// don't delete if the existing object hasn't had a delete request made
		return false
	}
	// delete if the existing object has no grace period or a grace period of 0
	return oldMeta.GetDeletionGracePeriodSeconds() == nil || *oldMeta.GetDeletionGracePeriodSeconds() == 0
}

// deleteWithoutFinalizers handles deleting an object ignoring its finalizer list.
// Used for objects that are either been finalized or have never initialized.