diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/preparestmt/stmt_methods_test.go b/go/test/endtoend/preparestmt/stmt_methods_test.go
index bcb9e70bd44..9a52ef0f409 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/preparestmt/stmt_methods_test.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/preparestmt/stmt_methods_test.go
@@ -31,6 +31,33 @@ import (
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/vtgate/engine"
 )
 
+// TestDMLNone tests that impossible query run without an error.
+func TestDMLNone(t *testing.T) {
+	dbo := Connect(t)
+	defer dbo.Close()
+
+	t.Run("delete none", func(t *testing.T) {
+		dmlquery(t, dbo, "delete from sks.t1 where 1 = 0")
+	})
+	t.Run("update none", func(t *testing.T) {
+		dmlquery(t, dbo, "update sks.t1 set age = 5 where 1 = 0")
+	})
+}
+
+func dmlquery(t *testing.T, dbo *sql.DB, query string) {
+	stmt, err := dbo.Prepare(query)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer stmt.Close()
+
+	qr, err := stmt.Exec()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	ra, err := qr.RowsAffected()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Zero(t, ra)
+}
+
 // TestSelect simple select the data without any condition.
 func TestSelect(t *testing.T) {
 	dbo := Connect(t)
diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/timeout/timeout_test.go b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/timeout/timeout_test.go
index dd922d023db..858c6c80c74 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/timeout/timeout_test.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/timeout/timeout_test.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func TestQueryTimeoutWithTables(t *testing.T) {
 	utils.Exec(t, mcmp.VtConn, "select /*vt+ QUERY_TIMEOUT_MS=500 */ sleep(0.1) from t1 where id1 = 1")
 	_, err = utils.ExecAllowError(t, mcmp.VtConn, "select /*vt+ QUERY_TIMEOUT_MS=20 */ sleep(0.1) from t1 where id1 = 1")
 	require.Error(t, err)
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "context deadline exceeded")
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "DeadlineExceeded")
 	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "(errno 1317) (sqlstate 70100)")
 }
 
diff --git a/go/vt/vtgate/engine/delete.go b/go/vt/vtgate/engine/delete.go
index f20f70ba187..5ff18809c4c 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtgate/engine/delete.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtgate/engine/delete.go
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ func (del *Delete) TryExecute(ctx context.Context, vcursor VCursor, bindVars map
 	}
 
 	switch del.Opcode {
+	case None:
+		return &sqltypes.Result{}, nil
 	case Unsharded:
 		return del.execUnsharded(ctx, del, vcursor, bindVars, rss)
 	case Equal, IN, Scatter, ByDestination, SubShard, EqualUnique, MultiEqual:
diff --git a/go/vt/vtgate/engine/update.go b/go/vt/vtgate/engine/update.go
index 9e878ffce20..07c36428295 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtgate/engine/update.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtgate/engine/update.go
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ func (upd *Update) TryExecute(ctx context.Context, vcursor VCursor, bindVars map
 	}
 
 	switch upd.Opcode {
+	case None:
+		return &sqltypes.Result{}, nil
 	case Unsharded:
 		return upd.execUnsharded(ctx, upd, vcursor, bindVars, rss)
 	case Equal, EqualUnique, IN, Scatter, ByDestination, SubShard, MultiEqual:
diff --git a/go/vt/vtgate/planbuilder/operator_transformers.go b/go/vt/vtgate/planbuilder/operator_transformers.go
index fcd4f64fc2f..2a26f114a1d 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtgate/planbuilder/operator_transformers.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtgate/planbuilder/operator_transformers.go
@@ -761,6 +761,10 @@ func buildUpdatePrimitive(
 	upd := dmlOp.(*operators.Update)
 	var vindexes []*vindexes.ColumnVindex
 	vQuery := ""
+	if rb.Routing.OpCode() == engine.None {
+		// reset as no modification will happen for an impossible query.
+		upd.ChangedVindexValues = nil
+	}
 	if len(upd.ChangedVindexValues) > 0 {
 		upd.OwnedVindexQuery.From = stmt.GetFrom()
 		upd.OwnedVindexQuery.Where = stmt.Where
@@ -811,7 +815,12 @@ func createDMLPrimitive(ctx *plancontext.PlanningContext, rb *operators.Route, h
 		FetchLastInsertID: ctx.SemTable.ShouldFetchLastInsertID(),
 	}
 
-	if rb.Routing.OpCode() != engine.Unsharded && vindexQuery != "" {
+	if rb.Routing.OpCode() == engine.None {
+		// reset as no modification will happen for an impossible query.
+		edml.OwnedVindexQuery = ""
+		edml.Vindex = nil
+		edml.Values = nil
+	} else if rb.Routing.OpCode() != engine.Unsharded && vindexQuery != "" {
 		primary := vTbl.ColumnVindexes[0]
 		edml.KsidVindex = primary.Vindex
 		edml.KsidLength = len(primary.Columns)
diff --git a/go/vt/vtgate/planbuilder/testdata/dml_cases.json b/go/vt/vtgate/planbuilder/testdata/dml_cases.json
index cf70ff8216b..370d24af4f3 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtgate/planbuilder/testdata/dml_cases.json
+++ b/go/vt/vtgate/planbuilder/testdata/dml_cases.json
@@ -11,6 +11,50 @@
     "plan": "table nouser not found",
     "skip_e2e": true
   },
+  {
+    "comment": "delete none",
+    "query": "delete from user where 1 = 0",
+    "plan": {
+      "Type": "Local",
+      "QueryType": "DELETE",
+      "Original": "delete from user where 1 = 0",
+      "Instructions": {
+        "OperatorType": "Delete",
+        "Variant": "None",
+        "Keyspace": {
+          "Name": "user",
+          "Sharded": true
+        },
+        "Query": "delete from `user` where 0",
+        "Table": "user"
+      },
+      "TablesUsed": [
+        "user.user"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "comment": "update none",
+    "query": "update user set name = 'xyz' where 1 = 0",
+    "plan": {
+      "Type": "Local",
+      "QueryType": "UPDATE",
+      "Original": "update user set name = 'xyz' where 1 = 0",
+      "Instructions": {
+        "OperatorType": "Update",
+        "Variant": "None",
+        "Keyspace": {
+          "Name": "user",
+          "Sharded": true
+        },
+        "Query": "update `user` set `name` = 'xyz' where 0",
+        "Table": "user"
+      },
+      "TablesUsed": [
+        "user.user"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
   {
     "comment": "explicit keyspace reference",
     "query": "update main.m1 set val = 1",