metrics.CRDeletionTotal.Increment()
			return reconcile.Result{}, nil
		}
		scope.Infof("Deleting IstioOperator %s", iopName)

		reconciler, err := helmreconciler.NewHelmReconciler(r.client, r.kubeClient, iopMerged, nil)
		if err != nil {
			return reconcile.Result{}, err
		}
		if err := reconciler.Delete(); err != nil {

	iop, err := translate.IOPStoIOP(emptyiops, "", "")
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	h, err := helmreconciler.NewHelmReconciler(v.kclient, v.client, iop, &helmreconciler.Options{})
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	resources, err := h.GetPrunedResources(v.controlPlaneOpts.Revision, true, "")
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	cache.FlushObjectCaches()
	opts := &helmreconciler.Options{
		DryRun: dryRun, Log: l, WaitTimeout: waitTimeout, ProgressLog: progress.NewLog(),
		Force: force,
	}
	reconciler, err := helmreconciler.NewHelmReconciler(client, kubeClient, iop, opts)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	status, err := reconciler.Reconcile()
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("errors occurred during operation: %v", err)
	}