Index: src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/kernel/KernelNodeBuilderTest.java
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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
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+ * distributed with this work for additional information
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+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
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+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.kernel;
+
+import static junit.framework.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static junit.framework.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import org.apache.jackrabbit.mk.core.MicroKernelImpl;
+import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.api.CommitFailedException;
+import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.memory.MemoryNodeStore;
+import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.state.NodeBuilder;
+import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.state.NodeStore;
+import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.state.NodeStoreBranch;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class KernelNodeBuilderTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void deletesKernelNodeStore() throws CommitFailedException {
+        NodeStore store = new KernelNodeStore(new MicroKernelImpl());
+        init(store);
+        run(store);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void deletesMemoryNodeStore() throws CommitFailedException {
+        NodeStore store = new MemoryNodeStore();
+        init(store);
+        run(store);
+    }
+
+    private void init(NodeStore store) throws CommitFailedException {
+        NodeStoreBranch branch = store.branch();
+        NodeBuilder builder = branch.getRoot().builder();
+        builder.child("x").child("y").child("z");
+        branch.setRoot(builder.getNodeState());
+        branch.merge();
+    }
+
+    private void run(NodeStore store) throws CommitFailedException {
+        NodeStoreBranch branch = store.branch();
+        NodeBuilder builder = branch.getRoot().builder();
+
+        assertTrue("child node x should be present", builder.hasChildNode("x"));
+        assertTrue("child node x/y should be present", builder.child("x")
+                .hasChildNode("y"));
+        assertTrue("child node x/y/z should be present", builder.child("x")
+                .child("y").hasChildNode("z"));
+
+        builder.removeNode("x");
+        assertFalse("child node x not should be present",
+                builder.hasChildNode("x"));
+        assertFalse("child node x/y not should be present", builder.child("x")
+                .hasChildNode("y"));
+        assertFalse("child node x/y/z not should be present", builder
+                .child("x").child("y").hasChildNode("z"));
+
+        branch.merge();
+    }
+
+}