diff --git a/doc/source/specification/murano-api.rst b/doc/source/specification/murano-api.rst
index 609351e0..47983c45 100644
--- a/doc/source/specification/murano-api.rst
+++ b/doc/source/specification/murano-api.rst
@@ -286,9 +286,30 @@ Delete environment
 +----------+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
 | Method   | URI                              | Description                      |
 +==========+==================================+==================================+
-| DELETE   | /environments/{id}               | Remove specified Environment.    |
+| DELETE   | /environments/{id}?abandon       | Remove specified Environment.    |
 +----------+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
 
+
+*Parameters:*
+
+* `abandon` - boolean, indicates how to delete environment. *False* is used if
+  all resources used by environment must be destroyed; *True* is used when just
+  database must be cleaned
+
+
+*Response*
+
++----------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
+| Code           | Description                                               |
++================+===========================================================+
+| 200            | OK. Environment deleted successfully                      |
++----------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
+| 403            | User is not allowed to delete this resource               |
++----------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
+| 404            | Not found. Specified environment doesn`t exist            |
++----------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
+
+
 Environment configuration API
 =============================
 
diff --git a/murano/api/v1/environments.py b/murano/api/v1/environments.py
index b63824b7..ca4c8480 100644
--- a/murano/api/v1/environments.py
+++ b/murano/api/v1/environments.py
@@ -143,14 +143,18 @@ class Controller(object):
 
     @request_statistics.stats_count(API_NAME, 'Delete')
     def delete(self, request, environment_id):
-        LOG.debug('Environments:Delete <Id: {0}>'.format(environment_id))
         target = {"environment_id": environment_id}
         policy.check('delete_environment', request.context, target)
-        sessions_controller = sessions.Controller()
-        session = sessions_controller.configure(request, environment_id)
-        session_id = session['id']
-        envs.EnvironmentServices.delete(environment_id, session_id)
-        sessions_controller.deploy(request, environment_id, session_id)
+        if request.GET.get('abandon', '').lower() == 'true':
+            LOG.debug('Environments:Abandon  <Id: {0}>'.format(environment_id))
+            envs.EnvironmentServices.remove(environment_id)
+        else:
+            LOG.debug('Environments:Delete <Id: {0}>'.format(environment_id))
+            sessions_controller = sessions.Controller()
+            session = sessions_controller.configure(request, environment_id)
+            session_id = session['id']
+            envs.EnvironmentServices.delete(environment_id, session_id)
+            sessions_controller.deploy(request, environment_id, session_id)
 
     @request_statistics.stats_count(API_NAME, 'LastStatus')
     def last(self, request, environment_id):
diff --git a/murano/tests/unit/api/base.py b/murano/tests/unit/api/base.py
index 9c72f925..54c66824 100644
--- a/murano/tests/unit/api/base.py
+++ b/murano/tests/unit/api/base.py
@@ -172,9 +172,11 @@ class ControllerTest(object):
         return self._simple_request(path, params=params, user=user,
                                     tenant=tenant)
 
-    def _delete(self, path, user=DEFAULT_USER, tenant=DEFAULT_TENANT):
-        return self._simple_request(path, method='DELETE', user=user,
-                                    tenant=tenant)
+    def _delete(self, path, params=None, user=DEFAULT_USER,
+                tenant=DEFAULT_TENANT):
+        params = params or {}
+        return self._simple_request(path, params=params, method='DELETE',
+                                    user=user, tenant=tenant)
 
     def _data_request(self, path, data, content_type='application/json',
                       method='POST', params={},
diff --git a/murano/tests/unit/api/v1/test_environments.py b/murano/tests/unit/api/v1/test_environments.py
index 07facb1c..2ff21f18 100644
--- a/murano/tests/unit/api/v1/test_environments.py
+++ b/murano/tests/unit/api/v1/test_environments.py
@@ -201,47 +201,8 @@ class TestEnvironmentApi(tb.ControllerTest, tb.MuranoApiTestCase):
             {'update_environment': '@'}
         )
 
-        fake_now = timeutils.utcnow()
-        timeutils.utcnow.override_time = fake_now
-
-        expected = dict(
-            id='111',
-            name='env1',
-            version=0,
-            networking={},
-            created=fake_now,
-            updated=fake_now,
-            tenant_id=self.tenant,
-            description={
-                'Objects': {
-                    '?': {'id': '111'}
-                },
-                'Attributes': []
-            }
-        )
-        e = models.Environment(**expected)
-        test_utils.save_models(e)
-
-        fake_now = timeutils.utcnow()
-        timeutils.utcnow.override_time = fake_now
-
-        expected = dict(
-            id='222',
-            name='env2',
-            version=0,
-            networking={},
-            created=fake_now,
-            updated=fake_now,
-            tenant_id=self.tenant,
-            description={
-                'Objects': {
-                    '?': {'id': '222'}
-                },
-                'Attributes': []
-            }
-        )
-        e = models.Environment(**expected)
-        test_utils.save_models(e)
+        self._create_fake_environment('env1', '111')
+        self._create_fake_environment('env2', '222')
 
         self.expect_policy_check('update_environment',
                                  {'environment_id': '111'})
@@ -255,17 +216,17 @@ class TestEnvironmentApi(tb.ControllerTest, tb.MuranoApiTestCase):
 
     def test_delete_environment(self):
         """Test that environment deletion results in the correct rpc call."""
-        self._set_policy_rules(
-            {'delete_environment': '@'}
-        )
-        self.expect_policy_check(
-            'delete_environment', {'environment_id': '12345'}
-        )
+        self._test_delete_or_abandon(abandon=False)
 
+    def test_abandon_environment(self):
+        """Cjeck that abandon feature works"""
+        self._test_delete_or_abandon(abandon=True)
+
+    def _create_fake_environment(self, env_name='my-env', env_id='123'):
         fake_now = timeutils.utcnow()
         expected = dict(
-            id='12345',
-            name='my-env',
+            id=env_id,
+            name=env_name,
             version=0,
             networking={},
             created=fake_now,
@@ -273,7 +234,7 @@ class TestEnvironmentApi(tb.ControllerTest, tb.MuranoApiTestCase):
             tenant_id=self.tenant,
             description={
                 'Objects': {
-                    '?': {'id': '12345'}
+                    '?': {'id': '{0}'.format(env_id)}
                 },
                 'Attributes': {}
             }
@@ -281,7 +242,21 @@ class TestEnvironmentApi(tb.ControllerTest, tb.MuranoApiTestCase):
         e = models.Environment(**expected)
         test_utils.save_models(e)
 
-        req = self._delete('/environments/12345')
+    def _test_delete_or_abandon(self, abandon, env_name='my-env',
+                                env_id='123'):
+        self._set_policy_rules(
+            {'delete_environment': '@'}
+        )
+        self.expect_policy_check(
+            'delete_environment',
+            {'environment_id': '{0}'.format(env_id)}
+        )
+
+        self._create_fake_environment(env_name, env_id)
+
+        path = '/environments/{0}'.format(env_id)
+
+        req = self._delete(path, params={'abandon': abandon})
         result = req.get_response(self.api)
 
         # Should this be expected behavior?