diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/controller_plan.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/controller_plan.go
index e3c73415a1..06ce98f77f 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/controller_plan.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/controller_plan.go
@@ -18,18 +18,24 @@ package vreplication
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"strconv"
 
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/sqlparser"
 )
 
 // controllerPlan is the plan for vreplication control statements.
 type controllerPlan struct {
-	opcode int
 	query  string
-	// delCopySate is set for deletes.
-	delCopyState string
-	id           int
+	opcode int
+
+	// numInserts is set for insertQuery.
+	numInserts int
+
+	// selector and applier are set for updateQuery and deleteQuery.
+	selector string
+	applier  *sqlparser.ParsedQuery
+
+	// delCopyState is set of deletes.
+	delCopyState *sqlparser.ParsedQuery
 }
 
 const (
@@ -46,18 +52,24 @@ func buildControllerPlan(query string) (*controllerPlan, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	var plan *controllerPlan
 	switch stmt := stmt.(type) {
 	case *sqlparser.Insert:
-		return buildInsertPlan(stmt)
+		plan, err = buildInsertPlan(stmt)
 	case *sqlparser.Update:
-		return buildUpdatePlan(stmt)
+		plan, err = buildUpdatePlan(stmt)
 	case *sqlparser.Delete:
-		return buildDeletePlan(stmt)
+		plan, err = buildDeletePlan(stmt)
 	case *sqlparser.Select:
-		return buildSelectPlan(stmt)
+		plan, err = buildSelectPlan(stmt)
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported construct: %s", sqlparser.String(stmt))
 	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	plan.query = query
+	return plan, nil
 }
 
 func buildInsertPlan(ins *sqlparser.Insert) (*controllerPlan, error) {
@@ -65,7 +77,6 @@ func buildInsertPlan(ins *sqlparser.Insert) (*controllerPlan, error) {
 	case reshardingJournalTableName:
 		return &controllerPlan{
 			opcode: reshardingJournalQuery,
-			query:  sqlparser.String(ins),
 		}, nil
 	case vreplicationTableName:
 		// no-op
@@ -88,15 +99,8 @@ func buildInsertPlan(ins *sqlparser.Insert) (*controllerPlan, error) {
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported construct: %v", sqlparser.String(ins))
 	}
-	if len(rows) != 1 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported construct: %v", sqlparser.String(ins))
-	}
-	row := rows[0]
 	idPos := 0
 	if len(ins.Columns) != 0 {
-		if len(ins.Columns) != len(row) {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("malformed statement: %v", sqlparser.String(ins))
-		}
 		idPos = -1
 		for i, col := range ins.Columns {
 			if col.EqualString("id") {
@@ -106,13 +110,18 @@ func buildInsertPlan(ins *sqlparser.Insert) (*controllerPlan, error) {
 		}
 	}
 	if idPos >= 0 {
-		if _, ok := row[idPos].(*sqlparser.NullVal); !ok {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("id should not have a value: %v", sqlparser.String(ins))
+		for _, row := range rows {
+			if idPos >= len(row) {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("malformed statement: %v", sqlparser.String(ins))
+			}
+			if _, ok := row[idPos].(*sqlparser.NullVal); !ok {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("id should not have a value: %v", sqlparser.String(ins))
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return &controllerPlan{
-		opcode: insertQuery,
-		query:  sqlparser.String(ins),
+		opcode:     insertQuery,
+		numInserts: len(rows),
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -121,7 +130,6 @@ func buildUpdatePlan(upd *sqlparser.Update) (*controllerPlan, error) {
 	case reshardingJournalTableName:
 		return &controllerPlan{
 			opcode: reshardingJournalQuery,
-			query:  sqlparser.String(upd),
 		}, nil
 	case vreplicationTableName:
 		// no-op
@@ -137,15 +145,24 @@ func buildUpdatePlan(upd *sqlparser.Update) (*controllerPlan, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	id, err := extractID(upd.Where)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	buf1 := sqlparser.NewTrackedBuffer(nil)
+	buf1.Myprintf("select id from %s%v", vreplicationTableName, upd.Where)
+	upd.Where = &sqlparser.Where{
+		Type: sqlparser.WhereStr,
+		Expr: &sqlparser.ComparisonExpr{
+			Left:     &sqlparser.ColName{Name: sqlparser.NewColIdent("id")},
+			Operator: sqlparser.InStr,
+			Right:    sqlparser.ListArg("::ids"),
+		},
 	}
 
+	buf2 := sqlparser.NewTrackedBuffer(nil)
+	buf2.Myprintf("%v", upd)
+
 	return &controllerPlan{
-		opcode: updateQuery,
-		query:  sqlparser.String(upd),
-		id:     id,
+		opcode:   updateQuery,
+		selector: buf1.String(),
+		applier:  buf2.ParsedQuery(),
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -154,7 +171,6 @@ func buildDeletePlan(del *sqlparser.Delete) (*controllerPlan, error) {
 	case reshardingJournalTableName:
 		return &controllerPlan{
 			opcode: reshardingJournalQuery,
-			query:  sqlparser.String(del),
 		}, nil
 	case vreplicationTableName:
 		// no-op
@@ -171,49 +187,46 @@ func buildDeletePlan(del *sqlparser.Delete) (*controllerPlan, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported construct: %v", sqlparser.String(del))
 	}
 
-	id, err := extractID(del.Where)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	buf1 := sqlparser.NewTrackedBuffer(nil)
+	buf1.Myprintf("select id from %s%v", vreplicationTableName, del.Where)
+	del.Where = &sqlparser.Where{
+		Type: sqlparser.WhereStr,
+		Expr: &sqlparser.ComparisonExpr{
+			Left:     &sqlparser.ColName{Name: sqlparser.NewColIdent("id")},
+			Operator: sqlparser.InStr,
+			Right:    sqlparser.ListArg("::ids"),
+		},
 	}
 
+	buf2 := sqlparser.NewTrackedBuffer(nil)
+	buf2.Myprintf("%v", del)
+
+	copyStateWhere := &sqlparser.Where{
+		Type: sqlparser.WhereStr,
+		Expr: &sqlparser.ComparisonExpr{
+			Left:     &sqlparser.ColName{Name: sqlparser.NewColIdent("vrepl_id")},
+			Operator: sqlparser.InStr,
+			Right:    sqlparser.ListArg("::ids"),
+		},
+	}
+	buf3 := sqlparser.NewTrackedBuffer(nil)
+	buf3.Myprintf("delete from %s%v", copyStateTableName, copyStateWhere)
+
 	return &controllerPlan{
 		opcode:       deleteQuery,
-		query:        sqlparser.String(del),
-		delCopyState: fmt.Sprintf("delete from %s where vrepl_id = %d", copySateTableName, id),
-		id:           id,
+		selector:     buf1.String(),
+		applier:      buf2.ParsedQuery(),
+		delCopyState: buf3.ParsedQuery(),
 	}, nil
 }
 
 func buildSelectPlan(sel *sqlparser.Select) (*controllerPlan, error) {
 	switch sqlparser.String(sel.From) {
-	case vreplicationTableName, reshardingJournalTableName, copySateTableName:
+	case vreplicationTableName, reshardingJournalTableName, copyStateTableName:
 		return &controllerPlan{
 			opcode: selectQuery,
-			query:  sqlparser.String(sel),
 		}, nil
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid table name: %v", sqlparser.String(sel.From))
 	}
 }
-
-func extractID(where *sqlparser.Where) (int, error) {
-	if where == nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid where clause:%v", sqlparser.String(where))
-	}
-	comp, ok := where.Expr.(*sqlparser.ComparisonExpr)
-	if !ok {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid where clause:%v", sqlparser.String(where))
-	}
-	if sqlparser.String(comp.Left) != "id" {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid where clause:%v", sqlparser.String(where))
-	}
-	if comp.Operator != sqlparser.EqualStr {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid where clause:%v", sqlparser.String(where))
-	}
-
-	id, err := strconv.Atoi(sqlparser.String(comp.Right))
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid where clause:%v", sqlparser.String(where))
-	}
-	return id, nil
-}
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/controller_plan_test.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/controller_plan_test.go
index ecdb32e648..096dbb1593 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/controller_plan_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/controller_plan_test.go
@@ -21,35 +21,54 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
+type testControllerPlan struct {
+	query        string
+	opcode       int
+	numInserts   int
+	selector     string
+	applier      string
+	delCopyState string
+}
+
 func TestControllerPlan(t *testing.T) {
 	tcases := []struct {
 		in   string
-		plan *controllerPlan
+		plan *testControllerPlan
 		err  string
 	}{{
 		// Insert
 		in: "insert into _vt.vreplication values(null)",
-		plan: &controllerPlan{
-			opcode: insertQuery,
-			query:  "insert into _vt.vreplication values (null)",
+		plan: &testControllerPlan{
+			query:      "insert into _vt.vreplication values(null)",
+			opcode:     insertQuery,
+			numInserts: 1,
 		},
 	}, {
 		in: "insert into _vt.vreplication(id) values(null)",
-		plan: &controllerPlan{
-			opcode: insertQuery,
-			query:  "insert into _vt.vreplication(id) values (null)",
+		plan: &testControllerPlan{
+			query:      "insert into _vt.vreplication(id) values(null)",
+			opcode:     insertQuery,
+			numInserts: 1,
 		},
 	}, {
 		in: "insert into _vt.vreplication(workflow, id) values('', null)",
-		plan: &controllerPlan{
-			opcode: insertQuery,
-			query:  "insert into _vt.vreplication(workflow, id) values ('', null)",
+		plan: &testControllerPlan{
+			query:      "insert into _vt.vreplication(workflow, id) values('', null)",
+			opcode:     insertQuery,
+			numInserts: 1,
+		},
+	}, {
+		in: "insert into _vt.vreplication values(null), (null)",
+		plan: &testControllerPlan{
+			query:      "insert into _vt.vreplication values(null), (null)",
+			opcode:     insertQuery,
+			numInserts: 2,
 		},
 	}, {
 		in: "insert into _vt.resharding_journal values (1)",
-		plan: &controllerPlan{
-			opcode: reshardingJournalQuery,
+		plan: &testControllerPlan{
 			query:  "insert into _vt.resharding_journal values (1)",
+			opcode: reshardingJournalQuery,
 		},
 	}, {
 		in:  "replace into _vt.vreplication values(null)",
@@ -70,11 +89,8 @@ func TestControllerPlan(t *testing.T) {
 		in:  "insert into _vt.vreplication select * from a",
 		err: "unsupported construct: insert into _vt.vreplication select * from a",
 	}, {
-		in:  "insert into _vt.vreplication values(null), (null)",
-		err: "unsupported construct: insert into _vt.vreplication values (null), (null)",
-	}, {
-		in:  "insert into _vt.vreplication(a, b, c) values(null)",
-		err: "malformed statement: insert into _vt.vreplication(a, b, c) values (null)",
+		in:  "insert into _vt.vreplication(a, b, id) values(null)",
+		err: "malformed statement: insert into _vt.vreplication(a, b, id) values (null)",
 	}, {
 		in:  "insert into _vt.vreplication(workflow, id) values('aa', 1)",
 		err: "id should not have a value: insert into _vt.vreplication(workflow, id) values ('aa', 1)",
@@ -85,16 +101,33 @@ func TestControllerPlan(t *testing.T) {
 		// Update
 	}, {
 		in: "update _vt.vreplication set state='Running' where id = 1",
-		plan: &controllerPlan{
-			opcode: updateQuery,
-			query:  "update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Running' where id = 1",
-			id:     1,
+		plan: &testControllerPlan{
+			query:    "update _vt.vreplication set state='Running' where id = 1",
+			opcode:   updateQuery,
+			selector: "select id from _vt.vreplication where id = 1",
+			applier:  "update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Running' where id in ::ids",
+		},
+	}, {
+		in: "update _vt.vreplication set state='Running'",
+		plan: &testControllerPlan{
+			query:    "update _vt.vreplication set state='Running'",
+			opcode:   updateQuery,
+			selector: "select id from _vt.vreplication",
+			applier:  "update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Running' where id in ::ids",
+		},
+	}, {
+		in: "update _vt.vreplication set state='Running' where a = 1",
+		plan: &testControllerPlan{
+			query:    "update _vt.vreplication set state='Running' where a = 1",
+			opcode:   updateQuery,
+			selector: "select id from _vt.vreplication where a = 1",
+			applier:  "update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Running' where id in ::ids",
 		},
 	}, {
 		in: "update _vt.resharding_journal set col = 1",
-		plan: &controllerPlan{
-			opcode: reshardingJournalQuery,
+		plan: &testControllerPlan{
 			query:  "update _vt.resharding_journal set col = 1",
+			opcode: reshardingJournalQuery,
 		},
 	}, {
 		in:  "update a set state='Running' where id = 1",
@@ -108,36 +141,40 @@ func TestControllerPlan(t *testing.T) {
 	}, {
 		in:  "update _vt.vreplication set state='Running', id = 2 where id = 1",
 		err: "id cannot be changed: id = 2",
-	}, {
-		in:  "update _vt.vreplication set state='Running'",
-		err: "invalid where clause:",
-	}, {
-		in:  "update _vt.vreplication set state='Running' where a = 1 and id = 2",
-		err: "invalid where clause: where a = 1 and id = 2",
-	}, {
-		in:  "update _vt.vreplication set state='Running' where a = 1",
-		err: "invalid where clause: where a = 1",
-	}, {
-		in:  "update _vt.vreplication set state='Running' where id > 1",
-		err: "invalid where clause: where id > 1",
-	}, {
-		in:  "update _vt.vreplication set state='Running' where id = 1.1",
-		err: "invalid where clause: where id = 1.1",
 
 		// Delete
 	}, {
 		in: "delete from _vt.vreplication where id = 1",
-		plan: &controllerPlan{
-			opcode:       deleteQuery,
+		plan: &testControllerPlan{
 			query:        "delete from _vt.vreplication where id = 1",
-			delCopyState: "delete from _vt.copy_state where vrepl_id = 1",
-			id:           1,
+			opcode:       deleteQuery,
+			selector:     "select id from _vt.vreplication where id = 1",
+			applier:      "delete from _vt.vreplication where id in ::ids",
+			delCopyState: "delete from _vt.copy_state where vrepl_id in ::ids",
+		},
+	}, {
+		in: "delete from _vt.vreplication",
+		plan: &testControllerPlan{
+			query:        "delete from _vt.vreplication",
+			opcode:       deleteQuery,
+			selector:     "select id from _vt.vreplication",
+			applier:      "delete from _vt.vreplication where id in ::ids",
+			delCopyState: "delete from _vt.copy_state where vrepl_id in ::ids",
+		},
+	}, {
+		in: "delete from _vt.vreplication where a = 1",
+		plan: &testControllerPlan{
+			query:        "delete from _vt.vreplication where a = 1",
+			opcode:       deleteQuery,
+			selector:     "select id from _vt.vreplication where a = 1",
+			applier:      "delete from _vt.vreplication where id in ::ids",
+			delCopyState: "delete from _vt.copy_state where vrepl_id in ::ids",
 		},
 	}, {
 		in: "delete from _vt.resharding_journal where id = 1",
-		plan: &controllerPlan{
-			opcode: reshardingJournalQuery,
+		plan: &testControllerPlan{
 			query:  "delete from _vt.resharding_journal where id = 1",
+			opcode: reshardingJournalQuery,
 		},
 	}, {
 		in:  "delete from a where id = 1",
@@ -154,38 +191,23 @@ func TestControllerPlan(t *testing.T) {
 	}, {
 		in:  "delete from _vt.vreplication partition (a) where id = 1 limit 1",
 		err: "unsupported construct: delete from _vt.vreplication partition (a) where id = 1 limit 1",
-	}, {
-		in:  "delete from _vt.vreplication",
-		err: "invalid where clause:",
-	}, {
-		in:  "delete from _vt.vreplication where a = 1 and id = 2",
-		err: "invalid where clause: where a = 1 and id = 2",
-	}, {
-		in:  "delete from _vt.vreplication where a = 1",
-		err: "invalid where clause: where a = 1",
-	}, {
-		in:  "delete from _vt.vreplication where id > 1",
-		err: "invalid where clause: where id > 1",
-	}, {
-		in:  "delete from _vt.vreplication where id = 1.1",
-		err: "invalid where clause: where id = 1.1",
 
 		// Select
 	}, {
 		in: "select * from _vt.vreplication",
-		plan: &controllerPlan{
+		plan: &testControllerPlan{
 			opcode: selectQuery,
 			query:  "select * from _vt.vreplication",
 		},
 	}, {
 		in: "select * from _vt.resharding_journal",
-		plan: &controllerPlan{
+		plan: &testControllerPlan{
 			opcode: selectQuery,
 			query:  "select * from _vt.resharding_journal",
 		},
 	}, {
 		in: "select * from _vt.copy_state",
-		plan: &controllerPlan{
+		plan: &testControllerPlan{
 			opcode: selectQuery,
 			query:  "select * from _vt.copy_state",
 		},
@@ -213,8 +235,20 @@ func TestControllerPlan(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("getPlan(%v) error:\n%v, want\n%v", tcase.in, err, tcase.err)
 			continue
 		}
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(pl, tcase.plan) {
-			t.Errorf("getPlan(%v):\n%+v, want\n%+v", tcase.in, pl, tcase.plan)
+		gotPlan := &testControllerPlan{
+			query:      pl.query,
+			opcode:     pl.opcode,
+			numInserts: pl.numInserts,
+			selector:   pl.selector,
+		}
+		if pl.applier != nil {
+			gotPlan.applier = pl.applier.Query
+		}
+		if pl.delCopyState != nil {
+			gotPlan.delCopyState = pl.delCopyState.Query
+		}
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(gotPlan, tcase.plan) {
+			t.Errorf("getPlan(%v):\n%+v, want\n%+v", tcase.in, gotPlan, tcase.plan)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/controller_test.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/controller_test.go
index ba858cf04d..f330985c4c 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/controller_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/controller_test.go
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@ var (
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	testDMLResponse = &sqltypes.Result{RowsAffected: 1}
-	testPos         = "MariaDB/0-1-1083"
+	testSelectorResponse1 = &sqltypes.Result{Rows: [][]sqltypes.Value{{sqltypes.NewInt64(1)}}}
+	testSelectorResponse2 = &sqltypes.Result{Rows: [][]sqltypes.Value{{sqltypes.NewInt64(1)}, {sqltypes.NewInt64(2)}}}
+	testDMLResponse       = &sqltypes.Result{RowsAffected: 1}
+	testPos               = "MariaDB/0-1-1083"
 )
 
 func TestControllerKeyRange(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/engine.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/engine.go
index 9a08a97469..4baad2ac62 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/engine.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/engine.go
@@ -29,13 +29,14 @@ import (
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/binlog/binlogplayer"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/log"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/mysqlctl"
+	querypb "vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/proto/query"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/topo"
 )
 
 const (
 	reshardingJournalTableName = "_vt.resharding_journal"
 	vreplicationTableName      = "_vt.vreplication"
-	copySateTableName          = "_vt.copy_state"
+	copyStateTableName         = "_vt.copy_state"
 
 	createReshardingJournalTable = `create table if not exists _vt.resharding_journal(
   id bigint,
@@ -269,54 +270,92 @@ func (vre *Engine) Exec(query string) (*sqltypes.Result, error) {
 		if qr.InsertID == 0 {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("insert failed to generate an id")
 		}
-		params, err := readRow(dbClient, int(qr.InsertID))
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+		for id := int(qr.InsertID); id < int(qr.InsertID)+plan.numInserts; id++ {
+			if ct := vre.controllers[id]; ct != nil {
+				// Unreachable. Just a failsafe.
+				ct.Stop()
+				delete(vre.controllers, id)
+			}
+			params, err := readRow(dbClient, id)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			ct, err := newController(vre.ctx, params, vre.dbClientFactory, vre.mysqld, vre.ts, vre.cell, *tabletTypesStr, nil)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			vre.controllers[id] = ct
 		}
-		// Create a controller for the newly created row.
-		ct, err := newController(vre.ctx, params, vre.dbClientFactory, vre.mysqld, vre.ts, vre.cell, *tabletTypesStr, nil)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		vre.controllers[int(qr.InsertID)] = ct
 		return qr, nil
 	case updateQuery:
-		var blpStats *binlogplayer.Stats
-		if ct := vre.controllers[plan.id]; ct != nil {
-			// Stop the current controller.
-			ct.Stop()
-			blpStats = ct.blpStats
-		}
-		qr, err := vre.executeFetchMaybeCreateTable(dbClient, plan.query, 1)
+		ids, bv, err := vre.fetchIDs(dbClient, plan.selector)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		params, err := readRow(dbClient, plan.id)
+		if len(ids) == 0 {
+			return &sqltypes.Result{}, nil
+		}
+		blpStats := make(map[int]*binlogplayer.Stats)
+		for _, id := range ids {
+			if ct := vre.controllers[id]; ct != nil {
+				// Stop the current controller.
+				ct.Stop()
+				blpStats[id] = ct.blpStats
+			}
+		}
+		query, err := plan.applier.GenerateQuery(bv, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		// Create a new controller in place of the old one.
-		// For continuity, the new controller inherits the previous stats.
-		ct, err := newController(vre.ctx, params, vre.dbClientFactory, vre.mysqld, vre.ts, vre.cell, *tabletTypesStr, blpStats)
+		qr, err := vre.executeFetchMaybeCreateTable(dbClient, query, 1)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		vre.controllers[plan.id] = ct
+		for _, id := range ids {
+			params, err := readRow(dbClient, id)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			// Create a new controller in place of the old one.
+			// For continuity, the new controller inherits the previous stats.
+			ct, err := newController(vre.ctx, params, vre.dbClientFactory, vre.mysqld, vre.ts, vre.cell, *tabletTypesStr, blpStats[id])
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			vre.controllers[id] = ct
+		}
 		return qr, nil
 	case deleteQuery:
-		// Stop and delete the current controller.
-		if ct := vre.controllers[plan.id]; ct != nil {
-			ct.Stop()
-			delete(vre.controllers, plan.id)
+		ids, bv, err := vre.fetchIDs(dbClient, plan.selector)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if len(ids) == 0 {
+			return &sqltypes.Result{}, nil
+		}
+		// Stop and delete the current controllers.
+		for _, id := range ids {
+			if ct := vre.controllers[id]; ct != nil {
+				ct.Stop()
+				delete(vre.controllers, id)
+			}
 		}
 		if err := dbClient.Begin(); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		qr, err := dbClient.ExecuteFetch(plan.query, 10000)
+		query, err := plan.applier.GenerateQuery(bv, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		if _, err := dbClient.ExecuteFetch(plan.delCopyState, 10000); err != nil {
+		qr, err := vre.executeFetchMaybeCreateTable(dbClient, query, 1)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		delQuery, err := plan.delCopyState.GenerateQuery(bv, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if _, err := dbClient.ExecuteFetch(delQuery, 10000); err != nil {
 			// Legacy vreplication won't create this table. So, ignore table not found error.
 			merr, isSQLErr := err.(*mysql.SQLError)
 			if !isSQLErr || !(merr.Num == mysql.ERNoSuchTable) {
@@ -334,6 +373,27 @@ func (vre *Engine) Exec(query string) (*sqltypes.Result, error) {
 	panic("unreachable")
 }
 
+func (vre *Engine) fetchIDs(dbClient binlogplayer.DBClient, selector string) (ids []int, bv map[string]*querypb.BindVariable, err error) {
+	qr, err := dbClient.ExecuteFetch(selector, 10000)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	for _, row := range qr.Rows {
+		id, err := sqltypes.ToInt64(row[0])
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+		ids = append(ids, int(id))
+	}
+	bvval, err := sqltypes.BuildBindVariable(ids)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Unreachable.
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	bv = map[string]*querypb.BindVariable{"ids": bvval}
+	return ids, bv, nil
+}
+
 // WaitForPos waits for the replication to reach the specified position.
 func (vre *Engine) WaitForPos(ctx context.Context, id int, pos string) error {
 	mPos, err := mysql.DecodePosition(pos)
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/engine_test.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/engine_test.go
index 27f2d31d67..d16ca35cc4 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/engine_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/engine_test.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func TestEngineExec(t *testing.T) {
 	defer vre.Close()
 
 	dbClient.ExpectRequest("use _vt", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
-	dbClient.ExpectRequest("insert into _vt.vreplication values (null)", &sqltypes.Result{InsertID: 1}, nil)
+	dbClient.ExpectRequest("insert into _vt.vreplication values(null)", &sqltypes.Result{InsertID: 1}, nil)
 	dbClient.ExpectRequest("select * from _vt.vreplication where id = 1", sqltypes.MakeTestResult(
 		sqltypes.MakeTestFields(
 			"id|state|source",
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ func TestEngineExec(t *testing.T) {
 	savedBlp := ct.blpStats
 
 	dbClient.ExpectRequest("use _vt", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
-	dbClient.ExpectRequest("update _vt.vreplication set pos = 'MariaDB/0-1-1084', state = 'Running' where id = 1", testDMLResponse, nil)
+	dbClient.ExpectRequest("select id from _vt.vreplication where id = 1", testSelectorResponse1, nil)
+	dbClient.ExpectRequest("update _vt.vreplication set pos = 'MariaDB/0-1-1084', state = 'Running' where id in (1)", testDMLResponse, nil)
 	dbClient.ExpectRequest("select * from _vt.vreplication where id = 1", sqltypes.MakeTestResult(
 		sqltypes.MakeTestFields(
 			"id|state|source",
@@ -175,16 +176,25 @@ func TestEngineExec(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("stats are mismatched: %v, want %v", globalStats.controllers, vre.controllers)
 	}
 
+	// Test no update
+	dbClient.ExpectRequest("use _vt", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	dbClient.ExpectRequest("select id from _vt.vreplication where id = 2", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	_, err = vre.Exec("update _vt.vreplication set pos = 'MariaDB/0-1-1084', state = 'Running' where id = 2")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	dbClient.Wait()
+
 	// Test Delete
 
 	dbClient.ExpectRequest("use _vt", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
-	delQuery := "delete from _vt.vreplication where id = 1"
+	dbClient.ExpectRequest("select id from _vt.vreplication where id = 1", testSelectorResponse1, nil)
 	dbClient.ExpectRequest("begin", nil, nil)
-	dbClient.ExpectRequest(delQuery, testDMLResponse, nil)
-	dbClient.ExpectRequest("delete from _vt.copy_state where vrepl_id = 1", nil, nil)
+	dbClient.ExpectRequest("delete from _vt.vreplication where id in (1)", testDMLResponse, nil)
+	dbClient.ExpectRequest("delete from _vt.copy_state where vrepl_id in (1)", nil, nil)
 	dbClient.ExpectRequest("commit", nil, nil)
 
-	qr, err = vre.Exec(delQuery)
+	qr, err = vre.Exec("delete from _vt.vreplication where id = 1")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -203,6 +213,30 @@ func TestEngineExec(t *testing.T) {
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(globalStats.controllers, vre.controllers) {
 		t.Errorf("stats are mismatched: %v, want %v", globalStats.controllers, vre.controllers)
 	}
+
+	// Test Delete of multiple rows
+
+	dbClient.ExpectRequest("use _vt", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	dbClient.ExpectRequest("select id from _vt.vreplication where id > 1", testSelectorResponse2, nil)
+	dbClient.ExpectRequest("begin", nil, nil)
+	dbClient.ExpectRequest("delete from _vt.vreplication where id in (1, 2)", testDMLResponse, nil)
+	dbClient.ExpectRequest("delete from _vt.copy_state where vrepl_id in (1, 2)", nil, nil)
+	dbClient.ExpectRequest("commit", nil, nil)
+
+	_, err = vre.Exec("delete from _vt.vreplication where id > 1")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	dbClient.Wait()
+
+	// Test no delete
+	dbClient.ExpectRequest("use _vt", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	dbClient.ExpectRequest("select id from _vt.vreplication where id = 3", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	_, err = vre.Exec("delete from _vt.vreplication where id = 3")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	dbClient.Wait()
 }
 
 func TestEngineBadInsert(t *testing.T) {
@@ -224,7 +258,7 @@ func TestEngineBadInsert(t *testing.T) {
 	defer vre.Close()
 
 	dbClient.ExpectRequest("use _vt", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
-	dbClient.ExpectRequest("insert into _vt.vreplication values (null)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	dbClient.ExpectRequest("insert into _vt.vreplication values(null)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
 	_, err := vre.Exec("insert into _vt.vreplication values(null)")
 	want := "insert failed to generate an id"
 	if err == nil || err.Error() != want {
@@ -424,14 +458,14 @@ func TestCreateDBAndTable(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Missing table. Statement should get retried after creating everything.
 	dbClient.ExpectRequest("use _vt", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
-	dbClient.ExpectRequest("insert into _vt.vreplication values (null)", &sqltypes.Result{}, &tableNotFound)
+	dbClient.ExpectRequest("insert into _vt.vreplication values(null)", &sqltypes.Result{}, &tableNotFound)
 
 	dbClient.ExpectRequest("CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS _vt", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
 	dbClient.ExpectRequest("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS _vt.blp_checkpoint", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
 	dbClient.ExpectRequestRE("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS _vt.vreplication.*", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
 	dbClient.ExpectRequestRE("create table if not exists _vt.resharding_journal.*", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
 
-	dbClient.ExpectRequest("insert into _vt.vreplication values (null)", &sqltypes.Result{InsertID: 1}, nil)
+	dbClient.ExpectRequest("insert into _vt.vreplication values(null)", &sqltypes.Result{InsertID: 1}, nil)
 
 	// The rest of this test is normal with no db errors or extra queries.
 
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vplayer_test.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vplayer_test.go
index e2c0e80c9b..110e5bc877 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vplayer_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vplayer_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -1532,13 +1533,17 @@ func startVReplication(t *testing.T, filter *binlogdatapb.Filter, onddl binlogda
 		"/insert into _vt.vreplication",
 		"/update _vt.vreplication set state='Running'",
 	})
+
+	var once sync.Once
 	return func() {
 		t.Helper()
-		query := fmt.Sprintf("delete from _vt.vreplication where id = %d", qr.InsertID)
-		if _, err := playerEngine.Exec(query); err != nil {
-			t.Fatal(err)
-		}
-		expectDeleteQueries(t)
+		once.Do(func() {
+			query := fmt.Sprintf("delete from _vt.vreplication where id = %d", qr.InsertID)
+			if _, err := playerEngine.Exec(query); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			expectDeleteQueries(t)
+		})
 	}, int(qr.InsertID)
 }
 
diff --git a/go/vt/wrangler/migrater_env_test.go b/go/vt/wrangler/migrater_env_test.go
index 5384591ba4..1f9dd8ddf1 100644
--- a/go/vt/wrangler/migrater_env_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/wrangler/migrater_env_test.go
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ import (
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/vttablet/tmclient"
 )
 
-const vreplQueryks = "select id, source from _vt.vreplication where workflow = 'test' and db_name = 'vt_ks'"
-const vreplQueryks2 = "select id, source from _vt.vreplication where workflow = 'test' and db_name = 'vt_ks2'"
+const vreplQueryks = "select id, source from _vt.vreplication where workflow='test' and db_name='vt_ks'"
+const vreplQueryks2 = "select id, source from _vt.vreplication where workflow='test' and db_name='vt_ks2'"
 
 type testMigraterEnv struct {
 	ts                                           *topo.Server
diff --git a/go/vt/wrangler/migrater_test.go b/go/vt/wrangler/migrater_test.go
index 2895ed6b46..a4983f0df8 100644
--- a/go/vt/wrangler/migrater_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/wrangler/migrater_test.go
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ import (
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/topo"
 )
 
+var (
+	resultid1 = &sqltypes.Result{Rows: [][]sqltypes.Value{{sqltypes.NewInt64(1)}}}
+	resultid2 = &sqltypes.Result{Rows: [][]sqltypes.Value{{sqltypes.NewInt64(2)}}}
+)
+
 // TestTableMigrate tests table mode migrations.
 // This has to be kept in sync with TestShardMigrate.
 func TestTableMigrate(t *testing.T) {
@@ -243,8 +248,8 @@ func TestTableMigrate(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	// Check for journals.
-	tme.dbSource1Client.addQuery("select 1 from _vt.resharding_journal where id = 9113431017721636330", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
-	tme.dbSource2Client.addQuery("select 1 from _vt.resharding_journal where id = 9113431017721636330", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbSource1Client.addQuery("select 1 from _vt.resharding_journal where id=9113431017721636330", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbSource2Client.addQuery("select 1 from _vt.resharding_journal where id=9113431017721636330", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
 
 	// Wait for position: Reads current state, updates to Stopped, and re-reads.
 	state := sqltypes.MakeTestResult(sqltypes.MakeTestFields(
@@ -255,9 +260,12 @@ func TestTableMigrate(t *testing.T) {
 	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("select pos, state, message from _vt.vreplication where id=1", state, nil)
 	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery("select pos, state, message from _vt.vreplication where id=1", state, nil)
 	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("select pos, state, message from _vt.vreplication where id=2", state, nil)
-	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Stopped', message = 'stopped for cutover' where id = 1", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
-	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery("update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Stopped', message = 'stopped for cutover' where id = 1", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
-	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Stopped', message = 'stopped for cutover' where id = 2", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("select id from _vt.vreplication where id = 1", resultid1, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Stopped', message = 'stopped for cutover' where id in (1)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("select id from _vt.vreplication where id = 2", resultid2, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Stopped', message = 'stopped for cutover' where id in (2)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery("select id from _vt.vreplication where id = 1", resultid1, nil)
+	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery("update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Stopped', message = 'stopped for cutover' where id in (1)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
 	stopped := sqltypes.MakeTestResult(sqltypes.MakeTestFields(
 		"id|state",
 		"int64|varchar"),
@@ -268,8 +276,8 @@ func TestTableMigrate(t *testing.T) {
 	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("select * from _vt.vreplication where id = 2", stopped, nil)
 
 	// Cancel Migration
-	cancel1 := "update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Running', stop_pos = null where id = 1"
-	cancel2 := "update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Running', stop_pos = null where id = 2"
+	cancel1 := "update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Running', stop_pos = null where id in (1)"
+	cancel2 := "update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Running', stop_pos = null where id in (2)"
 	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery(cancel1, &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
 	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery(cancel1, &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
 	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery(cancel2, &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
@@ -320,9 +328,12 @@ func TestTableMigrate(t *testing.T) {
 	tme.dbSource2Client.addQuery("select * from _vt.vreplication where id = 2", stopped, nil)
 
 	// Delete the target replications.
-	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.vreplication where id = 1", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
-	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.vreplication where id = 1", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
-	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.vreplication where id = 2", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.vreplication where id in (1)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.copy_state where vrepl_id in (1)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.vreplication where id in (1)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.copy_state where vrepl_id in (1)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.vreplication where id in (2)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.copy_state where vrepl_id in (2)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
 
 	journalID, err := tme.wr.MigrateWrites(ctx, tme.targetKeyspace, "test", 1*time.Second)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -482,8 +493,8 @@ func TestShardMigrate(t *testing.T) {
 	checkIsMasterServing(t, tme.ts, "ks:80-", false)
 
 	// Check for journals.
-	tme.dbSource1Client.addQuery("select 1 from _vt.resharding_journal where id = 6432976123657117098", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
-	tme.dbSource2Client.addQuery("select 1 from _vt.resharding_journal where id = 6432976123657117098", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbSource1Client.addQuery("select 1 from _vt.resharding_journal where id=6432976123657117098", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbSource2Client.addQuery("select 1 from _vt.resharding_journal where id=6432976123657117098", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
 
 	// Wait for position: Reads current state, updates to Stopped, and re-reads.
 	state := sqltypes.MakeTestResult(sqltypes.MakeTestFields(
@@ -494,9 +505,12 @@ func TestShardMigrate(t *testing.T) {
 	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("select pos, state, message from _vt.vreplication where id=1", state, nil)
 	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery("select pos, state, message from _vt.vreplication where id=1", state, nil)
 	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("select pos, state, message from _vt.vreplication where id=2", state, nil)
-	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Stopped', message = 'stopped for cutover' where id = 1", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
-	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery("update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Stopped', message = 'stopped for cutover' where id = 1", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
-	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Stopped', message = 'stopped for cutover' where id = 2", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("select id from _vt.vreplication where id = 1", resultid1, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Stopped', message = 'stopped for cutover' where id in (1)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("select id from _vt.vreplication where id = 2", resultid2, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Stopped', message = 'stopped for cutover' where id in (2)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery("select id from _vt.vreplication where id = 1", resultid1, nil)
+	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery("update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Stopped', message = 'stopped for cutover' where id in (1)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
 	stopped := sqltypes.MakeTestResult(sqltypes.MakeTestFields(
 		"id|state",
 		"int64|varchar"),
@@ -507,8 +521,8 @@ func TestShardMigrate(t *testing.T) {
 	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("select * from _vt.vreplication where id = 2", stopped, nil)
 
 	// Cancel Migration
-	cancel1 := "update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Running', stop_pos = null where id = 1"
-	cancel2 := "update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Running', stop_pos = null where id = 2"
+	cancel1 := "update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Running', stop_pos = null where id in (1)"
+	cancel2 := "update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Running', stop_pos = null where id in (2)"
 	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery(cancel1, &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
 	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery(cancel1, &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
 	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery(cancel2, &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
@@ -545,9 +559,12 @@ func TestShardMigrate(t *testing.T) {
 	tme.dbSource2Client.addQuery("select * from _vt.vreplication where id = 2", stopped, nil)
 
 	// Delete the target replications.
-	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.vreplication where id = 1", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
-	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.vreplication where id = 1", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
-	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.vreplication where id = 2", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.vreplication where id in (1)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.copy_state where vrepl_id in (1)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.vreplication where id in (1)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.copy_state where vrepl_id in (1)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.vreplication where id in (2)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.copy_state where vrepl_id in (2)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
 
 	journalID, err := tme.wr.MigrateWrites(ctx, tme.targetKeyspace, "test", 1*time.Second)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -587,8 +604,8 @@ func TestMigrateFailJournal(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Check for journals.
-	tme.dbSource1Client.addQuery("select 1 from _vt.resharding_journal where id = 9113431017721636330", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
-	tme.dbSource2Client.addQuery("select 1 from _vt.resharding_journal where id = 9113431017721636330", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbSource1Client.addQuery("select 1 from _vt.resharding_journal where id=9113431017721636330", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbSource2Client.addQuery("select 1 from _vt.resharding_journal where id=9113431017721636330", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
 
 	// Wait for position: Reads current state, updates to Stopped, and re-reads.
 	state := sqltypes.MakeTestResult(sqltypes.MakeTestFields(
@@ -599,9 +616,12 @@ func TestMigrateFailJournal(t *testing.T) {
 	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("select pos, state, message from _vt.vreplication where id=1", state, nil)
 	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery("select pos, state, message from _vt.vreplication where id=1", state, nil)
 	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("select pos, state, message from _vt.vreplication where id=2", state, nil)
-	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Stopped', message = 'stopped for cutover' where id = 1", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
-	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery("update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Stopped', message = 'stopped for cutover' where id = 1", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
-	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Stopped', message = 'stopped for cutover' where id = 2", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("select id from _vt.vreplication where id = 1", resultid1, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Stopped', message = 'stopped for cutover' where id in (1)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("select id from _vt.vreplication where id = 2", resultid2, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Stopped', message = 'stopped for cutover' where id in (2)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery("select id from _vt.vreplication where id = 1", resultid1, nil)
+	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery("update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Stopped', message = 'stopped for cutover' where id in (1)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
 	stopped := sqltypes.MakeTestResult(sqltypes.MakeTestFields(
 		"id|state",
 		"int64|varchar"),
@@ -612,8 +632,8 @@ func TestMigrateFailJournal(t *testing.T) {
 	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("select * from _vt.vreplication where id = 2", stopped, nil)
 
 	// Cancel Migration: these must not get called.
-	cancel1 := "update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Running', stop_pos = null where id = 1"
-	cancel2 := "update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Running', stop_pos = null where id = 2"
+	cancel1 := "update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Running', stop_pos = null where id in (1)"
+	cancel2 := "update _vt.vreplication set state = 'Running', stop_pos = null where id in (2)"
 	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery(cancel1, &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
 	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery(cancel1, &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
 	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery(cancel2, &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
@@ -655,8 +675,8 @@ func TestTableMigrateJournalExists(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Show one journal as created.
-	tme.dbSource1Client.addQuery("select 1 from _vt.resharding_journal where id = 9113431017721636330", sqltypes.MakeTestResult(sqltypes.MakeTestFields("1", "int64"), "1"), nil)
-	tme.dbSource2Client.addQuery("select 1 from _vt.resharding_journal where id = 9113431017721636330", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbSource1Client.addQuery("select 1 from _vt.resharding_journal where id=9113431017721636330", sqltypes.MakeTestResult(sqltypes.MakeTestFields("1", "int64"), "1"), nil)
+	tme.dbSource2Client.addQuery("select 1 from _vt.resharding_journal where id=9113431017721636330", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
 
 	// Create the missing journal.
 	journal2 := "insert into _vt.resharding_journal.*9113431017721636330.*tables.*t1.*t2.*local_position.*MariaDB/5-456-892.*shard_gtids.*80.*MariaDB/5-456-893.*80.*participants.*40.*40"
@@ -676,9 +696,15 @@ func TestTableMigrateJournalExists(t *testing.T) {
 	tme.dbSource2Client.addQuery("select * from _vt.vreplication where id = 2", stopped, nil)
 
 	// Delete the target replications.
-	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.vreplication where id = 1", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
-	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.vreplication where id = 1", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
-	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.vreplication where id = 2", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("select id from _vt.vreplication where id = 1", resultid1, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.vreplication where id in (1)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.copy_state where vrepl_id in (1)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("select id from _vt.vreplication where id = 2", resultid2, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.vreplication where id in (2)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.copy_state where vrepl_id in (2)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery("select id from _vt.vreplication where id = 1", resultid1, nil)
+	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.vreplication where id in (1)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.copy_state where vrepl_id in (1)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
 
 	_, err = tme.wr.MigrateWrites(ctx, tme.targetKeyspace, "test", 1*time.Second)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -717,8 +743,8 @@ func TestShardMigrateJournalExists(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Show one journal as created.
-	tme.dbSource1Client.addQuery("select 1 from _vt.resharding_journal where id = 6432976123657117098", sqltypes.MakeTestResult(sqltypes.MakeTestFields("1", "int64"), "1"), nil)
-	tme.dbSource2Client.addQuery("select 1 from _vt.resharding_journal where id = 6432976123657117098", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbSource1Client.addQuery("select 1 from _vt.resharding_journal where id=6432976123657117098", sqltypes.MakeTestResult(sqltypes.MakeTestFields("1", "int64"), "1"), nil)
+	tme.dbSource2Client.addQuery("select 1 from _vt.resharding_journal where id=6432976123657117098", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
 
 	// Create the missing journal.
 	journal2 := "insert into _vt.resharding_journal.*6432976123657117098.*migration_type:SHARDS.*local_position.*MariaDB/5-456-892.*shard_gtids.*80.*MariaDB/5-456-893.*shard_gtids.*80.*MariaDB/5-456-893.*participants.*40.*40"
@@ -738,9 +764,15 @@ func TestShardMigrateJournalExists(t *testing.T) {
 	tme.dbSource2Client.addQuery("select * from _vt.vreplication where id = 2", stopped, nil)
 
 	// Delete the target replications.
-	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.vreplication where id = 1", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
-	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.vreplication where id = 1", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
-	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.vreplication where id = 2", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("select id from _vt.vreplication where id = 1", resultid1, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.vreplication where id in (1)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.copy_state where vrepl_id in (1)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("select id from _vt.vreplication where id = 2", resultid2, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.vreplication where id in (2)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest1Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.copy_state where vrepl_id in (2)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery("select id from _vt.vreplication where id = 1", resultid1, nil)
+	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.vreplication where id in (1)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	tme.dbDest2Client.addQuery("delete from _vt.copy_state where vrepl_id in (1)", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
 
 	_, err = tme.wr.MigrateWrites(ctx, tme.targetKeyspace, "test", 1*time.Second)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/go/vt/wrangler/testlib/migrate_served_types_test.go b/go/vt/wrangler/testlib/migrate_served_types_test.go
index 3db2caa496..5cd05514b4 100644
--- a/go/vt/wrangler/testlib/migrate_served_types_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/wrangler/testlib/migrate_served_types_test.go
@@ -585,8 +585,9 @@ func TestMultiShardMigrateServedTypes(t *testing.T) {
 
 func expectDeleteVRepl(dbClient *binlogplayer.MockDBClient) {
 	dbClient.ExpectRequest("use _vt", &sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	dbClient.ExpectRequest("select id from _vt.vreplication where id = 1", &sqltypes.Result{Rows: [][]sqltypes.Value{{sqltypes.NewInt64(1)}}}, nil)
 	dbClient.ExpectRequest("begin", nil, nil)
-	dbClient.ExpectRequest("delete from _vt.vreplication where id = 1", &sqltypes.Result{RowsAffected: 1}, nil)
-	dbClient.ExpectRequest("delete from _vt.copy_state where vrepl_id = 1", nil, nil)
+	dbClient.ExpectRequest("delete from _vt.vreplication where id in (1)", &sqltypes.Result{RowsAffected: 1}, nil)
+	dbClient.ExpectRequest("delete from _vt.copy_state where vrepl_id in (1)", nil, nil)
 	dbClient.ExpectRequest("commit", nil, nil)
 }