diff --git a/docs/en/cookbook/validation-of-entities.rst b/docs/en/cookbook/validation-of-entities.rst
index c2a928dd688..7c44f41c109 100644
--- a/docs/en/cookbook/validation-of-entities.rst
+++ b/docs/en/cookbook/validation-of-entities.rst
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ What we offer are hooks to execute any kind of validation.
 .. note::
 
     You don't need to validate your entities in the lifecycle
-    events. Its only one of many options. Of course you can also
+    events. It is only one of many options. Of course you can also
     perform validations in value setters or any other method of your
     entities that are used in your code.
 
diff --git a/docs/en/reference/association-mapping.rst b/docs/en/reference/association-mapping.rst
index bbe2631dfac..fcb2c8a42df 100644
--- a/docs/en/reference/association-mapping.rst
+++ b/docs/en/reference/association-mapping.rst
@@ -870,8 +870,8 @@ This is essentially the same as the following, more verbose, mapping:
              * @var Collection<int, Group>
              */
             #[JoinTable(name: 'User_Group')]
-            #[JoinColumn(name: 'User_id', referencedColumnName: 'id')]
-            #[InverseJoinColumn(name: 'Group_id', referencedColumnName: 'id')]
+            #[JoinColumn(name: 'user_id', referencedColumnName: 'id')]
+            #[InverseJoinColumn(name: 'group_id', referencedColumnName: 'id')]
             #[ManyToMany(targetEntity: Group::class)]
             private Collection $groups;
             // ...
@@ -884,10 +884,10 @@ This is essentially the same as the following, more verbose, mapping:
                 <many-to-many field="groups" target-entity="Group">
                     <join-table name="User_Group">
                         <join-columns>
-                            <join-column id="User_id" referenced-column-name="id" />
+                            <join-column id="user_id" referenced-column-name="id" />
                         </join-columns>
                         <inverse-join-columns>
-                            <join-column id="Group_id" referenced-column-name="id" />
+                            <join-column id="group_id" referenced-column-name="id" />
                         </inverse-join-columns>
                     </join-table>
                 </many-to-many>
diff --git a/src/Internal/Hydration/AbstractHydrator.php b/src/Internal/Hydration/AbstractHydrator.php
index 232b9c3ae9a..d8bffe4ad39 100644
--- a/src/Internal/Hydration/AbstractHydrator.php
+++ b/src/Internal/Hydration/AbstractHydrator.php
@@ -104,29 +104,31 @@ final public function toIterable(Result $stmt, ResultSetMapping $resultSetMappin
 
         $this->prepare();
 
-        while (true) {
-            $row = $this->statement()->fetchAssociative();
-
-            if ($row === false) {
-                $this->cleanup();
+        try {
+            while (true) {
+                $row = $this->statement()->fetchAssociative();
 
-                break;
-            }
+                if ($row === false) {
+                    break;
+                }
 
-            $result = [];
+                $result = [];
 
-            $this->hydrateRowData($row, $result);
+                $this->hydrateRowData($row, $result);
 
-            $this->cleanupAfterRowIteration();
-            if (count($result) === 1) {
-                if (count($resultSetMapping->indexByMap) === 0) {
-                    yield end($result);
+                $this->cleanupAfterRowIteration();
+                if (count($result) === 1) {
+                    if (count($resultSetMapping->indexByMap) === 0) {
+                        yield end($result);
+                    } else {
+                        yield from $result;
+                    }
                 } else {
-                    yield from $result;
+                    yield $result;
                 }
-            } else {
-                yield $result;
             }
+        } finally {
+            $this->cleanup();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/UnitOfWork.php b/src/UnitOfWork.php
index b07bf8aa518..d1659de272b 100644
--- a/src/UnitOfWork.php
+++ b/src/UnitOfWork.php
@@ -1143,6 +1143,8 @@ private function executeDeletions(): void
         $eventsToDispatch = [];
 
         foreach ($entities as $entity) {
+            $this->removeFromIdentityMap($entity);
+
             $oid       = spl_object_id($entity);
             $class     = $this->em->getClassMetadata($entity::class);
             $persister = $this->getEntityPersister($class->name);
@@ -1484,8 +1486,6 @@ public function scheduleForDelete(object $entity): void
             return;
         }
 
-        $this->removeFromIdentityMap($entity);
-
         unset($this->entityUpdates[$oid]);
 
         if (! isset($this->entityDeletions[$oid])) {
@@ -2653,7 +2653,7 @@ private function eagerLoadCollections(array $collections, ToManyInverseSideMappi
                 $entities[] = $collection->getOwner();
             }
 
-            $found = $this->getEntityPersister($targetEntity)->loadAll([$mappedBy => $entities]);
+            $found = $this->getEntityPersister($targetEntity)->loadAll([$mappedBy => $entities], $mapping['orderBy'] ?? null);
 
             $targetClass    = $this->em->getClassMetadata($targetEntity);
             $targetProperty = $targetClass->getReflectionProperty($mappedBy);
diff --git a/tests/Tests/ORM/Functional/QueryDqlFunctionTest.php b/tests/Tests/ORM/Functional/QueryDqlFunctionTest.php
index 5a6aa5da3ab..fcc82cf35c6 100644
--- a/tests/Tests/ORM/Functional/QueryDqlFunctionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Tests/ORM/Functional/QueryDqlFunctionTest.php
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ public function testOperatorMultiply(): void
         self::assertEquals(1_600_000, $result[3]['op']);
     }
 
-    #[Group('test')]
     public function testOperatorDiv(): void
     {
         $result = $this->_em->createQuery('SELECT m, (m.salary/0.5) AS op FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\Company\CompanyManager m ORDER BY m.salary ASC')
diff --git a/tests/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/GH11163Test.php b/tests/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/GH11163Test.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d4e75389c19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/GH11163Test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional\Ticket;
+
+use Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
+use Doctrine\Common\Collections\Collection;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
+use Doctrine\ORM\PersistentCollection;
+use Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase;
+
+class GH11163Test extends OrmFunctionalTestCase
+{
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        $this->setUpEntitySchema([
+            GH11163Bucket::class,
+            GH11163BucketItem::class,
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function tearDown(): void
+    {
+        parent::tearDown();
+
+        $conn = static::$sharedConn;
+        $conn->executeStatement('DELETE FROM GH11163BucketItem');
+        $conn->executeStatement('DELETE FROM GH11163Bucket');
+    }
+
+    public function testFetchEagerModeWithOrderBy(): void
+    {
+        // Load entities into database
+        $this->_em->persist($bucket = new GH11163Bucket(11163));
+        $this->_em->persist(new GH11163BucketItem(1, $bucket, 2));
+        $this->_em->persist(new GH11163BucketItem(2, $bucket, 3));
+        $this->_em->persist(new GH11163BucketItem(3, $bucket, 1));
+        $this->_em->flush();
+        $this->_em->clear();
+
+        // Fetch entity from database
+        $dql    = 'SELECT bucket FROM ' . GH11163Bucket::class . ' bucket WHERE bucket.id = :id';
+        $bucket = $this->_em->createQuery($dql)
+            ->setParameter('id', 11163)
+            ->getSingleResult();
+
+        // Assert associated entity is loaded eagerly
+        static::assertInstanceOf(GH11163Bucket::class, $bucket);
+        static::assertInstanceOf(PersistentCollection::class, $bucket->items);
+        static::assertTrue($bucket->items->isInitialized());
+
+        static::assertCount(3, $bucket->items);
+
+        // Assert order of entities
+        static::assertSame(1, $bucket->items[0]->position);
+        static::assertSame(3, $bucket->items[0]->id);
+
+        static::assertSame(2, $bucket->items[1]->position);
+        static::assertSame(1, $bucket->items[1]->id);
+
+        static::assertSame(3, $bucket->items[2]->position);
+        static::assertSame(2, $bucket->items[2]->id);
+    }
+}
+
+#[ORM\Entity]
+class GH11163Bucket
+{
+    #[ORM\Id]
+    #[ORM\Column(type: 'integer')]
+    private int $id;
+
+    /** @var Collection<int, GH11163BucketItem> */
+    #[ORM\OneToMany(
+        targetEntity: GH11163BucketItem::class,
+        mappedBy: 'bucket',
+        fetch: 'EAGER',
+    )]
+    #[ORM\OrderBy(['position' => 'ASC'])]
+    public Collection $items;
+
+    public function __construct(int $id)
+    {
+        $this->id    = $id;
+        $this->items = new ArrayCollection();
+    }
+}
+
+#[ORM\Entity]
+class GH11163BucketItem
+{
+    #[ORM\ManyToOne(targetEntity: GH11163Bucket::class, inversedBy: 'items')]
+    #[ORM\JoinColumn(nullable: false)]
+    private GH11163Bucket $bucket;
+
+    #[ORM\Id]
+    #[ORM\Column(type: 'integer')]
+    public int $id;
+
+    #[ORM\Column(type: 'integer')]
+    public int $position;
+
+    public function __construct(int $id, GH11163Bucket $bucket, int $position)
+    {
+        $this->id       = $id;
+        $this->bucket   = $bucket;
+        $this->position = $position;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/GH6123Test.php b/tests/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/GH6123Test.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..60bea99a7e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/GH6123Test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional\Ticket;
+
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Types;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
+use Doctrine\ORM\UnitOfWork;
+use Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase;
+
+class GH6123Test extends OrmFunctionalTestCase
+{
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        $this->createSchemaForModels(
+            GH6123Entity::class,
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testLoadingRemovedEntityFromDatabaseDoesNotCreateNewManagedEntityInstance(): void
+    {
+        $entity = new GH6123Entity();
+        $this->_em->persist($entity);
+        $this->_em->flush();
+
+        self::assertSame(UnitOfWork::STATE_MANAGED, $this->_em->getUnitOfWork()->getEntityState($entity));
+        self::assertFalse($this->_em->getUnitOfWork()->isScheduledForDelete($entity));
+
+        $this->_em->remove($entity);
+
+        $freshEntity = $this->loadEntityFromDatabase($entity->id);
+        self::assertSame($entity, $freshEntity);
+
+        self::assertSame(UnitOfWork::STATE_REMOVED, $this->_em->getUnitOfWork()->getEntityState($freshEntity));
+        self::assertTrue($this->_em->getUnitOfWork()->isScheduledForDelete($freshEntity));
+    }
+
+    public function testRemovedEntityCanBePersistedAgain(): void
+    {
+        $entity = new GH6123Entity();
+        $this->_em->persist($entity);
+        $this->_em->flush();
+
+        $this->_em->remove($entity);
+        self::assertSame(UnitOfWork::STATE_REMOVED, $this->_em->getUnitOfWork()->getEntityState($entity));
+        self::assertTrue($this->_em->getUnitOfWork()->isScheduledForDelete($entity));
+
+        $this->loadEntityFromDatabase($entity->id);
+
+        $this->_em->persist($entity);
+        self::assertSame(UnitOfWork::STATE_MANAGED, $this->_em->getUnitOfWork()->getEntityState($entity));
+        self::assertFalse($this->_em->getUnitOfWork()->isScheduledForDelete($entity));
+
+        $this->_em->flush();
+    }
+
+    private function loadEntityFromDatabase(int $id): GH6123Entity|null
+    {
+        return $this->_em->createQueryBuilder()
+            ->select('e')
+            ->from(GH6123Entity::class, 'e')
+            ->where('e.id = :id')
+            ->setParameter('id', $id)
+            ->getQuery()
+            ->getOneOrNullResult();
+    }
+}
+
+#[ORM\Entity]
+class GH6123Entity
+{
+    #[ORM\Id]
+    #[ORM\GeneratedValue]
+    #[ORM\Column(type: Types::INTEGER)]
+    public int $id;
+}
diff --git a/tests/Tests/ORM/Hydration/AbstractHydratorTest.php b/tests/Tests/ORM/Hydration/AbstractHydratorTest.php
index a9b451e1c19..d83ee1a8647 100644
--- a/tests/Tests/ORM/Hydration/AbstractHydratorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Tests/ORM/Hydration/AbstractHydratorTest.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 use Doctrine\ORM\Exception\ORMException;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Internal\Hydration\AbstractHydrator;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Query\ResultSetMapping;
+use Doctrine\Tests\Models\Hydration\SimpleEntity;
 use Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\CoversClass;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Group;
@@ -149,4 +150,33 @@ public function testHydrateAllClearsAllAttachedListenersEvenOnError(): void
         $this->expectException(ORMException::class);
         $this->hydrator->hydrateAll($this->mockResult, $this->mockResultMapping);
     }
+
+    public function testToIterableIfYieldAndBreakBeforeFinishAlwaysCleansUp(): void
+    {
+        $this->setUpEntitySchema([SimpleEntity::class]);
+
+        $entity1 = new SimpleEntity();
+        $this->_em->persist($entity1);
+        $entity2 = new SimpleEntity();
+        $this->_em->persist($entity2);
+
+        $this->_em->flush();
+        $this->_em->clear();
+
+        $evm = $this->_em->getEventManager();
+
+        $q = $this->_em->createQuery('SELECT e.id FROM ' . SimpleEntity::class . ' e');
+
+        // select two entities, but do no iterate
+        $q->toIterable();
+        self::assertCount(0, $evm->getListeners(Events::onClear));
+
+        // select two entities, but abort after first record
+        foreach ($q->toIterable() as $result) {
+            self::assertCount(1, $evm->getListeners(Events::onClear));
+            break;
+        }
+
+        self::assertCount(0, $evm->getListeners(Events::onClear));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Tests/ORM/UnitOfWorkTest.php b/tests/Tests/ORM/UnitOfWorkTest.php
index 550b1cfe1c8..a9112fa5d51 100644
--- a/tests/Tests/ORM/UnitOfWorkTest.php
+++ b/tests/Tests/ORM/UnitOfWorkTest.php
@@ -288,12 +288,18 @@ public function testRemovedAndRePersistedEntitiesAreInTheIdentityMapAndAreNotGar
         $entity->id = 123;
 
         $this->_unitOfWork->registerManaged($entity, ['id' => 123], []);
+        self::assertSame(UnitOfWork::STATE_MANAGED, $this->_unitOfWork->getEntityState($entity));
+        self::assertFalse($this->_unitOfWork->isScheduledForDelete($entity));
         self::assertTrue($this->_unitOfWork->isInIdentityMap($entity));
 
         $this->_unitOfWork->remove($entity);
-        self::assertFalse($this->_unitOfWork->isInIdentityMap($entity));
+        self::assertSame(UnitOfWork::STATE_REMOVED, $this->_unitOfWork->getEntityState($entity));
+        self::assertTrue($this->_unitOfWork->isScheduledForDelete($entity));
+        self::assertTrue($this->_unitOfWork->isInIdentityMap($entity));
 
         $this->_unitOfWork->persist($entity);
+        self::assertSame(UnitOfWork::STATE_MANAGED, $this->_unitOfWork->getEntityState($entity));
+        self::assertFalse($this->_unitOfWork->isScheduledForDelete($entity));
         self::assertTrue($this->_unitOfWork->isInIdentityMap($entity));
     }