diff --git a/solr/test-framework/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/AbstractFullDistribZkTestBase.java b/solr/test-framework/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/AbstractFullDistribZkTestBase.java
index 0fcda295689..6e15ed7d283 100644
--- a/solr/test-framework/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/AbstractFullDistribZkTestBase.java
+++ b/solr/test-framework/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/AbstractFullDistribZkTestBase.java
@@ -1375,7 +1375,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractFullDistribZkTestBase extends AbstractDistribZkTes
           Integer delete = deletes.remove(0);
           try {
             numDeletes++;
-            controlClient.deleteById(Integer.toString(delete));
+            UpdateRequest req = new UpdateRequest();
+            req.deleteById(Integer.toString(delete));
+            req.setParam("CONTROL", "TRUE");
+            req.process(controlClient);
+            
             cloudClient.deleteById(Integer.toString(delete));
           } catch (Exception e) {
             System.err.println("REQUEST FAILED:");