@@ -2030,11 +2030,12 @@
                                     END WHERE id=?;") ;; DONE
 	'(test-set-log            "UPDATE tests SET final_logf=? WHERE id=?;")      ;; DONE
 	;; '(test-set-rundir-by-test-id "UPDATE tests SET rundir=? WHERE id=?")        ;; DONE
 	;; '(test-set-rundir         "UPDATE tests SET rundir=? AND testname=? AND item_path=?;") ;; DONE
 	'(test-set-rundir-shortdir "UPDATE tests SET rundir=?,shortdir=? WHERE testname=? AND item_path=?;")
-	'(delete-tests-in-state   "DELETE FROM tests WHERE state=?;")                  ;; DONE
+	'(delete-tests-in-state   ;; "DELETE FROM tests WHERE state=?;")                  ;; DONE
+	  "UPDATE tests SET state='DELETED' WHERE state=?")
 	'(tests:test-set-toplog   "UPDATE tests SET final_logf=? WHERE run_id=? AND testname=? AND item_path='';")
 	'(update-cpuload-diskfree "UPDATE tests SET cpuload=?,diskfree=? WHERE id=?;") ;; DONE
 	'(update-uname-host       "UPDATE tests SET uname=?,host=? WHERE id=?;")       ;; DONE
 	'(update-test-state       "UPDATE tests SET state=? WHERE state=? AND run_id=? AND testname=? AND NOT (item_path='' AND testname IN (SELECT DISTINCT testname FROM tests WHERE testname=? AND item_path != ''));")
 	'(update-test-status      "UPDATE tests SET status=? WHERE status like ? AND run_id=? AND testname=? AND NOT (item_path='' AND testname IN (SELECT DISTINCT testname FROM tests WHERE testname=? AND item_path != ''));")