diff --git a/plugin/trino-base-jdbc/src/test/java/io/trino/plugin/jdbc/BaseJdbcConnectorTest.java b/plugin/trino-base-jdbc/src/test/java/io/trino/plugin/jdbc/BaseJdbcConnectorTest.java
index c74048b0cc3b..99ec6309f922 100644
--- a/plugin/trino-base-jdbc/src/test/java/io/trino/plugin/jdbc/BaseJdbcConnectorTest.java
+++ b/plugin/trino-base-jdbc/src/test/java/io/trino/plugin/jdbc/BaseJdbcConnectorTest.java
@@ -1555,7 +1555,7 @@ public void testDeleteWithVarcharInequalityPredicate()
         skipTestUnless(hasBehavior(SUPPORTS_CREATE_TABLE) && hasBehavior(SUPPORTS_ROW_LEVEL_DELETE));
         // TODO (https://github.com/trinodb/trino/issues/5901) Use longer table name once Oracle version is updated
         try (TestTable table = new TestTable(getQueryRunner()::execute, "test_delete_varchar", "(col varchar(1))", ImmutableList.of("'a'", "'A'", "null"))) {
-            if (!hasBehavior(SUPPORTS_PREDICATE_PUSHDOWN_WITH_VARCHAR_INEQUALITY)) {
+            if (!hasBehavior(SUPPORTS_PREDICATE_PUSHDOWN_WITH_VARCHAR_INEQUALITY) && !hasBehavior(SUPPORTS_MERGE)) {
                 assertQueryFails("DELETE FROM " + table.getName() + " WHERE col != 'A'", MODIFYING_ROWS_MESSAGE);
                 return;
             }
@@ -1571,7 +1571,7 @@ public void testDeleteWithVarcharGreaterAndLowerPredicate()
         skipTestUnless(hasBehavior(SUPPORTS_CREATE_TABLE) && hasBehavior(SUPPORTS_ROW_LEVEL_DELETE));
         // TODO (https://github.com/trinodb/trino/issues/5901) Use longer table name once Oracle version is updated
         try (TestTable table = new TestTable(getQueryRunner()::execute, "test_delete_varchar", "(col varchar(1))", ImmutableList.of("'0'", "'a'", "'A'", "'b'", "null"))) {
-            if (!hasBehavior(SUPPORTS_PREDICATE_PUSHDOWN_WITH_VARCHAR_INEQUALITY)) {
+            if (!hasBehavior(SUPPORTS_PREDICATE_PUSHDOWN_WITH_VARCHAR_INEQUALITY) && !hasBehavior(SUPPORTS_MERGE)) {
                 assertQueryFails("DELETE FROM " + table.getName() + " WHERE col < 'A'", MODIFYING_ROWS_MESSAGE);
                 assertQueryFails("DELETE FROM " + table.getName() + " WHERE col > 'A'", MODIFYING_ROWS_MESSAGE);
                 return;