e99e..2f8dea86f 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/JunctionExpression.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/JunctionExpression.java
@@ -1068,4 +1068,9 @@ final class JunctionExpression<T> implements SpiJunction<T>, SpiExpression, Expr
     }
     return null;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public ExpressionList<T> clear() {
+    return exprList.clear();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java
index f78e11ea8..f8b1f3381 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ public final class DefaultPersister implements Persister {
     SpiTransaction t = request.transaction();
     EntityBean orphanForRemoval = request.importedOrphanForRemoval();
     if (orphanForRemoval != null) {
-      delete(orphanForRemoval, request.transaction(), true);
+      delete(orphanForRemoval, request.transaction(), false);
     }
 
     // exported ones with cascade save
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ public final class DefaultPersister implements Persister {
   private void deleteOrphan(PersistRequestBean<?> request, BeanPropertyAssocOne<?> prop) {
     Object origValue = request.getOrigValue(prop);
     if (origValue instanceof EntityBean) {
-      delete((EntityBean) origValue, request.transaction(), true);
+      delete((EntityBean) origValue, request.transaction(), false);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/ebean-core/src/test/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/DefaultExpressionListTest.java b/ebean-core/src/test/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/DefaultExpressionListTest.java
index b89590936..69f9c8e43 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/test/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/DefaultExpressionListTest.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/test/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/DefaultExpressionListTest.java
@@ -99,6 +99,14 @@ public class DefaultExpressionListTest extends BaseExpressionTest {
       .isSameByBind(spi(exp().eq("a", 10).eq("b", 20)))).isFalse();
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void isSameWithClear() {
+    DefaultExpressionList<?> exp1 = spi(exp().eq("a", 10).eq("b", 20).clear().eq("c", 30));
+    DefaultExpressionList<?> exp2 = spi(exp().eq("c", 30));
+    same(exp1, exp2);
+    assertThat(exp1.isSameByBind(exp2)).isTrue();
+  }
+  
   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
   @Test
   void copy() {
diff --git a/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/o2m/StatefulO2MSoftDelete.java b/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/o2m/StatefulO2MSoftDelete.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab44e37d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/o2m/StatefulO2MSoftDelete.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package org.tests.o2m;
+
+import io.ebean.DB;
+import io.ebean.test.LoggedSql;
+import io.ebean.xtest.BaseTestCase;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.tests.o2m.dm.GoodsEntity;
+import org.tests.o2m.dm.WorkflowEntity;
+import org.tests.o2m.dm.WorkflowOperationEntity;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+public class StatefulO2MSoftDelete extends BaseTestCase {
+  @Test
+  void statefulUpdateShouldntDelete() {
+    var bomGoods = new GoodsEntity();
+    DB.save(bomGoods);
+
+    var goods = new GoodsEntity();
+    var workflow = new WorkflowEntity();
+    var operation1 = new WorkflowOperationEntity();
+    operation1.setName("operation 1");
+    goods.setWorkflowEntity(workflow);
+    workflow.setOperations(List.of(operation1));
+
+    DB.save(goods);
+
+    LoggedSql.start();
+    // replace workflow entity
+    var goodsFromDB = DB.find(GoodsEntity.class, goods.getId());
+    goodsFromDB.setWorkflowEntity(new WorkflowEntity());
+
+    DB.update(goodsFromDB);
+    var updateSql = LoggedSql.stop();
+    updateSql.forEach(sql -> assertThat(sql).doesNotContain("delete from workflow_entity"));
+    if (isH2()) {
+      assertThat(updateSql.get(4)).contains("update workflow_operation_entity set deleted=true where workflow_id = ?");
+      assertThat(updateSql.get(6)).contains("update workflow_entity set when_modified=?, deleted=? where id=?");
+    }
+  }
+}