diff --git a/tests/metrics/network/iperf3_kubernetes/k8s-network-metrics-iperf3.sh b/tests/metrics/network/iperf3_kubernetes/k8s-network-metrics-iperf3.sh
index 6aa25913e..03a2d6f35 100755
--- a/tests/metrics/network/iperf3_kubernetes/k8s-network-metrics-iperf3.sh
+++ b/tests/metrics/network/iperf3_kubernetes/k8s-network-metrics-iperf3.sh
@@ -213,8 +213,10 @@ function iperf3_start_deployment() {
 function iperf3_deployment_cleanup() {
 	info "Iperf: deleting deployments and services"
 	rm -rf "${iperf_file}"
-	kubectl delete -f "${IPERF_DAEMONSET}"
-	kubectl delete -f "${IPERF_DEPLOYMENT}"
+	kubectl delete deployment iperf3-server-deployment
+	kubectl delete service iperf3-server
+	kubectl delete daemonset iperf3-clients
+	kubectl delete pods "${client_pod_name}"
 	kill_kata_components && sleep 1
 	kill_kata_components
 	check_processes