diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/query-issue205.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/query-issue205.aql
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+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type EmployeeStat as open {
+  age: int32,
+  salary:int32
+}
+
+create type EmployeeType as closed {
+  id:string,
+  stat:EmployeeStat,
+  deptCode:int32
+}
+
+create dataset Employees(EmployeeType)
+  partitioned by key id;
+
+insert into dataset Employees({"id":"1234", "stat":{ "age":50, "salary":120000}, "deptCode":32 });
+insert into dataset Employees({"id":"5678", "stat":{ "age":40, "salary":100000}, "deptCode":16 });
+
+delete $l from dataset Employees where $l.id = "1234";
+
+write output to nc1:"rttest/dml_query-issue205.adm";
+for $l in dataset('Employees')
+return $l