diff --git a/pkg/envoy/graph.go b/pkg/envoy/graph.go
index 7801a08ca..fff411832 100644
--- a/pkg/envoy/graph.go
+++ b/pkg/envoy/graph.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type (
 	// based on the node properties.
 	// Refer to the documentation for additional details.
 	Graph struct {
-		nodes []Node
+		nodes NodeSet
 
 		// Since it's calculated on the fly, this is all we need
 		invert bool
@@ -61,18 +61,16 @@ func (g *Graph) Remove(nn ...Node) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	mm := make([]Node, 0, len(g.nodes))
-	for _, m := range g.nodes {
-		for _, n := range nn {
-			if g.nodesMatch(m, n) && g.canRemove(n) {
-				goto skip
-			}
+	rn := make(NodeSet, 0, len(nn))
+	for _, n := range nn {
+		if g.canRemove(n) {
+			rn = append(rn, n)
 		}
-		mm = append(mm, m)
-
-	skip:
 	}
-	g.nodes = mm
+
+	g.nodes = g.nodes.Remove(rn...)
+	g.processed = g.processed.Remove(rn...)
+	g.conflicts = g.conflicts.Remove(rn...)
 }
 
 // FindNode returns all nodes that match the given resource and identifiers
diff --git a/pkg/envoy/graph_test.go b/pkg/envoy/graph_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a90d0f9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/envoy/graph_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+package envoy
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+type (
+	TestNode struct {
+		rr NodeRelationships
+		ii NodeIdentifiers
+	}
+)
+
+func (n *TestNode) Identifiers() NodeIdentifiers {
+	return n.ii
+}
+
+func (n *TestNode) Matches(resource string, identifiers ...string) bool {
+	if resource != n.Resource() {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return n.Identifiers().HasAny(identifiers...)
+}
+
+func (n *TestNode) Resource() string {
+	return "envoy:test:"
+}
+
+func (n *TestNode) Relations() NodeRelationships {
+	return n.rr
+}
+
+func TestEnvoyGraph_Rel(t *testing.T) {
+	req := require.New(t)
+
+	t.Run("simple node, no rels", func(t *testing.T) {
+		g := NewGraph()
+
+		rr := NodeRelationships{}
+		ii := NodeIdentifiers{"p1"}
+		n := &TestNode{rr: rr, ii: ii}
+		g.Add(n)
+
+		cc := g.Children(n)
+		req.Empty(cc)
+
+		pp := g.Parents(n)
+		req.Empty(pp)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("node with child and parent nodes", func(t *testing.T) {
+		g := NewGraph()
+
+		// The child node
+		rr1 := NodeRelationships{}
+		ii1 := NodeIdentifiers{"c1"}
+		n1 := &TestNode{rr: rr1, ii: ii1}
+		g.Add(n1)
+
+		// The middle node
+		rr2 := NodeRelationships{"envoy:test:": NodeIdentifiers{"c1"}}
+		ii2 := NodeIdentifiers{"n"}
+		n := &TestNode{rr: rr2, ii: ii2}
+		g.Add(n)
+
+		// The parent node
+		rr3 := NodeRelationships{"envoy:test:": NodeIdentifiers{"n"}}
+		ii3 := NodeIdentifiers{"p1"}
+		n3 := &TestNode{rr: rr3, ii: ii3}
+		g.Add(n3)
+
+		cc := g.Children(n)
+		req.Len(cc, 1)
+		req.Equal(n1, cc[0])
+
+		pp := g.Parents(n)
+		req.Len(pp, 1)
+		req.Equal(n3, pp[0])
+	})
+
+	t.Run("(inverted) node with child and parent nodes", func(t *testing.T) {
+		g := NewGraph()
+		g.Invert()
+
+		// The child node
+		rr1 := NodeRelationships{}
+		ii1 := NodeIdentifiers{"c1"}
+		n1 := &TestNode{rr: rr1, ii: ii1}
+		g.Add(n1)
+
+		// The middle node
+		rr2 := NodeRelationships{"envoy:test:": NodeIdentifiers{"c1"}}
+		ii2 := NodeIdentifiers{"n"}
+		n := &TestNode{rr: rr2, ii: ii2}
+		g.Add(n)
+
+		// The parent node
+		rr3 := NodeRelationships{"envoy:test:": NodeIdentifiers{"n"}}
+		ii3 := NodeIdentifiers{"p1"}
+		n3 := &TestNode{rr: rr3, ii: ii3}
+		g.Add(n3)
+
+		cc := g.Children(n)
+		req.Len(cc, 1)
+		req.Equal(n3, cc[0])
+
+		pp := g.Parents(n)
+		req.Len(pp, 1)
+		req.Equal(n1, pp[0])
+	})
+}
+
+func TestEnvoyGraph_DepResolution(t *testing.T) {
+	req := require.New(t)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	t.Run("simple acyclic linear graph; (n1) => (n2) => (n3)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		g := NewGraph()
+
+		rr1 := NodeRelationships{"envoy:test:": NodeIdentifiers{"n2"}}
+		ii1 := NodeIdentifiers{"n1"}
+		n1 := &TestNode{rr: rr1, ii: ii1}
+		g.Add(n1)
+
+		rr2 := NodeRelationships{"envoy:test:": NodeIdentifiers{"n3"}}
+		ii2 := NodeIdentifiers{"n2"}
+		n2 := &TestNode{rr: rr2, ii: ii2}
+		g.Add(n2)
+
+		rr3 := NodeRelationships{}
+		ii3 := NodeIdentifiers{"n3"}
+		n3 := &TestNode{rr: rr3, ii: ii3}
+		g.Add(n3)
+
+		// 1. n1 since it has no parent nodes
+		n, pp, cc, err := g.Next(ctx)
+		req.Equal(n1, n)
+		req.NoError(err)
+		req.NotEmpty(cc)
+		req.Empty(pp)
+
+		// 2. n2 since its parents are resolved
+		n, pp, cc, err = g.Next(ctx)
+		req.Equal(n2, n)
+		req.NoError(err)
+		req.NotEmpty(cc)
+		req.NotEmpty(pp)
+
+		// 2. n3 since its parents are resolved
+		n, pp, cc, err = g.Next(ctx)
+		req.Equal(n3, n)
+		req.NoError(err)
+		req.Empty(cc)
+		req.NotEmpty(pp)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestEnvoyGraph_GarbageCollector(t *testing.T) {
+	req := require.New(t)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	t.Run("simple acyclic linear graph; (n1) => (n2) => (n3)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		g := NewGraph()
+
+		rr1 := NodeRelationships{"envoy:test:": NodeIdentifiers{"n2"}}
+		ii1 := NodeIdentifiers{"n1"}
+		n1 := &TestNode{rr: rr1, ii: ii1}
+		g.Add(n1)
+
+		rr2 := NodeRelationships{"envoy:test:": NodeIdentifiers{"n3"}}
+		ii2 := NodeIdentifiers{"n2"}
+		n2 := &TestNode{rr: rr2, ii: ii2}
+		g.Add(n2)
+
+		rr3 := NodeRelationships{}
+		ii3 := NodeIdentifiers{"n3"}
+		n3 := &TestNode{rr: rr3, ii: ii3}
+		g.Add(n3)
+
+		// n1 marked as processed; no garbage
+		g.Next(ctx)
+		req.Len(g.nodes, 3)
+		req.Len(g.processed, 1)
+		req.Equal(g.processed[0], n1)
+
+		// n2 marked as processed; garbage in nodes, processed
+		g.Next(ctx)
+		req.Len(g.nodes, 2)
+		req.Len(g.processed, 1)
+		req.Equal(g.processed[0], n2)
+
+		// all nodes processed; resetting graph
+		g.Next(ctx)
+		req.Len(g.nodes, 0)
+		req.Len(g.processed, 0)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/envoy/node.go b/pkg/envoy/node.go
index e2bdb8898..e71698951 100644
--- a/pkg/envoy/node.go
+++ b/pkg/envoy/node.go
@@ -92,3 +92,24 @@ func (ss NodeSet) Has(n Node) bool {
 	}
 	return has
 }
+
+func (ss NodeSet) Remove(nn ...Node) NodeSet {
+	mm := make(NodeSet, 0, len(ss))
+
+	if len(nn) <= 0 {
+		return ss
+	}
+
+	for _, s := range ss {
+		for _, n := range nn {
+			if s.Matches(n.Resource(), n.Identifiers()...) {
+				goto skip
+			}
+		}
+		mm = append(mm, s)
+
+	skip:
+	}
+
+	return mm
+}