diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-rds/test/integ.instance.lit.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-rds/test/integ.instance.lit.expected.json
index 36c5fdc654df2..ccded802da6f0 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-rds/test/integ.instance.lit.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-rds/test/integ.instance.lit.expected.json
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
     "VPCPublicSubnet1SubnetB4246D30": {
       "Type": "AWS::EC2::Subnet",
       "Properties": {
-        "CidrBlock": "10.0.0.0/18",
         "VpcId": {
           "Ref": "VPCB9E5F0B4"
         },
         "AvailabilityZone": "test-region-1a",
+        "CidrBlock": "10.0.0.0/18",
         "MapPublicIpOnLaunch": true,
         "Tags": [
           {
@@ -116,11 +116,11 @@
     "VPCPublicSubnet2Subnet74179F39": {
       "Type": "AWS::EC2::Subnet",
       "Properties": {
-        "CidrBlock": "10.0.64.0/18",
         "VpcId": {
           "Ref": "VPCB9E5F0B4"
         },
         "AvailabilityZone": "test-region-1b",
+        "CidrBlock": "10.0.64.0/18",
         "MapPublicIpOnLaunch": true,
         "Tags": [
           {
@@ -213,11 +213,11 @@
     "VPCPrivateSubnet1Subnet8BCA10E0": {
       "Type": "AWS::EC2::Subnet",
       "Properties": {
-        "CidrBlock": "10.0.128.0/18",
         "VpcId": {
           "Ref": "VPCB9E5F0B4"
         },
         "AvailabilityZone": "test-region-1a",
+        "CidrBlock": "10.0.128.0/18",
         "MapPublicIpOnLaunch": false,
         "Tags": [
           {
@@ -275,11 +275,11 @@
     "VPCPrivateSubnet2SubnetCFCDAA7A": {
       "Type": "AWS::EC2::Subnet",
       "Properties": {
-        "CidrBlock": "10.0.192.0/18",
         "VpcId": {
           "Ref": "VPCB9E5F0B4"
         },
         "AvailabilityZone": "test-region-1b",
+        "CidrBlock": "10.0.192.0/18",
         "MapPublicIpOnLaunch": false,
         "Tags": [
           {
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@
       "Properties": {
         "DBInstanceClass": "db.t3.medium",
         "AllocatedStorage": "100",
-        "AutoMinorVersionUpgrade": false,
+        "AutoMinorVersionUpgrade": true,
         "BackupRetentionPeriod": 7,
         "CopyTagsToSnapshot": true,
         "DBName": "ORCL",
@@ -696,8 +696,8 @@
           }
         ]
       },
-      "UpdateReplacePolicy": "Snapshot",
-      "DeletionPolicy": "Snapshot"
+      "UpdateReplacePolicy": "Delete",
+      "DeletionPolicy": "Delete"
     },
     "InstanceLogRetentiontrace487771C8": {
       "Type": "Custom::LogRetention",
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-rds/test/integ.instance.lit.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-rds/test/integ.instance.lit.ts
index 3e869950a0a46..7154c05b8970b 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-rds/test/integ.instance.lit.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-rds/test/integ.instance.lit.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import * as targets from '@aws-cdk/aws-events-targets';
 import * as lambda from '@aws-cdk/aws-lambda';
 import * as logs from '@aws-cdk/aws-logs';
 import * as cdk from '@aws-cdk/core';
+import { RemovalPolicy } from '@aws-cdk/core';
 import * as rds from '../lib';
 
 const app = new cdk.App();
@@ -63,9 +64,10 @@ class DatabaseInstanceStack extends cdk.Stack {
         'listener',
       ],
       cloudwatchLogsRetention: logs.RetentionDays.ONE_MONTH,
-      autoMinorVersionUpgrade: false,
+      autoMinorVersionUpgrade: true, // required to be true if LOCATOR is used in the option group
       optionGroup,
       parameterGroup,
+      removalPolicy: RemovalPolicy.DESTROY,
     });
 
     // Allow connections on default port from any IPV4
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-rds/test/integ.proxy.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-rds/test/integ.proxy.expected.json
index a8eff4138bc50..465915d69d202 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-rds/test/integ.proxy.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-rds/test/integ.proxy.expected.json
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
     "vpcPublicSubnet1Subnet2E65531E": {
       "Type": "AWS::EC2::Subnet",
       "Properties": {
-        "CidrBlock": "10.0.0.0/18",
         "VpcId": {
           "Ref": "vpcA2121C38"
         },
         "AvailabilityZone": "test-region-1a",
+        "CidrBlock": "10.0.0.0/18",
         "MapPublicIpOnLaunch": true,
         "Tags": [
           {
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@
     "vpcPublicSubnet2Subnet009B674F": {
       "Type": "AWS::EC2::Subnet",
       "Properties": {
-        "CidrBlock": "10.0.64.0/18",
         "VpcId": {
           "Ref": "vpcA2121C38"
         },
         "AvailabilityZone": "test-region-1b",
+        "CidrBlock": "10.0.64.0/18",
         "MapPublicIpOnLaunch": true,
         "Tags": [
           {
@@ -212,11 +212,11 @@
     "vpcPrivateSubnet1Subnet934893E8": {
       "Type": "AWS::EC2::Subnet",
       "Properties": {
-        "CidrBlock": "10.0.128.0/18",
         "VpcId": {
           "Ref": "vpcA2121C38"
         },
         "AvailabilityZone": "test-region-1a",
+        "CidrBlock": "10.0.128.0/18",
         "MapPublicIpOnLaunch": false,
         "Tags": [
           {
@@ -274,11 +274,11 @@
     "vpcPrivateSubnet2Subnet7031C2BA": {
       "Type": "AWS::EC2::Subnet",
       "Properties": {
-        "CidrBlock": "10.0.192.0/18",
         "VpcId": {
           "Ref": "vpcA2121C38"
         },
         "AvailabilityZone": "test-region-1b",
+        "CidrBlock": "10.0.192.0/18",
         "MapPublicIpOnLaunch": false,
         "Tags": [
           {
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@
           "Ref": "dbInstanceSubnetGroupD062EC9E"
         },
         "Engine": "postgres",
-        "EngineVersion": "11.5",
+        "EngineVersion": "11.15",
         "MasterUsername": {
           "Fn::Join": [
             "",
@@ -497,8 +497,8 @@
           }
         ]
       },
-      "UpdateReplacePolicy": "Snapshot",
-      "DeletionPolicy": "Snapshot"
+      "UpdateReplacePolicy": "Delete",
+      "DeletionPolicy": "Delete"
     },
     "dbProxyIAMRole662F3AB8": {
       "Type": "AWS::IAM::Role",
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-rds/test/integ.proxy.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-rds/test/integ.proxy.ts
index e59ead63f3590..0b67735f5c4e5 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-rds/test/integ.proxy.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-rds/test/integ.proxy.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as ec2 from '@aws-cdk/aws-ec2';
 import * as cdk from '@aws-cdk/core';
+import { RemovalPolicy } from '@aws-cdk/core';
 import * as rds from '../lib';
 
 const app = new cdk.App();
@@ -9,13 +10,14 @@ const vpc = new ec2.Vpc(stack, 'vpc', { maxAzs: 2 });
 
 const dbInstance = new rds.DatabaseInstance(stack, 'dbInstance', {
   engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres({
-    version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_11_5,
+    version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_11_15,
   }),
   instanceType: ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.BURSTABLE3, ec2.InstanceSize.MEDIUM),
   credentials: rds.Credentials.fromUsername('master', {
     excludeCharacters: '"@/\\',
   }),
   vpc,
+  removalPolicy: RemovalPolicy.DESTROY,
 });
 
 new rds.DatabaseProxy(stack, 'dbProxy', {