diff --git a/apis/placement/v1alpha1/override_types.go b/apis/placement/v1alpha1/override_types.go
index 50f8526cc..65993fe63 100644
--- a/apis/placement/v1alpha1/override_types.go
+++ b/apis/placement/v1alpha1/override_types.go
@@ -74,14 +74,32 @@ type OverrideRule struct {
 	// +optional
 	ClusterSelector *placementv1beta1.ClusterSelector `json:"clusterSelector,omitempty"`
 
+	// OverrideType defines the type of the override rules.
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum=JSONPatch;Delete
+	// +kubebuilder:default:JSONPatch
+	// +optional
+	OverrideType OverrideType `json:"overrideType,omitempty"`
+
 	// JSONPatchOverrides defines a list of JSON patch override rules.
+	// This field is only allowed when OverrideType is JSONPatch.
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Required
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:MinItems=1
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:MaxItems=20
-	// +required
-	JSONPatchOverrides []JSONPatchOverride `json:"jsonPatchOverrides"`
+	// +optional
+	JSONPatchOverrides []JSONPatchOverride `json:"jsonPatchOverrides,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// OverrideType defines the type of Override
+type OverrideType string
+
+const (
+	// JSONPatchOverrideType applies a JSON patch on the selected resources following [RFC 6902](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6902).
+	JSONPatchOverrideType OverrideType = "JSONPatch"
+
+	// DeleteOverrideType deletes the selected resources on the target clusters.
+	DeleteOverrideType OverrideType = "Delete"
+)
+
 // +genclient
 // +genclient:Namespaced
 // +kubebuilder:object:root=true
diff --git a/apis/placement/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/apis/placement/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index d26fe49a5..1a3f72658 100644
--- a/apis/placement/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/apis/placement/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ Licensed under the MIT license.
 package v1alpha1
 
 import (
-	"go.goms.io/fleet/apis/placement/v1beta1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	runtime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
+
+	"go.goms.io/fleet/apis/placement/v1beta1"
 )
 
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/updaterun/controller.go b/pkg/controllers/updaterun/controller.go
index d570bf399..43fe30c4b 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/updaterun/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/updaterun/controller.go
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
-	"go.goms.io/fleet/pkg/utils"
-	"go.goms.io/fleet/pkg/utils/controller"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue"
@@ -27,6 +25,8 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/reconcile"
 
 	placementv1alpha1 "go.goms.io/fleet/apis/placement/v1alpha1"
+	"go.goms.io/fleet/pkg/utils"
+	"go.goms.io/fleet/pkg/utils/controller"
 )
 
 // Reconciler reconciles a ClusterStagedUpdateRun object.
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/updaterun/controller_test.go b/pkg/controllers/updaterun/controller_test.go
index bf7d07f53..2fd1b3032 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/updaterun/controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/updaterun/controller_test.go
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ package updaterun
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	placementv1alpha1 "go.goms.io/fleet/apis/placement/v1alpha1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller/controllertest"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/reconcile"
+
+	placementv1alpha1 "go.goms.io/fleet/apis/placement/v1alpha1"
 )
 
 func TestHandleClusterApprovalRequest(t *testing.T) {