diff --git a/tests/Feature/Accessories/Api/DeleteAccessoriesTest.php b/tests/Feature/Accessories/Api/DeleteAccessoriesTest.php
index 8f2fabac6d32..aa5d7e5bcd87 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Accessories/Api/DeleteAccessoriesTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Accessories/Api/DeleteAccessoriesTest.php
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ public function testRequiresPermission()
         $this->actingAsForApi(User::factory()->create())
             ->deleteJson(route('api.accessories.destroy', $accessory))
             ->assertForbidden();
+
+        $this->assertNotSoftDeleted($accessory);
     }
 
     public function testAdheresToMultipleFullCompanySupportScoping()
diff --git a/tests/Feature/AssetMaintenances/Api/DeleteAssetMaintenancesTest.php b/tests/Feature/AssetMaintenances/Api/DeleteAssetMaintenancesTest.php
index 06bf9bcd7742..ed7ed44447fc 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/AssetMaintenances/Api/DeleteAssetMaintenancesTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/AssetMaintenances/Api/DeleteAssetMaintenancesTest.php
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ public function testRequiresPermission()
         $this->actingAsForApi(User::factory()->create())
             ->deleteJson(route('api.maintenances.destroy', $assetMaintenance))
             ->assertForbidden();
+
+        $this->assertNotSoftDeleted($assetMaintenance);
     }
 
     public function testAdheresToMultipleFullCompanySupportScoping()
diff --git a/tests/Feature/AssetModels/Api/DeleteAssetModelsTest.php b/tests/Feature/AssetModels/Api/DeleteAssetModelsTest.php
index 7de82db65bbe..a07978865129 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/AssetModels/Api/DeleteAssetModelsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/AssetModels/Api/DeleteAssetModelsTest.php
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ public function testRequiresPermission()
         $this->actingAsForApi(User::factory()->create())
             ->deleteJson(route('api.models.destroy', $assetModel))
             ->assertForbidden();
+
+        $this->assertNotSoftDeleted($assetModel);
     }
 
     public function testCannotDeleteAssetModelThatStillHasAssociatedAssets()
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Assets/Api/DeleteAssetsTest.php b/tests/Feature/Assets/Api/DeleteAssetsTest.php
index d09d7d403440..95640ed83f31 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Assets/Api/DeleteAssetsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Assets/Api/DeleteAssetsTest.php
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ public function testRequiresPermission()
         $this->actingAsForApi(User::factory()->create())
             ->deleteJson(route('api.assets.destroy', $asset))
             ->assertForbidden();
+
+        $this->assertNotSoftDeleted($asset);
     }
 
     public function testAdheresToMultipleFullCompanySupportScoping()
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Categories/Api/DeleteCategoriesTest.php b/tests/Feature/Categories/Api/DeleteCategoriesTest.php
index 2da03c3ca3c6..eb9b73b050ce 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Categories/Api/DeleteCategoriesTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Categories/Api/DeleteCategoriesTest.php
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ public function testRequiresPermission()
         $this->actingAsForApi(User::factory()->create())
             ->deleteJson(route('api.categories.destroy', $category))
             ->assertForbidden();
+
+        $this->assertNotSoftDeleted($category);
     }
 
     public function testCannotDeleteCategoryThatStillHasAssociatedItems()
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Companies/Api/DeleteCompaniesTest.php b/tests/Feature/Companies/Api/DeleteCompaniesTest.php
index 4ecc3c183fa4..3dcdb4fd2102 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Companies/Api/DeleteCompaniesTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Companies/Api/DeleteCompaniesTest.php
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ public function testRequiresPermission()
         $this->actingAsForApi(User::factory()->create())
             ->deleteJson(route('api.companies.destroy', $company))
             ->assertForbidden();
+
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('companies', ['id' => $company->id]);
     }
 
     public function testCannotDeleteCompanyThatHasAssociatedItems()
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Components/Api/DeleteComponentsTest.php b/tests/Feature/Components/Api/DeleteComponentsTest.php
index c25e8a55003e..df965d745cf3 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Components/Api/DeleteComponentsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Components/Api/DeleteComponentsTest.php
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ public function testRequiresPermission()
         $this->actingAsForApi(User::factory()->create())
             ->deleteJson(route('api.components.destroy', $component))
             ->assertForbidden();
+
+        $this->assertNotSoftDeleted($component);
     }
 
     public function testAdheresToMultipleFullCompanySupportScoping()
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Consumables/Api/DeleteConsumablesTest.php b/tests/Feature/Consumables/Api/DeleteConsumablesTest.php
index fa50207ebec7..c57e2e0df874 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Consumables/Api/DeleteConsumablesTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Consumables/Api/DeleteConsumablesTest.php
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ public function testRequiresPermission()
         $this->actingAsForApi(User::factory()->create())
             ->deleteJson(route('api.consumables.destroy', $consumable))
             ->assertForbidden();
+
+        $this->assertNotSoftDeleted($consumable);
     }
 
     public function testAdheresToMultipleFullCompanySupportScoping()
diff --git a/tests/Feature/CustomFields/Api/DeleteCustomFieldsTest.php b/tests/Feature/CustomFields/Api/DeleteCustomFieldsTest.php
index ef124b8214f9..ab40591e90cd 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/CustomFields/Api/DeleteCustomFieldsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/CustomFields/Api/DeleteCustomFieldsTest.php
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ public function testRequiresPermission()
         $this->actingAsForApi(User::factory()->create())
             ->deleteJson(route('api.customfields.destroy', $customField))
             ->assertForbidden();
+
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('custom_fields', ['id' => $customField->id]);
     }
 
     public function testCustomFieldsCannotBeDeletedIfTheyHaveAssociatedFieldsets()
diff --git a/tests/Feature/CustomFieldsets/Api/DeleteCustomFieldsetsTest.php b/tests/Feature/CustomFieldsets/Api/DeleteCustomFieldsetsTest.php
index 161b1cd4b1e8..c464323653fe 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/CustomFieldsets/Api/DeleteCustomFieldsetsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/CustomFieldsets/Api/DeleteCustomFieldsetsTest.php
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ public function testRequiresPermission()
         $this->actingAsForApi(User::factory()->create())
             ->deleteJson(route('api.fieldsets.destroy', $customFieldset))
             ->assertForbidden();
+
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('custom_fieldsets', ['id' => $customFieldset->id]);
     }
 
     public function testCannotDeleteCustomFieldsetWithAssociatedFields()
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Departments/Api/DeleteDepartmentTest.php b/tests/Feature/Departments/Api/DeleteDepartmentTest.php
index 331876709542..5865a7f2e5aa 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Departments/Api/DeleteDepartmentTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Departments/Api/DeleteDepartmentTest.php
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ public function testRequiresPermission()
         $this->actingAsForApi(User::factory()->create())
             ->deleteJson(route('api.departments.destroy', $department))
             ->assertForbidden();
+
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('departments', ['id' => $department->id]);
     }
 
     public function testAdheresToMultipleFullCompanySupportScoping()
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Depreciations/Api/DeleteDepreciationTest.php b/tests/Feature/Depreciations/Api/DeleteDepreciationTest.php
index d45beb6aed37..a8ec45f6ede0 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Depreciations/Api/DeleteDepreciationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Depreciations/Api/DeleteDepreciationTest.php
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ public function testRequiresPermission()
         $this->actingAsForApi(User::factory()->create())
             ->deleteJson(route('api.depreciations.destroy', $depreciation))
             ->assertForbidden();
+
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('depreciations', ['id' => $depreciation->id]);
     }
 
     public function testCannotDeleteDepreciationThatHasAssociatedModels()
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Groups/Api/DeleteGroupTest.php b/tests/Feature/Groups/Api/DeleteGroupTest.php
index 8d057a7ed348..ec0766340be9 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Groups/Api/DeleteGroupTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Groups/Api/DeleteGroupTest.php
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ public function testRequiresPermission()
         $this->actingAsForApi(User::factory()->create())
             ->deleteJson(route('api.groups.destroy', $group))
             ->assertForbidden();
+
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('permission_groups', ['id' => $group->id]);
     }
 
     public function testCanDeleteGroup()
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Licenses/Api/DeleteLicenseTest.php b/tests/Feature/Licenses/Api/DeleteLicenseTest.php
index c41c0eca8817..5261c339e6ce 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Licenses/Api/DeleteLicenseTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Licenses/Api/DeleteLicenseTest.php
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ public function testRequiresPermission()
         $this->actingAsForApi(User::factory()->create())
             ->deleteJson(route('api.licenses.destroy', $license))
             ->assertForbidden();
+
+        $this->assertNotSoftDeleted($license);
     }
 
     public function testAdheresToMultipleFullCompanySupportScoping()
diff --git a/tests/Feature/PredefinedKits/Api/DeletePredefinedKitTest.php b/tests/Feature/PredefinedKits/Api/DeletePredefinedKitTest.php
index e5eb54414938..265278a30242 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/PredefinedKits/Api/DeletePredefinedKitTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/PredefinedKits/Api/DeletePredefinedKitTest.php
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ public function testRequiresPermission()
         $this->actingAsForApi(User::factory()->create())
             ->deleteJson(route('api.kits.destroy', $predefinedKit))
             ->assertForbidden();
+
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('kits', ['id' => $predefinedKit->id]);
     }
 
     public function testCanDeletePredefinedKits()
diff --git a/tests/Feature/StatusLabels/Api/DeleteStatusLabelTest.php b/tests/Feature/StatusLabels/Api/DeleteStatusLabelTest.php
index b7e92dcf22b8..46b8c6a61df9 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/StatusLabels/Api/DeleteStatusLabelTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/StatusLabels/Api/DeleteStatusLabelTest.php
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ public function testRequiresPermission()
         $this->actingAsForApi(User::factory()->create())
             ->deleteJson(route('api.statuslabels.destroy', $statusLabel))
             ->assertForbidden();
+
+        $this->assertNotSoftDeleted($statusLabel);
     }
 
     public function testCannotDeleteStatusLabelWhileStillAssociatedToAssets()
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Suppliers/Api/DeleteSupplierTest.php b/tests/Feature/Suppliers/Api/DeleteSupplierTest.php
index f1600a963c92..fd619cf7bd10 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Suppliers/Api/DeleteSupplierTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Suppliers/Api/DeleteSupplierTest.php
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ public function testRequiresPermission()
         $this->actingAsForApi(User::factory()->create())
             ->deleteJson(route('api.suppliers.destroy', $supplier))
             ->assertForbidden();
+
+        $this->assertNotSoftDeleted($supplier);
     }
 
     public function testCannotDeleteSupplierWithDataStillAssociated()