Entity of type 'WorkflowAlert' named 'Case.Test_Delete_Me' cannot be found

**Describe the bug**
I tried to commit a REMOVE email alert, but when I do, get error that reads:

I'm thinking to myself, well of course it cannot be found... I just deleted it. Also, the alert is still in the target org, so it should still find it there if that's where it's looking.

Perhaps I'm not interpreting the error correctly. What exactly is this telling and how can I get around this?

Thank you.

**To Reproduce**
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
1. Create a new email alert and deploy it from dev to int in a new WI
2. Create another WI and delete the the email alert
3. Pull changes and observer the email alert is marked as REMOVE. Select this change an promote to int.
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**Expected behavior**
I expect the email alert to be removed from int, but I get the error instead.

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**Additional context**
Our org did not get auto-upgraded from the closed beta to the closed beta.