diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/allocation/allocation_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/allocation/allocation_manager.go
index 576612c52a1..dac8f2f1fd0 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/allocation/allocation_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/allocation/allocation_manager.go
@@ -176,12 +176,12 @@ func allocationFromPod(pod *v1.Pod) map[string]v1.ResourceRequirements {
 }
 
 func (m *manager) RemovePod(uid types.UID) {
-	if err := m.allocated.Delete(uid, ""); err != nil {
+	if err := m.allocated.RemovePod(uid); err != nil {
 		// If the deletion fails, it will be retried by RemoveOrphanedPods, so we can safely ignore the error.
 		klog.V(3).ErrorS(err, "Failed to delete pod allocation", "podUID", uid)
 	}
 
-	if err := m.actuated.Delete(uid, ""); err != nil {
+	if err := m.actuated.RemovePod(uid); err != nil {
 		// If the deletion fails, it will be retried by RemoveOrphanedPods, so we can safely ignore the error.
 		klog.V(3).ErrorS(err, "Failed to delete pod allocation", "podUID", uid)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/allocation/state/state.go b/pkg/kubelet/allocation/state/state.go
index fff569ce3d1..21d240294ab 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/allocation/state/state.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/allocation/state/state.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ type Reader interface {
 type writer interface {
 	SetContainerResourceAllocation(podUID types.UID, containerName string, alloc v1.ResourceRequirements) error
 	SetPodResourceAllocation(podUID types.UID, alloc map[string]v1.ResourceRequirements) error
-	Delete(podUID types.UID, containerName string) error
+	RemovePod(podUID types.UID) error
 	// RemoveOrphanedPods removes the stored state for any pods not included in the set of remaining pods.
 	RemoveOrphanedPods(remainingPods sets.Set[types.UID])
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/allocation/state/state_checkpoint.go b/pkg/kubelet/allocation/state/state_checkpoint.go
index 54807991967..df07cae051f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/allocation/state/state_checkpoint.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/allocation/state/state_checkpoint.go
@@ -139,13 +139,13 @@ func (sc *stateCheckpoint) SetPodResourceAllocation(podUID types.UID, alloc map[
 }
 
 // Delete deletes allocations for specified pod
-func (sc *stateCheckpoint) Delete(podUID types.UID, containerName string) error {
+func (sc *stateCheckpoint) RemovePod(podUID types.UID) error {
 	sc.mux.Lock()
 	defer sc.mux.Unlock()
 	// Skip writing the checkpoint for pod deletion, since there is no side effect to
 	// keeping a deleted pod. Deleted pods will eventually be cleaned up by RemoveOrphanedPods.
 	// The deletion will be stored the next time a non-delete update is made.
-	return sc.cache.Delete(podUID, "")
+	return sc.cache.RemovePod(podUID)
 }
 
 func (sc *stateCheckpoint) RemoveOrphanedPods(remainingPods sets.Set[types.UID]) {
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func (sc *noopStateCheckpoint) SetPodResourceAllocation(_ types.UID, _ map[strin
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (sc *noopStateCheckpoint) Delete(_ types.UID, _ string) error {
+func (sc *noopStateCheckpoint) RemovePod(_ types.UID) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/allocation/state/state_mem.go b/pkg/kubelet/allocation/state/state_mem.go
index 7c46cd36183..5ad0e57f53e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/allocation/state/state_mem.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/allocation/state/state_mem.go
@@ -79,23 +79,11 @@ func (s *stateMemory) SetPodResourceAllocation(podUID types.UID, alloc map[strin
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *stateMemory) deleteContainer(podUID types.UID, containerName string) {
-	delete(s.podAllocation[podUID], containerName)
-	if len(s.podAllocation[podUID]) == 0 {
-		delete(s.podAllocation, podUID)
-	}
-	klog.V(3).InfoS("Deleted pod resource allocation", "podUID", podUID, "containerName", containerName)
-}
-
-func (s *stateMemory) Delete(podUID types.UID, containerName string) error {
+func (s *stateMemory) RemovePod(podUID types.UID) error {
 	s.Lock()
 	defer s.Unlock()
-	if len(containerName) == 0 {
-		delete(s.podAllocation, podUID)
-		klog.V(3).InfoS("Deleted pod resource allocation and resize state", "podUID", podUID)
-		return nil
-	}
-	s.deleteContainer(podUID, containerName)
+	delete(s.podAllocation, podUID)
+	klog.V(3).InfoS("Deleted pod resource allocation", "podUID", podUID)
 	return nil
 }