diff --git a/templates/_helpers.tpl b/templates/_helpers.tpl
index ed0d518..0094d90 100644
--- a/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@ Default always defined valueFiles to be included when pushing the cluster wide a
   value: {{ $.Values.global.privateRepo | quote }}
 - name: global.experimentalCapabilities
   value: {{ $.Values.global.experimentalCapabilities }}
+{{/*
+if this chart gets DeleteSpokeChildApps, it will set deletePattern to DeleteChildApps to remove the child apps from spokes
+*/}}
+- name: global.deletePattern
+  {{- if eq $.Values.global.deletePattern "DeleteSpokeChildApps" }}
+  value: DeleteChildApps
+  {{- else }}
+  value: {{ $.Values.global.deletePattern }}
+  {{- end }}
 {{- end }} {{- /*acm.app.policies.helmparameters */}}
 
 {{- define "acm.app.clusterSelector" -}}
diff --git a/templates/multiclusterhub.yaml b/templates/multiclusterhub.yaml
index d8fc529..f003b69 100644
--- a/templates/multiclusterhub.yaml
+++ b/templates/multiclusterhub.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ metadata:
   name: multiclusterhub
   namespace: open-cluster-management
   annotations:
-    argocd.argoproj.io/sync-wave: "-1"
     installer.open-cluster-management.io/mce-subscription-spec: '{"source": "{{ default "redhat-operators" .Values.acm.mce_operator.source }}" {{- $channel }} }'
 spec:
 {{ .Values.acm.mch_spec | toYaml | indent 2 }}
diff --git a/templates/policies/application-policies.yaml b/templates/policies/application-policies.yaml
index 309b9ed..fa0725d 100644
--- a/templates/policies/application-policies.yaml
+++ b/templates/policies/application-policies.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # TODO: Also create a GitOpsCluster.apps.open-cluster-management.io
 {{- range .Values.clusterGroup.managedClusterGroups }}
 {{- $group := . }}
+{{- if ($.Values.global.deletePattern | eq "DeleteSpoke" ) }}
+{{- else }}
 apiVersion: policy.open-cluster-management.io/v1
 kind: Policy
 metadata:
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ spec:
         metadata:
           name: {{ .name }}-clustergroup-config
         spec:
+          pruneObjectBehavior: DeleteIfCreated
           remediationAction: enforce
           severity: medium
           namespaceSelector:
@@ -129,7 +132,11 @@ spec:
                     namespace: {{ $.Values.global.pattern }}-{{ .name }}
                   syncPolicy:
                     automated:
+                    {{- if ($.Values.global.deletePattern | ne "none" ) }}
+                      prune: true
+                    {{- else }}
                       prune: false
+                    {{- end }}
                       selfHeal: true
                     retry:
                       limit: {{ default 20 $.Values.global.options.applicationRetryLimit }}
@@ -174,3 +181,4 @@ spec:
   ) | nindent 2 }}
 ---
 {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/tests/application_policy_test.yaml b/tests/application_policy_test.yaml
index c7c404a..184c578 100644
--- a/tests/application_policy_test.yaml
+++ b/tests/application_policy_test.yaml
@@ -189,3 +189,88 @@ tests:
           path: spec.policy-templates[0].objectDefinition.spec.object-templates[0].objectDefinition.spec.sources[1].targetRevision
           value: "0.1.0"
 
+  - it: should render a spoke app of apps with the correct helm parameters (no deletePattern set)
+    values:
+      - ./clusterselector_values.yaml
+    set:
+      global:
+        multiSourceSupport: true
+        multiSourceRepoUrl: "https://charts.example.com"
+        multiSourceTargetRevision: "0.1.0"
+      main:
+        multiSourceConfig:
+          clusterGroupGitRepoUrl: "https://github.com/example/clustergroup-chart"
+          clusterGroupChartGitRevision: "feature-branch"
+    asserts:
+      - hasDocuments:
+          count: 3
+      - documentSelector:
+          path: metadata.name
+          value: group-one-clustergroup-policy
+        lengthEqual:
+          path: spec.policy-templates[0].objectDefinition.spec.object-templates[0].objectDefinition.spec.sources[1].helm.parameters
+          count: 19 # 17 (in the helper) +2 (1 override, and 1 clusterGroup.name)
+      - documentSelector:
+          path: metadata.name
+          value: group-one-clustergroup-policy
+        equal:
+          path: spec.policy-templates[0].objectDefinition.spec.object-templates[0].objectDefinition.spec.sources[1].helm.parameters[16].name
+          value: "global.deletePattern"
+      - documentSelector:
+          path: metadata.name
+          value: group-one-clustergroup-policy
+        equal:
+          path: spec.policy-templates[0].objectDefinition.spec.object-templates[0].objectDefinition.spec.sources[1].helm.parameters[16].value
+          value: null
+
+  - it: should render a spoke app of apps with the correct helm parameters (if deletePattern set to DeleteSpokeChildApps)
+    values:
+      - ./clusterselector_values.yaml
+    set:
+      global:
+        multiSourceSupport: true
+        multiSourceRepoUrl: "https://charts.example.com"
+        multiSourceTargetRevision: "0.1.0"
+        deletePattern: DeleteSpokeChildApps
+      main:
+        multiSourceConfig:
+          clusterGroupGitRepoUrl: "https://github.com/example/clustergroup-chart"
+          clusterGroupChartGitRevision: "feature-branch"
+    asserts:
+      - hasDocuments:
+          count: 3
+      - documentSelector:
+          path: metadata.name
+          value: group-one-clustergroup-policy
+        lengthEqual:
+          path: spec.policy-templates[0].objectDefinition.spec.object-templates[0].objectDefinition.spec.sources[1].helm.parameters
+          count: 19 # 17 (in the helper) +2 (1 override, and 1 clusterGroup.name)
+      - documentSelector:
+          path: metadata.name
+          value: group-one-clustergroup-policy
+        equal:
+          path: spec.policy-templates[0].objectDefinition.spec.object-templates[0].objectDefinition.spec.sources[1].helm.parameters[16].name
+          value: "global.deletePattern"
+      - documentSelector:
+          path: metadata.name
+          value: group-one-clustergroup-policy
+        equal:
+          path: spec.policy-templates[0].objectDefinition.spec.object-templates[0].objectDefinition.spec.sources[1].helm.parameters[16].value
+          value: "DeleteChildApps"
+
+  - it: should not render a spoke app of apps (if deletePattern set to DeleteSpoke)
+    values:
+      - ./clusterselector_values.yaml
+    set:
+      global:
+        multiSourceSupport: true
+        multiSourceRepoUrl: "https://charts.example.com"
+        multiSourceTargetRevision: "0.1.0"
+        deletePattern: DeleteSpoke
+      main:
+        multiSourceConfig:
+          clusterGroupGitRepoUrl: "https://github.com/example/clustergroup-chart"
+          clusterGroupChartGitRevision: "feature-branch"
+    asserts:
+      - hasDocuments:
+          count: 0
diff --git a/tests/multiclusterhub_test.yaml b/tests/multiclusterhub_test.yaml
index f0c4f9c..2262e82 100644
--- a/tests/multiclusterhub_test.yaml
+++ b/tests/multiclusterhub_test.yaml
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ tests:
           apiVersion: operator.open-cluster-management.io/v1
           name: multiclusterhub
           namespace: open-cluster-management
-      - equal:
-          path: metadata.annotations["argocd.argoproj.io/sync-wave"]
-          value: "-1"
       - equal:
           path: metadata.annotations["installer.open-cluster-management.io/mce-subscription-spec"]
           value: '{"source": "redhat-operators" }'