diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3872450d3..7bbe94a78 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "dvc-render==0.0.17",
     "dvc-task==0.1.11",
     "dvclive>=1.2.2",
-    "dvc-data==0.32.0",
+    "dvc-data==0.33.0",
     "dvc-http",
     "hydra-core>=1.1.0",
     "iterative-telemetry==0.0.6",
diff --git a/tests/func/test_gc.py b/tests/func/test_gc.py
index f9f4bfd0a..03e4d458d 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_gc.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_gc.py
@@ -218,12 +218,21 @@ def test_gc_cloud_remove_order(tmp_dir, scm, dvc, tmp_path_factory, mocker):
         LocalFileSystem, "remove", autospec=True
     )
     dvc.gc(workspace=True, cloud=True)
-    assert len(mocked_remove.mock_calls) == 8
-    # dir (and unpacked dir) should be first 4 checksums removed from
-    # the remote
-    for args in mocked_remove.call_args_list[:4]:
+    assert len(mocked_remove.mock_calls) == 4
+    # Unpacked dir should be the first removed
+    for args in mocked_remove.call_args_list[:2]:
         checksum = str(args[0][1])
-        assert checksum.endswith(".dir") or checksum.endswith(".dir.unpacked")
+        assert checksum.endswith(".dir.unpacked")
+    # Then, bulk remove should be applied
+
+    # First to `.dir`
+    checksums = mocked_remove.call_args_list[2][0][1]
+    assert isinstance(checksums, list)
+    assert all(x.endswith(".dir") for x in checksums)
+    # And later to individual files
+    checksums = mocked_remove.call_args_list[3][0][1]
+    assert isinstance(checksums, list)
+    assert not any(x.endswith(".dir") for x in checksums)
 
 
 def test_gc_not_collect_pipeline_tracked_files(tmp_dir, dvc, run_copy):