diff --git a/posting/list.go b/posting/list.go
index bd5caf12b08..45527884d25 100644
--- a/posting/list.go
+++ b/posting/list.go
@@ -107,14 +107,6 @@ func newMutableMap() *MutableMap {
 	}
 }
 
-func (mm *MutableMap) getDeleteMarker() uint64 {
-	if mm == nil {
-		return 0
-	}
-
-	return mm.deleteMarker
-}
-
 func (mm *MutableMap) clone() *MutableMap {
 	if mm == nil {
 		return nil
@@ -234,9 +226,9 @@ func (mm *MutableMap) _iterate(f func(ts uint64, pl *pb.PostingList)) {
 
 // Before iterating, we have to figure out where the last delete marker is
 // Then gather the posts that would be above the marker
-func (mm *MutableMap) iterate(f func(ts uint64, pl *pb.PostingList), readTs uint64) {
+func (mm *MutableMap) iterate(f func(ts uint64, pl *pb.PostingList), readTs uint64) uint64 {
 	if mm == nil {
-		return
+		return 0
 	}
 
 	deleteMarker := mm.populateDeleteAll(readTs)
@@ -245,6 +237,7 @@ func (mm *MutableMap) iterate(f func(ts uint64, pl *pb.PostingList), readTs uint
 			f(ts, pl)
 		}
 	})
+	return deleteMarker
 }
 
 func (mm *MutableMap) insertOldPosting(pl *pb.PostingList) {
@@ -863,7 +856,7 @@ func (l *List) pickPostings(readTs uint64) (uint64, []*pb.Posting) {
 
 	// First pick up the postings.
 	var posts []*pb.Posting
-	l.mutationMap.iterate(func(ts uint64, plist *pb.PostingList) {
+	deleteMarker := l.mutationMap.iterate(func(ts uint64, plist *pb.PostingList) {
 		// ts will be plist.CommitTs for commited transactions
 		// ts will be readTs for mutations that are me
 		posts = append(posts, plist.Postings...)
@@ -880,7 +873,7 @@ func (l *List) pickPostings(readTs uint64) (uint64, []*pb.Posting) {
 		}
 		return pi.Uid < pj.Uid
 	})
-	return l.mutationMap.getDeleteMarker(), posts
+	return deleteMarker, posts
 }
 
 func (l *List) iterate(readTs uint64, afterUid uint64, f func(obj *pb.Posting) error) error {
diff --git a/posting/list_test.go b/posting/list_test.go
index f312b096228..0de875c2727 100644
--- a/posting/list_test.go
+++ b/posting/list_test.go
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ func TestAddMutation_mrjn1(t *testing.T) {
 	addMutationHelper(t, ol, edge, Set, txn)
 	checkValue(t, ol, "cars", txn.StartTs)
 
-	// Delete it again, just for fun.
+	// delete it again, just for fun.
 	edge = &pb.DirectedEdge{
 		Value: []byte("cars"),
 	}
@@ -1542,6 +1542,32 @@ func TestSingleListRollup(t *testing.T) {
 	// TODO: Need more testing here.
 }
 
+func TestListDeleteMarker(t *testing.T) {
+	defer setMaxListSize(maxListSize)
+	maxListSize = mb / 2
+
+	key := x.DataKey(x.GalaxyAttr(uuid.New().String()), 13345)
+	ol, err := readPostingListFromDisk(key, ps, math.MaxUint64)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	txn := Txn{StartTs: uint64(1)}
+	edge := &pb.DirectedEdge{
+		Entity:  1,
+		ValueId: 1,
+	}
+	addMutationHelper(t, ol, edge, Set, &txn)
+	require.NoError(t, ol.commitMutation(1, 2))
+
+	txn = Txn{StartTs: uint64(3)}
+	edge = &pb.DirectedEdge{
+		Value: []byte(x.Star),
+		Op:    pb.DirectedEdge_DEL,
+	}
+	addMutationHelper(t, ol, edge, Del, &txn)
+
+	require.Equal(t, ol.mutationMap.populateDeleteAll(3), uint64(3))
+}
+
 func TestRecursiveSplits(t *testing.T) {
 	// For testing, set the max list size to a lower threshold.
 	defer setMaxListSize(maxListSize)
diff --git a/worker/sort_test.go b/worker/sort_test.go
index a60200f96d8..cdaeef61a82 100644
--- a/worker/sort_test.go
+++ b/worker/sort_test.go
@@ -73,14 +73,11 @@ func TestSingleUid(t *testing.T) {
 	ps, err := badger.OpenManaged(opt)
 	x.Check(err)
 	pstore = ps
-	// Not using posting list cache
 	posting.Init(ps, 0)
 	Init(ps)
 	err = schema.ParseBytes([]byte("singleUidTest: string @index(exact) @unique ."), 1)
-	fmt.Println(err)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	txn := posting.Oracle().RegisterStartTs(5)
 	attr := x.GalaxyAttr("singleUidTest")
@@ -160,6 +157,7 @@ func TestSingleUid(t *testing.T) {
 	found, mpost, err = l.FindPosting(18, 1)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, found, false)
+	require.Equal(t, mpost, nil)
 }
 
 func TestLangExact(t *testing.T) {
@@ -201,16 +199,21 @@ func TestLangExact(t *testing.T) {
 
 	x.Check(runMutation(ctx, edge, txn))
 
-	pl, err := txn.Get(x.DataKey(attr, 1))
-	x.Check(err)
+	txn.Update()
+	writer := posting.NewTxnWriter(pstore)
+	require.NoError(t, txn.CommitToDisk(writer, 2))
+	require.NoError(t, writer.Flush())
+	txn.UpdateCachedKeys(2)
 
-	fmt.Println(pl.Value(5))
+	key := x.DataKey(attr, 1)
+	rollup(t, key, pstore, 4)
 
-	err = pl.Iterate(5, 0, func(p *pb.Posting) error {
-		fmt.Println("INSIDE MAIN ITERATE", p)
-		return nil
-	})
-	x.Check(err)
+	pl, err := readPostingListFromDisk(key, pstore, 6)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	val, err := pl.ValueForTag(6, "hi")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, val.Value, []byte("hindi"))
 }
 
 func BenchmarkAddMutationWithIndex(b *testing.B) {