diff --git a/pkg/uninstall/uninstall.go b/pkg/uninstall/uninstall.go
index 26b3ad4dd..92586f6b0 100644
--- a/pkg/uninstall/uninstall.go
+++ b/pkg/uninstall/uninstall.go
@@ -334,15 +334,6 @@ func (u *Uninstall) deleteDBs(ctx context.Context) error {
 		for _, db := range dbs.Items {
 			u.numResourcesDeleted++
 			u.l.Infof("Deleting database cluster '%s' in namespace '%s'", db.Name, ns)
-			// Delete in foreground.
-			if !db.GetDeletionTimestamp().IsZero() {
-				finalizers := db.GetFinalizers()
-				finalizers = append(finalizers, common.ForegroundDeletionFinalizer)
-				db.SetFinalizers(finalizers)
-				if err := u.kubeClient.PatchDatabaseCluster(&db); err != nil {
-					return errors.Join(errors.New("failed to add foregroundDeletion finalizer"), err)
-				}
-			}
 			if err := u.kubeClient.DeleteDatabaseCluster(ctx, ns, db.Name); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}