/*
         * Get the parent
         */
-       dnParent( &op->o_req_ndn, &pdn );
-       bsi.bsi_e = &p;
-       e_id = bsi.bsi_base_id;
-       rs->sr_err = backsql_init_search( &bsi, &pdn,
-                       LDAP_SCOPE_BASE, 
-                       (time_t)(-1), NULL, dbh, op, rs, slap_anlist_no_attrs,
-                       BACKSQL_ISF_GET_ENTRY );
-       if ( rs->sr_err != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
-               Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "backsql_delete(): "
-                       "could not retrieve deleteDN ID - no such entry\n", 
-                       0, 0, 0 );
-               e = &p;
-               goto done;
-       }
+       if ( !be_issuffix( op->o_bd, &op->o_req_ndn ) ) {
+               dnParent( &op->o_req_ndn, &pdn );
+               bsi.bsi_e = &p;
+               e_id = bsi.bsi_base_id;
+               rs->sr_err = backsql_init_search( &bsi, &pdn,
+                               LDAP_SCOPE_BASE, 
+                               (time_t)(-1), NULL, dbh, op, rs,
+                               slap_anlist_no_attrs,
+                               BACKSQL_ISF_GET_ENTRY );
+               if ( rs->sr_err != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
+                       Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "backsql_delete(): "
+                               "could not retrieve deleteDN ID "
+                               "- no such entry\n", 
+                               0, 0, 0 );
+                       e = &p;
+                       goto done;
+               }
 
-       (void)backsql_free_entryID( op, &bsi.bsi_base_id, 0 );
+               (void)backsql_free_entryID( op, &bsi.bsi_base_id, 0 );
 
-       /* check parent for "children" acl */
-       if ( !access_allowed( op, &p, slap_schema.si_ad_children, 
-                       NULL, ACL_WDEL, NULL ) )
-       {
-               Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "   backsql_delete(): "
-                       "no write access to parent\n", 
-                       0, 0, 0 );
-               rs->sr_err = LDAP_INSUFFICIENT_ACCESS;
-               e = &p;
-               goto done;
+               /* check parent for "children" acl */
+               if ( !access_allowed( op, &p, slap_schema.si_ad_children, 
+                               NULL, ACL_WDEL, NULL ) )
+               {
+                       Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "   backsql_delete(): "
+                               "no write access to parent\n", 
+                               0, 0, 0 );
+                       rs->sr_err = LDAP_INSUFFICIENT_ACCESS;
+                       e = &p;
+                       goto done;
 
+               }
        }
 
        /* avl_apply ... */