diff --git a/agrest-cayenne/src/main/java/io/agrest/cayenne/processor/delete/stage/CayenneDeleteStartStage.java b/agrest-cayenne/src/main/java/io/agrest/cayenne/processor/delete/stage/CayenneDeleteStartStage.java
index 344d31337..541fe919d 100644
--- a/agrest-cayenne/src/main/java/io/agrest/cayenne/processor/delete/stage/CayenneDeleteStartStage.java
+++ b/agrest-cayenne/src/main/java/io/agrest/cayenne/processor/delete/stage/CayenneDeleteStartStage.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package io.agrest.cayenne.processor.delete.stage;
 
 import io.agrest.cayenne.persister.ICayennePersister;
-import io.agrest.meta.AgSchema;
 import io.agrest.processor.ProcessingContext;
 import io.agrest.processor.ProcessorOutcome;
 import io.agrest.runtime.processor.delete.DeleteContext;
@@ -26,8 +25,7 @@ public static ObjectContext cayenneContext(ProcessingContext<?> context) {
 
     private final ICayennePersister persister;
 
-    public CayenneDeleteStartStage(@Inject AgSchema schema, @Inject ICayennePersister persister) {
-        super(schema);
+    public CayenneDeleteStartStage(@Inject ICayennePersister persister) {
         this.persister = persister;
     }
 
diff --git a/agrest-engine/src/main/java/io/agrest/runtime/AgRuntime.java b/agrest-engine/src/main/java/io/agrest/runtime/AgRuntime.java
index 7d66d5844..a0be30320 100644
--- a/agrest-engine/src/main/java/io/agrest/runtime/AgRuntime.java
+++ b/agrest-engine/src/main/java/io/agrest/runtime/AgRuntime.java
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public <T> UnrelateBuilder<T> unrelate(Class<T> type) {
      * @since 5.0
      */
     public <T> DeleteBuilder<T> delete(Class<T> type) {
-        DeleteContext<T> context = new DeleteContext<>(type, injector);
+        DeleteContext<T> context = new DeleteContext<>(type, new RequestSchema(schema), injector);
         return new DefaultDeleteBuilder<>(context, deleteProcessorFactory);
     }
 
diff --git a/agrest-engine/src/main/java/io/agrest/runtime/DefaultDeleteBuilder.java b/agrest-engine/src/main/java/io/agrest/runtime/DefaultDeleteBuilder.java
index 0e7a7e524..c5376a818 100644
--- a/agrest-engine/src/main/java/io/agrest/runtime/DefaultDeleteBuilder.java
+++ b/agrest-engine/src/main/java/io/agrest/runtime/DefaultDeleteBuilder.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public DeleteBuilder<T> parent(Class<?> parentType, Map<String, Object> parentId
 
     @Override
     public DeleteBuilder<T> entityOverlay(AgEntityOverlay<T> overlay) {
-        context.addEntityOverlay(overlay);
+        context.getSchema().addOverlay(overlay);
         return this;
     }
 
diff --git a/agrest-engine/src/main/java/io/agrest/runtime/processor/delete/DeleteContext.java b/agrest-engine/src/main/java/io/agrest/runtime/processor/delete/DeleteContext.java
index e09d8f5c5..10b61adf8 100644
--- a/agrest-engine/src/main/java/io/agrest/runtime/processor/delete/DeleteContext.java
+++ b/agrest-engine/src/main/java/io/agrest/runtime/processor/delete/DeleteContext.java
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package io.agrest.runtime.processor.delete;
 
 import io.agrest.id.AgObjectId;
-import io.agrest.runtime.EntityParent;
 import io.agrest.meta.AgEntity;
-import io.agrest.meta.AgEntityOverlay;
 import io.agrest.processor.BaseProcessingContext;
+import io.agrest.runtime.EntityParent;
+import io.agrest.runtime.meta.RequestSchema;
 import io.agrest.runtime.processor.update.ChangeOperation;
 import org.apache.cayenne.di.Injector;
 
@@ -18,14 +18,15 @@
  */
 public class DeleteContext<T> extends BaseProcessingContext<T> {
 
+    private final RequestSchema schema;
     protected AgEntity<T> agEntity;
     protected Collection<AgObjectId> ids;
     protected EntityParent<?> parent;
-    protected AgEntityOverlay<T> entityOverlay;
     private List<ChangeOperation<T>> deleteOperations;
 
-    public DeleteContext(Class<T> type, Injector injector) {
+    public DeleteContext(Class<T> type, RequestSchema schema, Injector injector) {
         super(type, injector);
+        this.schema = schema;
         this.deleteOperations = Collections.emptyList();
     }
 
@@ -66,21 +67,6 @@ public AgEntity<T> getAgEntity() {
         return agEntity;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @since 4.8
-     */
-    public void addEntityOverlay(AgEntityOverlay<T> overlay) {
-        AgEntityOverlay<T> base = this.entityOverlay != null ? this.entityOverlay : new AgEntityOverlay<>(getType());
-        this.entityOverlay = base.merge(overlay);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @since 4.8
-     */
-    public AgEntityOverlay<T> getEntityOverlay() {
-        return entityOverlay;
-    }
-
     /**
      * @since 4.8
      */
@@ -94,4 +80,11 @@ public List<ChangeOperation<T>> getDeleteOperations() {
     public void setDeleteOperations(List<ChangeOperation<T>> deleteOperations) {
         this.deleteOperations = deleteOperations;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @since 5.0
+     */
+    public RequestSchema getSchema() {
+        return schema;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/agrest-engine/src/main/java/io/agrest/runtime/processor/delete/stage/DeleteStartStage.java b/agrest-engine/src/main/java/io/agrest/runtime/processor/delete/stage/DeleteStartStage.java
index 15ba8ca7a..3352dab5d 100644
--- a/agrest-engine/src/main/java/io/agrest/runtime/processor/delete/stage/DeleteStartStage.java
+++ b/agrest-engine/src/main/java/io/agrest/runtime/processor/delete/stage/DeleteStartStage.java
@@ -1,24 +1,15 @@
 package io.agrest.runtime.processor.delete.stage;
 
-import io.agrest.meta.AgSchema;
 import io.agrest.meta.AgEntity;
-import io.agrest.meta.AgEntityOverlay;
 import io.agrest.processor.Processor;
 import io.agrest.processor.ProcessorOutcome;
 import io.agrest.runtime.processor.delete.DeleteContext;
-import org.apache.cayenne.di.Inject;
 
 /**
  * @since 5.0
  */
 public class DeleteStartStage implements Processor<DeleteContext<?>> {
 
-    private final AgSchema schema;
-
-    public DeleteStartStage(@Inject AgSchema schema) {
-        this.schema = schema;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public ProcessorOutcome execute(DeleteContext<?> context) {
         initAgEntity(context);
@@ -26,8 +17,7 @@ public ProcessorOutcome execute(DeleteContext<?> context) {
     }
 
     protected <T> void initAgEntity(DeleteContext<T> context) {
-        AgEntityOverlay<T> overlay = context.getEntityOverlay();
-        AgEntity<T> entity = schema.getEntity(context.getType());
-        context.setAgEntity(entity.resolveOverlay(schema, overlay));
+        AgEntity<T> entity = context.getSchema().getEntity(context.getType());
+        context.setAgEntity(entity);
     }
 }