diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/volumeclaim/pvchandler.go b/pkg/reconciler/volumeclaim/pvchandler.go
index 12a8aed4b43..e019968db48 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/volumeclaim/pvchandler.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/volumeclaim/pvchandler.go
@@ -113,18 +113,18 @@ func (c *defaultPVCHandler) PurgeFinalizerAndDeletePVCForWorkspace(ctx context.C
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal jsonpatch: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// patch the existing PVC to update the finalizers
-	_, err = c.clientset.CoreV1().PersistentVolumeClaims(namespace).Patch(ctx, pvcName, types.JSONPatchType, removeFinalizerBytes, metav1.PatchOptions{})
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to patch the PVC %s: %w", pvcName, err)
-	}
-
 	// delete PVC
 	err = c.clientset.CoreV1().PersistentVolumeClaims(namespace).Delete(ctx, pvcName, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete the PVC %s: %w", pvcName, err)
 	}
 
+	// remove finalizer
+	_, err = c.clientset.CoreV1().PersistentVolumeClaims(namespace).Patch(ctx, pvcName, types.JSONPatchType, removeFinalizerBytes, metav1.PatchOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to patch the PVC %s: %w", pvcName, err)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/test/affinity_assistant_test.go b/test/affinity_assistant_test.go
index 4c23676031b..e74942b299f 100644
--- a/test/affinity_assistant_test.go
+++ b/test/affinity_assistant_test.go
@@ -205,6 +205,12 @@ spec:
 		t.Errorf("Error waiting for PipelineRun to finish: %s", err)
 	}
 
+	// wait and check PVCs are deleted
+	t.Logf("Waiting for PVC in namespace %s to delete", namespace)
+	if err := WaitForPVCIsDeleted(ctx, c, timeout, prName, namespace, "PVCDeleted"); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Error waiting for PVC to be deleted: %s", err)
+	}
+
 	// validate PipelineRun pods sharing the same PVC are scheduled to the same node
 	podNames := []string{fmt.Sprintf("%v-foo-pod", prName), fmt.Sprintf("%v-bar-pod", prName), fmt.Sprintf("%v-double-ws-pod", prName), fmt.Sprintf("%v-no-ws-pod", prName)}
 	validatePodAffinity(t, ctx, podNames, namespace, c.KubeClient)
diff --git a/test/wait.go b/test/wait.go
index 70ad1b0466f..aa5a19d272d 100644
--- a/test/wait.go
+++ b/test/wait.go
@@ -144,6 +144,31 @@ func WaitForPodState(ctx context.Context, c *clients, name string, namespace str
 	})
 }
 
+// WaitForPVCIsDeleted polls the number of the PVC in the namespace from client every
+// interval until all the PVCs in the namespace are deleted. It returns an
+// error or timeout. desc will be used to name the metric that is emitted to
+// track how long it took to delete all the PVCs in the namespace.
+func WaitForPVCIsDeleted(ctx context.Context, c *clients, polltimeout time.Duration, name, namespace, desc string) error {
+	metricName := fmt.Sprintf("WaitForPVCIsDeleted/%s/%s", name, desc)
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(context.Background(), metricName)
+	defer span.End()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, polltimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	return pollImmediateWithContext(ctx, func() (bool, error) {
+		pvcList, err := c.KubeClient.CoreV1().PersistentVolumeClaims(namespace).List(ctx, metav1.ListOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			return true, err
+		}
+		if len(pvcList.Items) > 0 {
+			return false, nil
+		}
+
+		return true, nil
+	})
+}
+
 // WaitForPipelineRunState polls the status of the PipelineRun called name from client every
 // interval until inState returns `true` indicating it is done, returns an
 // error or timeout. desc will be used to name the metric that is emitted to