diff --git a/executor.go b/executor.go
index 40ca4cd05..c9e45e68b 100644
--- a/executor.go
+++ b/executor.go
@@ -8239,10 +8239,12 @@ func (e *executor) executeDeleteRecords(ctx context.Context, qcx *Qcx, index str
 	} else if len(c.Children) > 1 {
 		return false, errors.New("Delete() only accepts a single bitmap input")
 	}
+	qcx.Abort()
+	qcx.Reset() //release the qcx to allow for rbf checkpoint
 
 	// Execute calls in bulk on each remote node and merge.
 	mapFn := func(ctx context.Context, shard uint64, mopt *mapOptions) (_ interface{}, err error) {
-		return e.executeDeleteRecordFromShard(ctx, qcx, index, c, shard)
+		return e.executeDeleteRecordFromShard(ctx, index, c.Children[0], shard)
 	}
 
 	// Merge returned results at coordinating node.
@@ -8276,64 +8278,74 @@ func transactExistRow(ctx context.Context, idx *Index, shard uint64, frag *fragm
 	}
 	return rowID, tx.Commit()
 }
-func (e *executor) executeDeleteRecordFromShard(ctx context.Context, qcx *Qcx, index string, c *pql.Call, shard uint64) (changed bool, err error) {
+func (e *executor) executeDeleteRecordFromShard(ctx context.Context, index string, bmCall *pql.Call, shard uint64) (changed bool, err error) {
 	span, _ := tracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "Executor.executeDeleteRecordFromShard")
 	defer span.Finish()
-	//need to build the bitmap in the call
-	child := c.Children[0]
-	src, er := e.executeBitmapCallShard(ctx, qcx, index, child, shard)
-	if er != nil {
-		err = er
-		return
-	}
-	if len(src.segments) == 0 { //nothing to remove
-		return
-	}
-	columns := src.segments[0].data //should only be one segment
-	if columns.Count() == 0 {
-		return
-	}
 	// Fetch index.
 	idx := e.Holder.Index(index)
 	if idx == nil {
 		err = newNotFoundError(ErrIndexNotFound, index)
 		return
 	}
-
+	qcx := idx.Txf().NewQcx()
+	//bmCall is a bitmap
+	row, err := e.executeBitmapCallShard(ctx, qcx, index, bmCall, shard)
+	qcx.Abort()
+	if len(row.segments) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	columns := row.segments[0].data
+	if columns.Count() == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	src := NewRowFromBitmap(columns)
 	return DeleteRowsWithFlow(ctx, src, idx, shard, true)
 }
 
 func DeleteRows(ctx context.Context, src *Row, idx *Index, shard uint64) (bool, error) {
 	return DeleteRowsWithFlow(ctx, src, idx, shard, false)
 }
-func DeleteRowsWithFlow(ctx context.Context, src *Row, idx *Index, shard uint64, normalFlow bool) (bool, error) {
+func clearFragment(writeTx Tx, columns *roaring.Bitmap, frag *fragment, resChan chan countResults) (changed bool, err error) {
+	posChan := make(chan uint64, 8192)
+	findExisting := roaring.NewBitmapBitmapFilter(columns, func(pos uint64) error {
+		posChan <- pos
+		return nil
+	})
+	go writeTx.RemoveChannel(frag.index(), frag.field(), frag.view(), frag.shard, posChan, resChan)
+
+	err = writeTx.ApplyFilter(frag.index(), frag.field(), frag.view(), frag.shard, 0, findExisting)
+	close(posChan)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	r := <-resChan
+
+	changed = r.changeCount > 0
+	err = r.err
+	return
+}
+
+func DeleteRowsWithFlowWithKeys(ctx context.Context, columns *roaring.Bitmap, idx *Index, shard uint64, normalFlow bool) (bool, error) {
 	var existenceFragment *fragment
 	var deletedRowID uint64
 	var commitor Commitor = &NopCommitor{}
-	var err error
-	if len(src.segments) == 0 { //nothing to remove
-		return false, nil
-	}
-	columns := src.segments[0].data //should only be one segment
-	if columns.Count() == 0 {
-		return false, nil
-	}
-
-	if idx.Keys() {
-		//store columns in exits field ToBeDelete row commited
-		if normalFlow { // normalFlow is the standard path, "not normal" is recoverory
-			existenceFragment = idx.Holder().fragment(idx.Name(), existenceFieldName, viewStandard, shard)
-			if existenceFragment == nil {
-				//no exists field
-				return false, errors.New("can't bulk delete without existence field")
-			}
-			deletedRowID, err = transactExistRow(ctx, idx, shard, existenceFragment, src)
+	var err error   //store columns in exits field ToBeDelete row commited
+	if normalFlow { // normalFlow is the standard path, "not normal" is recoverory
+		existenceFragment = idx.Holder().fragment(idx.Name(), existenceFieldName, viewStandard, shard)
+		if existenceFragment == nil {
+			//no exists field
+			return false, errors.New("can't bulk delete without existence field")
 		}
-		commitor, err = deleteKeyTranslation(ctx, idx, shard, columns)
+		src := NewRowFromBitmap(columns)
+		deletedRowID, err = transactExistRow(ctx, idx, shard, existenceFragment, src)
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, err
 		}
 	}
+	commitor, err = deleteKeyTranslation(ctx, idx, shard, columns)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
 	writeTx := idx.Txf().NewTx(Txo{Write: writable, Index: idx, Shard: shard})
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
@@ -8363,24 +8375,7 @@ func DeleteRowsWithFlow(ctx context.Context, src *Row, idx *Index, shard uint64,
 		}
 
 	}()
-	findExisting := roaring.NewBitmapBitmapFilter(columns, func(p uint64) error { return nil })
 	resChan := make(chan countResults)
-	clearFragment := func(frag *fragment) (bool, error) {
-		posChan := make(chan uint64, 8192)
-		findExisting.SetCallback(func(pos uint64) error {
-			posChan <- pos
-			return nil
-		})
-		go writeTx.RemoveChannel(frag.index(), frag.field(), frag.view(), frag.shard, posChan, resChan)
-
-		err = writeTx.ApplyFilter(frag.index(), frag.field(), frag.view(), frag.shard, 0, findExisting)
-		close(posChan)
-		if err != nil {
-			return false, err
-		}
-		r := <-resChan
-		return r.changeCount > 0, r.err
-	}
 
 	for _, field := range idx.Fields() {
 		for _, view := range field.views() {
@@ -8389,7 +8384,7 @@ func DeleteRowsWithFlow(ctx context.Context, src *Row, idx *Index, shard uint64,
 			if !ok {
 				continue
 			}
-			c, err := clearFragment(frag)
+			c, err := clearFragment(writeTx, columns, frag, resChan)
 			if err != nil {
 				return false, err
 			}
@@ -8417,6 +8412,92 @@ func DeleteRowsWithFlow(ctx context.Context, src *Row, idx *Index, shard uint64,
 	return changed, nil
 }
 
+func DeleteRowsWithOutKeysFlow(ctx context.Context, columns *roaring.Bitmap, idx *Index, shard uint64, normalFlow bool) (changed bool, err error) {
+	var existenceFragment *fragment
+	var deletedRowID uint64
+	var commitor Commitor = &NopCommitor{}
+	writeTx := idx.Txf().NewTx(Txo{Write: writable, Index: idx, Shard: shard})
+	defer writeTx.Rollback()
+	defer func() {
+		// if there is an error in the key commit, then rollback the delete
+		// write records before keys to remove possiblity of unmatch keys=records
+		err := writeTx.Commit()
+		if err != nil {
+			changed = false
+			commitor.Rollback()
+			return
+		}
+	}()
+	resChan := make(chan countResults)
+	for _, field := range idx.Fields() {
+		for _, view := range field.views() {
+
+			frag, ok := view.fragments[shard]
+			if !ok {
+				continue
+			}
+			c, err := clearFragment(writeTx, columns, frag, resChan)
+			if err != nil {
+				return false, err
+			}
+			if c {
+				changed = true
+			}
+
+		}
+	}
+	close(resChan)
+	if existenceFragment == nil { //a string keys have been deleted and the deleteRow was created
+		return changed, nil
+	}
+
+	if normalFlow {
+		existenceFragment.clearRow(writeTx, deletedRowID)
+		return changed, nil
+	}
+
+	// this is if we are recovering from failure and cleaning up
+	rows, err := existenceFragment.rows(ctx, writeTx, 1)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	for _, rowId := range rows {
+		existenceFragment.clearRow(writeTx, rowId)
+	}
+	return changed, nil
+}
+
+func DeleteRowsWithFlow(ctx context.Context, src *Row, idx *Index, shard uint64, normalFlow bool) (change bool, err error) {
+	if len(src.segments) == 0 { //nothing to remove
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	columns := src.segments[0].data //should only be one segment
+	if columns.Count() == 0 {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	bits := src.segments[0].data.Slice()
+	min := func(a, b int) int {
+		if a <= b {
+			return a
+		}
+		return b
+	}
+	limit := idx.holder.cfg.RBFConfig.MaxDelete
+	for i := 0; i < len(bits); i += limit {
+		batch := roaring.NewBitmap(bits[i:min(i+limit, len(bits))]...)
+		if idx.Keys() {
+			change, err = DeleteRowsWithFlowWithKeys(ctx, batch, idx, shard, normalFlow)
+		} else {
+			change, err = DeleteRowsWithOutKeysFlow(ctx, batch, idx, shard, normalFlow)
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return change, err
+		}
+	}
+	return change, err
+
+}
+
 type Commitor interface {
 	Rollback()
 	Commit() error
diff --git a/rbf.go b/rbf.go
index 5360958cb..1cdc59261 100644
--- a/rbf.go
+++ b/rbf.go
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ func (tx *RBFTx) RemoveChannel(index, field, view string, shard uint64, a chan u
 						return
 					}
 				} else {
+					rc = roaring.Optimize(rc)
+
 					err = tx.tx.PutContainer(name, lastHi, rc)
 					if err != nil {
 						resChan <- countResults{0, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to put container")}
diff --git a/rbf/cfg/cfg.go b/rbf/cfg/cfg.go
index 184775e33..2b65a2b2b 100644
--- a/rbf/cfg/cfg.go
+++ b/rbf/cfg/cfg.go
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	// background checkpoints. It cannot be set from toml. The default is
 	// to use stderr.
 	Logger logger.Logger `toml:"-"`
+
+	// The maximum number of bits to be deleted in a single transaction default(65536)
+	MaxDelete int `toml:"max-delete"`
 }
 
 func NewDefaultConfig() *Config {
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ func NewDefaultConfig() *Config {
 		MinWALCheckpointSize: DefaultMinWALCheckpointSize,
 		MaxWALCheckpointSize: DefaultMaxWALCheckpointSize,
 		FsyncEnabled:         true,
+		MaxDelete:            DefaultMaxDelete,
 
 		// CI passed with 20. 50 was too big for CI, even on X-large instances.
 		// For now we default to 0, which means use sync.Pool.
diff --git a/rbf/cfg/os.go b/rbf/cfg/os.go
index 5ca1f60d9..057b4320f 100644
--- a/rbf/cfg/os.go
+++ b/rbf/cfg/os.go
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ const DefaultMaxSize = 4 * (1 << 30)
 // size of the WAL. The size can be increased by updating the DB.MaxWALSize
 // and reopening the database. This setting mainly affects virtual space usage.
 const DefaultMaxWALSize = 4 * (1 << 30)
+
+// DefaultMaxDelete is the maximum number of bits that will be deleted in a single batch
+const DefaultMaxDelete = 65536
diff --git a/txfactory.go b/txfactory.go
index 4fddf79a9..b96111c57 100644
--- a/txfactory.go
+++ b/txfactory.go
@@ -158,9 +158,6 @@ func (q *Qcx) Abort() {
 func (q *Qcx) Reset() {
 	q.mu.Lock()
 	defer q.mu.Unlock()
-	if !q.done {
-		vprint.PanicOn("must call Qcx.Abort() or Qcx.Finish() before calling Reset().")
-	}
 	q.unprotected_reset()
 }