diff --git a/pkg/controllers/node/health/controller.go b/pkg/controllers/node/health/controller.go
index db4e96f932..3179b34b1b 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/node/health/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/node/health/controller.go
@@ -120,10 +120,19 @@ func (c *Controller) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, node *corev1.Node) (reconcil
 	if err := c.annotateTerminationGracePeriod(ctx, nodeClaim); err != nil {
 		return reconcile.Result{}, client.IgnoreNotFound(err)
 	}
+	c.deleteNodeClaim(ctx, nodeClaim, node)
+
+	return c.deleteNodeClaim(ctx, nodeClaim, node)
+}
+
+// deleteNodeClaim removes the NodeClaim from the api-server
+func (c *Controller) deleteNodeClaim(ctx context.Context, nodeClaim *v1.NodeClaim, node *corev1.Node) (reconcile.Result, error) {
+	if !nodeClaim.DeletionTimestamp.IsZero() {
+		return nil
+	}
 	if err := c.kubeClient.Delete(ctx, nodeClaim); err != nil {
 		return reconcile.Result{}, client.IgnoreNotFound(err)
 	}
-
 	// The deletion timestamp has successfully been set for the Node, update relevant metrics.
 	log.FromContext(ctx).V(1).Info("deleting unhealthy node")
 	metrics.NodeClaimsDisruptedTotal.Inc(map[string]string{