diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e83dcf5..abe1eae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ Start the server
 |`JOB_DEFINITIONS_JOB_SWAP_UPDATE`   |Job name.                                                                 |Ingestion_Swap_Update        |
 |`JOB_DEFINITIONS_TASK_INIT`         |Task name.                                                                |init                         |
 |`JOB_DEFINITIONS_TASK_MERGE`        |Task name.                                                                |merge                        |
+|`JOB_DEFINITIONS_TASK_DELETION`        |Task name.                                                                |merge                        |
 |`JOB_DEFINITIONS_TASK_POLYGON_PARTS`|Task name.                                                                |polygon-parts                |
 |`JOB_DEFINITIONS_TASK_FINALIZE`     |Task name.                                                                |finalize                     |
 |`HTTP_RETRY_ATTEMPTS`               |How many retries should the service make if a request fails.              |5                            |
diff --git a/config/custom-environment-variables.json b/config/custom-environment-variables.json
index 4bedd2d..811990e 100644
--- a/config/custom-environment-variables.json
+++ b/config/custom-environment-variables.json
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
       "init": "JOB_DEFINITIONS_TASK_INIT",
       "createTasks": "JOB_DEFINITIONS_TASK_CREATE_TASKS",
       "merge": "JOB_DEFINITIONS_TASK_MERGE",
+      "tilesDeletion": "JOB_DEFINITIONS_TASK_DELETION",
       "polygonParts": "JOB_DEFINITIONS_TASK_POLYGON_PARTS",
       "export": "JOB_DEFINITIONS_TASK_EXPORT",
       "finalize": "JOB_DEFINITIONS_TASK_FINALIZE",
diff --git a/helm/templates/configmap.yaml b/helm/templates/configmap.yaml
index d905034..c30b98e 100644
--- a/helm/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/helm/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ data:
   JOB_DEFINITIONS_TASK_INIT: {{ $jobDefinitions.tasks.init.type | quote }}
   JOB_DEFINITIONS_TASK_VALIDATION: {{ $jobDefinitions.tasks.validation.type | quote }}
   JOB_DEFINITIONS_TASK_MERGE: {{ $jobDefinitions.tasks.merge.type | quote }}
+  JOB_DEFINITIONS_TASK_DELETION: {{ $jobDefinitions.tasks.deletion.type | quote }}
   JOB_DEFINITIONS_TASK_POLYGON_PARTS: {{ $jobDefinitions.tasks.polygonParts.type | quote }}
   JOB_DEFINITIONS_TASK_CREATE_TASKS: {{ $jobDefinitions.tasks.createTasks.type | quote }}
   JOB_DEFINITIONS_TASK_EXPORT: {{ $jobDefinitions.tasks.export.type | quote }}
diff --git a/helm/values.yaml b/helm/values.yaml
index e648903..66eb5e2 100644
--- a/helm/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/values.yaml
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ jobDefinitions:
       type: ''
     merge:
       type: ''
+    tilesDeletion:
+      type: ''
     polygonParts:
       type: ''
       suspendJobOnFail: false
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ taskFlowManager:
   - validation
   - create-merge-tasks
   - tilesMerging
+  - tiles-deletion
   - finalize
   exportTasksFlow:
   - init
diff --git a/src/common/interfaces.ts b/src/common/interfaces.ts
index a617a04..7cabf72 100644
--- a/src/common/interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/common/interfaces.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export interface IJobDefinitionsConfig {
     init: string;
     export: string;
     seed: string;
+    tilesDeletion: string;
   };
   suspendingTaskTypes: string[];
 }
diff --git a/src/tasks/handlers/ingestion/ingestionHandler.ts b/src/tasks/handlers/ingestion/ingestionHandler.ts
index 72c174a..1b52454 100644
--- a/src/tasks/handlers/ingestion/ingestionHandler.ts
+++ b/src/tasks/handlers/ingestion/ingestionHandler.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export class IngestionJobHandler extends JobHandler {
   ) {
     super(logger, config, jobManagerClient, job, task);
     this.tasksFlow = this.config.get<TaskTypes>('taskFlowManager.ingestionTasksFlow');
-    this.excludedTypes = [this.jobDefinitions.tasks.merge];
+    this.excludedTypes = [this.jobDefinitions.tasks.merge, this.jobDefinitions.tasks.tilesDeletion];
     this.blockedDuplicationTypes = [this.jobDefinitions.tasks.validation, this.jobDefinitions.tasks.createTasks, this.jobDefinitions.tasks.finalize];
 
     this.initializeTaskOperations();