diff --git a/_regroup/test-etapi/delete-cloned-branch.http b/_regroup/test-etapi/delete-cloned-branch.http
deleted file mode 100644
index a87a6fa4d..000000000
--- a/_regroup/test-etapi/delete-cloned-branch.http
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-POST {{triliumHost}}/etapi/create-note
-Authorization: {{authToken}}
-Content-Type: application/json
-
-{
-  "parentNoteId": "root",
-  "title": "Hello",
-  "type": "text",
-  "content": "Hi there!"
-}
-
-> {%
-    client.global.set("createdNoteId", response.body.note.noteId);
-    client.global.set("createdBranchId", response.body.branch.branchId);
-%}
-
-### Clone to another location
-
-POST {{triliumHost}}/etapi/branches
-Authorization: {{authToken}}
-Content-Type: application/json
-
-{
-  "noteId": "{{createdNoteId}}",
-  "parentNoteId": "_hidden"
-}
-
-> {% client.global.set("clonedBranchId", response.body.branchId); %}
-
-###
-
-GET {{triliumHost}}/etapi/notes/{{createdNoteId}}
-Authorization: {{authToken}}
-
-> {% client.assert(response.status === 200); %}
-
-###
-
-GET {{triliumHost}}/etapi/branches/{{createdBranchId}}
-Authorization: {{authToken}}
-
-> {% client.assert(response.status === 200); %}
-
-###
-
-GET {{triliumHost}}/etapi/branches/{{clonedBranchId}}
-Authorization: {{authToken}}
-
-> {% client.assert(response.status === 200); %}
-
-###
-
-DELETE {{triliumHost}}/etapi/branches/{{createdBranchId}}
-Authorization: {{authToken}}
-
-> {% client.assert(response.status === 204, "Response status is not 204"); %}
-
-### repeat the DELETE request to test the idempotency
-
-DELETE {{triliumHost}}/etapi/branches/{{createdBranchId}}
-Authorization: {{authToken}}
-
-> {% client.assert(response.status === 204, "Response status is not 204"); %}
-
-###
-
-GET {{triliumHost}}/etapi/branches/{{createdBranchId}}
-Authorization: {{authToken}}
-
-> {%
-    client.assert(response.status === 404, "Response status is not 404");
-    client.assert(response.body.code === "BRANCH_NOT_FOUND");
-%}
-
-###
-
-GET {{triliumHost}}/etapi/branches/{{clonedBranchId}}
-Authorization: {{authToken}}
-
-> {% client.assert(response.status === 200); %}
-
-###
-
-GET {{triliumHost}}/etapi/notes/{{createdNoteId}}
-Authorization: {{authToken}}
-
-> {% client.assert(response.status === 200); %}
diff --git a/apps/server/spec/etapi/delete-entities.spec.ts b/apps/server/spec/etapi/delete-entities.spec.ts
index 7b8399f38..409048182 100644
--- a/apps/server/spec/etapi/delete-entities.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/server/spec/etapi/delete-entities.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Application } from "express";
-import { beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import supertest from "supertest";
 import { login } from "./utils.js";
 import config from "../../src/services/config.js";
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ let createdBranchId: string;
 
 const USER = "etapi";
 
-type EntityType = "attachments" | "attributes";
+type EntityType = "attachments" | "attributes" | "branches" | "notes";
 
 describe("etapi/delete-entities", () => {
     beforeAll(async () => {
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ describe("etapi/delete-entities", () => {
         const buildApp = (await (import("../../src/app.js"))).default;
         app = await buildApp();
         token = await login(app);
+    });
 
+    beforeEach(async () => {
         ({ createdNoteId, createdBranchId } = await createNote());
     });
 
@@ -35,6 +37,25 @@ describe("etapi/delete-entities", () => {
         deleteEntity("attributes", attributeId);
         expectNotFound("attributes", attributeId);
     });
+
+    it("deletes cloned branch", async () => {
+        const response = await supertest(app)
+            .post("/etapi/branches")
+            .auth(USER, token, { "type": "basic"})
+            .send({
+                noteId: createdNoteId,
+                parentNoteId: "_hidden"
+            });
+        const clonedBranchId = response.body.branchId;
+        expectFound("branches", createdBranchId);
+        expectFound("branches", clonedBranchId);
+
+        deleteEntity("branches", createdBranchId);
+        expectNotFound("branches", createdBranchId);
+
+        expectFound("branches", clonedBranchId);
+        expectFound("notes", createdNoteId);
+    });
 });
 
 async function createNote() {
@@ -123,3 +144,10 @@ async function expectNotFound(entity: EntityType, id: string) {
             .expect(404);
     expect(response.body.code).toStrictEqual("ATTACHMENT_NOT_FOUND");
 }
+
+async function expectFound(entity: EntityType, id: string) {
+    await supertest(app)
+            .get(`/etapi/${entity}/${id}`)
+            .auth(USER, token, { "type": "basic"})
+            .expect(200);
+}