# Why is my \_delete\_by\_query being ignored?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-is-my-delete-by-query-being-ignored/124409>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 17, 2018, 5:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-is-my-delete-by-query-being-ignored/124409 "2018-03-17T17:41:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2018, 3:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-is-my-delete-by-query-being-ignored/124409/4 "2018-03-18T15:50:29Z")

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> Which modules are missing?

> <https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/tree/main/modules/reindex>
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> //github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/tree/main/modules/reindex

> and is it possible to add them?

No. I don't think it's possible. AFAIK they are not published as separate artifacts and are bundled in the final distribution.

> [@jordanglassman](#):
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> Alternatively, is there another way to fire up an in-memory ES instance for unit/integration testing?

I wrote some ideas in [In memory testing with RestHighLevelClient - #6 by dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-memory-testing-with-resthighlevelclient/106196/6).

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