diff --git a/src/api/admin/bucket.rs b/src/api/admin/bucket.rs
index 3ad2c735..30dc3436 100644
--- a/src/api/admin/bucket.rs
+++ b/src/api/admin/bucket.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ use garage_model::bucket_alias_table::*;
 use garage_model::bucket_table::*;
 use garage_model::garage::Garage;
 use garage_model::permission::*;
-use garage_model::s3::object_table::ObjectFilter;
 
 use crate::admin::error::*;
 use crate::admin::key::ApiBucketKeyPerm;
@@ -327,17 +326,7 @@ pub async fn handle_delete_bucket(
 	let state = bucket.state.as_option().unwrap();
 
 	// Check bucket is empty
-	let objects = garage
-		.object_table
-		.get_range(
-			&bucket_id,
-			None,
-			Some(ObjectFilter::IsData),
-			10,
-			EnumerationOrder::Forward,
-		)
-		.await?;
-	if !objects.is_empty() {
+	if !helper.is_bucket_empty(bucket_id).await? {
 		return Err(CommonError::BucketNotEmpty.into());
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/api/s3/bucket.rs b/src/api/s3/bucket.rs
index 1304cc07..2071fe55 100644
--- a/src/api/s3/bucket.rs
+++ b/src/api/s3/bucket.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use garage_model::bucket_table::Bucket;
 use garage_model::garage::Garage;
 use garage_model::key_table::Key;
 use garage_model::permission::BucketKeyPerm;
-use garage_model::s3::object_table::ObjectFilter;
 use garage_table::util::*;
 use garage_util::crdt::*;
 use garage_util::data::*;
@@ -229,17 +228,7 @@ pub async fn handle_delete_bucket(
 		// Delete bucket
 
 		// Check bucket is empty
-		let objects = garage
-			.object_table
-			.get_range(
-				&bucket_id,
-				None,
-				Some(ObjectFilter::IsData),
-				10,
-				EnumerationOrder::Forward,
-			)
-			.await?;
-		if !objects.is_empty() {
+		if !garage.bucket_helper().is_bucket_empty(bucket_id).await? {
 			return Err(CommonError::BucketNotEmpty.into());
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/garage/admin.rs b/src/garage/admin.rs
index c1ba297b..bc1f494a 100644
--- a/src/garage/admin.rs
+++ b/src/garage/admin.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ use garage_model::helper::error::{Error, OkOrBadRequest};
 use garage_model::key_table::*;
 use garage_model::migrate::Migrate;
 use garage_model::permission::*;
-use garage_model::s3::object_table::ObjectFilter;
 
 use crate::cli::*;
 use crate::repair::Repair;
@@ -213,18 +212,7 @@ impl AdminRpcHandler {
 		}
 
 		// Check bucket is empty
-		let objects = self
-			.garage
-			.object_table
-			.get_range(
-				&bucket_id,
-				None,
-				Some(ObjectFilter::IsData),
-				10,
-				EnumerationOrder::Forward,
-			)
-			.await?;
-		if !objects.is_empty() {
+		if !helper.is_bucket_empty(bucket_id).await? {
 			return Err(Error::BadRequest(format!(
 				"Bucket {} is not empty",
 				query.name
diff --git a/src/model/helper/bucket.rs b/src/model/helper/bucket.rs
index 734cb40e..130ba5be 100644
--- a/src/model/helper/bucket.rs
+++ b/src/model/helper/bucket.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-use garage_table::util::*;
 use garage_util::crdt::*;
 use garage_util::data::*;
 use garage_util::error::{Error as GarageError, OkOrMessage};
 use garage_util::time::*;
 
+use garage_table::util::*;
+
 use crate::bucket_alias_table::*;
 use crate::bucket_table::*;
 use crate::garage::Garage;
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ use crate::helper::error::*;
 use crate::helper::key::KeyHelper;
 use crate::key_table::*;
 use crate::permission::BucketKeyPerm;
+use crate::s3::object_table::ObjectFilter;
 
 pub struct BucketHelper<'a>(pub(crate) &'a Garage);
 
@@ -427,4 +429,47 @@ impl<'a> BucketHelper<'a> {
 
 		Ok(())
 	}
+
+	pub async fn is_bucket_empty(&self, bucket_id: Uuid) -> Result<bool, Error> {
+		let objects = self
+			.0
+			.object_table
+			.get_range(
+				&bucket_id,
+				None,
+				Some(ObjectFilter::IsData),
+				10,
+				EnumerationOrder::Forward,
+			)
+			.await?;
+		if !objects.is_empty() {
+			return Ok(false);
+		}
+
+		#[cfg(feature = "k2v")]
+		{
+			use garage_rpc::ring::Ring;
+			use std::sync::Arc;
+
+			let ring: Arc<Ring> = self.0.system.ring.borrow().clone();
+			let k2vindexes = self
+				.0
+				.k2v
+				.counter_table
+				.table
+				.get_range(
+					&bucket_id,
+					None,
+					Some((DeletedFilter::NotDeleted, ring.layout.node_id_vec.clone())),
+					10,
+					EnumerationOrder::Forward,
+				)
+				.await?;
+			if !k2vindexes.is_empty() {
+				return Ok(false);
+			}
+		}
+
+		Ok(true)
+	}
 }