diff --git a/osc-check_repo.py b/osc-check_repo.py
index 0786256b..9a721263 100644
--- a/osc-check_repo.py
+++ b/osc-check_repo.py
@@ -262,13 +262,19 @@ def _check_repo_group(self, id_, requests, opts):
     for rq in packs:
         if fetched[rq.request_id]:
             continue
-        # we need to call it to fetch the good repos to download
-        # but the return value is of no interest right now.
-        self.checkrepo.is_buildsuccess(rq)
-        i = self._check_repo_download(rq, opts)
-        if rq.error:
-            print 'ERROR (ALREADY ACEPTED?):', rq.error
-            rq.updated = True
+        i = set()
+        if rq.action_type == 'delete':
+            # for delete requests we only care for toignore
+            i = self._check_repo_toignore(rq, opts)
+        else:
+            # we need to call it to fetch the good repos to download
+            # but the return value is of no interest right now.
+            self.checkrepo.is_buildsuccess(rq)
+            i = self._check_repo_download(rq, opts)
+            if rq.error:
+                print 'ERROR (ALREADY ACEPTED?):', rq.error
+                rq.updated = True
+
         toignore.update(i)
 
     # Detect cycles into the current Factory graph after we update the
diff --git a/osclib/checkrepo.py b/osclib/checkrepo.py
index c268db6e..1e20d84b 100644
--- a/osclib/checkrepo.py
+++ b/osclib/checkrepo.py
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ class Request(object):
         self.error = None
         self.build_excluded = False
         self.is_cached = False
+        self.action_type = 'submit' # assume default
+        self.downloads = []
 
         if element:
             self.load(element)
@@ -66,11 +68,16 @@ class Request(object):
         self.request_id = int(element.get('id'))
 
         action = element.find('action')
-        self.src_project = action.find('source').get('project')
-        self.src_package = action.find('source').get('package')
-        self.revision = action.find('source').get('rev')
-        self.tgt_project = action.find('target').get('project')
-        self.tgt_package = action.find('target').get('package')
+        self.action_type = action.get('type')
+        source = action.find('source')
+        if source is not None:
+            self.src_project = source.get('project')
+            self.src_package = source.get('package')
+            self.revision = source.get('rev')
+        target = action.find('target')
+        if target is not None:
+            self.tgt_project = target.get('project')
+            self.tgt_package = target.get('package')
 
         # The groups are in the CheckRepo object.
         self.group = self.request_id
@@ -290,20 +297,21 @@ class CheckRepo(object):
             self.change_review_state(request_id, 'declined', message=msg)
             return requests
 
-        # Accept requests that are not SUBMIT type.
-        # XXX TODO - DELETE requests need to be managed here too.
-        action = actions[0]
-        action_type = action.get('type')
-        if action_type != 'submit':
-            msg = 'Unchecked request type %s' % action_type
+        rq = Request(element=request)
+
+        if rq.action_type != 'submit' and rq.action_type != 'delete':
+            msg = 'Unchecked request type %s' % rq.action_type
             print 'ACCEPTED', msg
             self.change_review_state(request_id, 'accepted', message=msg)
             return requests
 
-        rq = Request(element=request)
         rq.group = self.grouped.get(request_id, request_id)
         requests.append(rq)
 
+        if rq.action_type == 'delete':
+            # only track the target package
+            return requests
+
         # Get source information about the SR:
         #   - Source MD5
         #   - Entries (.tar.gz, .changes, .spec ...) and MD5
diff --git a/osclib/cycle.py b/osclib/cycle.py
index 85f812d8..c443f229 100644
--- a/osclib/cycle.py
+++ b/osclib/cycle.py
@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ class CycleDetector(object):
     def cycles(self, requests, project='openSUSE:Factory', repository='standard', arch='x86_64'):
         """Detect cycles in a specific repository."""
 
+        # filter submit requests
+        requests = [ rq for rq in requests if rq.action_type == 'submit' ]
+
         # Detect cycles - We create the full graph from _builddepinfo.
         factory_graph = self._get_builddepinfo_graph(project, repository, arch)
         factory_cycles = factory_graph.cycles()