diff --git a/npm/pkg/dataplane/policies/chain-management_linux.go b/npm/pkg/dataplane/policies/chain-management_linux.go
index ece94acfa8..4ff6048337 100644
--- a/npm/pkg/dataplane/policies/chain-management_linux.go
+++ b/npm/pkg/dataplane/policies/chain-management_linux.go
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ var (
 		util.IptablesCtstateFlag,
 		util.IptablesNewState,
 	}
+	deprecatedJumpFromForwardToAzureChainArgs = []string{
+		util.IptablesForwardChain,
+		util.IptablesJumpFlag,
+		util.IptablesAzureChain,
+	}
 )
 
 type staleChains struct {
@@ -130,16 +135,37 @@ func (pMgr *PolicyManager) initializeNPMChains() error {
 // removeNPMChains removes the jump rule from FORWARD chain to AZURE-NPM chain
 // and flushes and deletes all NPM Chains.
 func (pMgr *PolicyManager) removeNPMChains() error {
+	// 1.1 delete the deprecated jump rule from FORWARD chain to AZURE-NPM chain, if it exists
+	deprecatedErrCode, deprecatedErr := pMgr.runIPTablesCommand(util.IptablesDeletionFlag, deprecatedJumpFromForwardToAzureChainArgs...)
+	if deprecatedErr == nil {
+		klog.Infof("deleted deprecated jump rule from FORWARD chain to AZURE-NPM chain")
+	} else {
+		switch deprecatedErrCode {
+		case couldntLoadTargetErrorCode:
+			// couldntLoadTargetErrorCode happens when AZURE-NPM chain doesn't exist (and hence the jump rule doesn't exist too)
+			klog.Infof("didn't delete deprecated jump rule from FORWARD chain to AZURE-NPM chain likely because AZURE-NPM chain doesn't exist. Exit code %d and error: %s", deprecatedErrCode, deprecatedErr)
+		case doesNotExistErrorCode:
+			// doesNotExistErrorCode happens when AZURE-NPM chain exists, but this jump rule doesn't exist
+			klog.Infof("didn't delete deprecated jump rule from FORWARD chain to AZURE-NPM chain likely because NPM v1 was not used prior. Exit code %d and error: %s", deprecatedErrCode, deprecatedErr)
+		default:
+			klog.Errorf("failed to delete deprecated jump rule from FORWARD chain to AZURE-NPM chain for unexpected reason with exit code %d and error: %s", deprecatedErrCode, deprecatedErr.Error())
+		}
+	}
+
+	// 1.2 delete the jump rule that has ctstate NEW
 	deleteErrCode, deleteErr := pMgr.runIPTablesCommand(util.IptablesDeletionFlag, jumpFromForwardToAzureChainArgs...)
-	// couldntLoadTargetErrorCode happens when AZURE-NPM chain doesn't exist (and hence the jump rule doesn't exist too)
-	// we can ignore this error code, since there's no problem if the rule doesn't exist
-	hadDeleteError := deleteErr != nil && deleteErrCode != couldntLoadTargetErrorCode
-	if hadDeleteError {
-		// log as an error because this is unexpected, but don't return an error because for example, we could have AZURE-NPM chain exists but the jump to it doesn't exist
-		metrics.SendErrorLogAndMetric(util.IptmID, "Error: failed to delete jump from FORWARD chain to AZURE-NPM chain with exit code %d and error: %s", deleteErrCode, deleteErr.Error())
-		// FIXME update ID
+	if deleteErr != nil {
+		switch deleteErrCode {
+		case couldntLoadTargetErrorCode:
+			klog.Infof("didn't delete jump from FORWARD chain to AZURE-NPM chain likely because AZURE-NPM chain doesn't exist. Exit code %d and error: %s", deleteErrCode, deleteErr.Error())
+		case doesNotExistErrorCode:
+			klog.Infof("didn't delete jump from FORWARD chain to AZURE-NPM chain likely because we're transitioning from v1.4.9 or older. Exit code %d and error: %s", deleteErrCode, deleteErr.Error())
+		default:
+			klog.Errorf("failed to delete jump from FORWARD chain to AZURE-NPM chain for unexpected reason with exit code %d and error: %s", deleteErrCode, deleteErr.Error())
+		}
 	}
 
+	// 2. flush current NPM chains
 	creatorToFlush, chainsToDelete := pMgr.creatorAndChainsForReset()
 	if len(chainsToDelete) == 0 {
 		return nil
@@ -149,6 +175,7 @@ func (pMgr *PolicyManager) removeNPMChains() error {
 		return npmerrors.SimpleErrorWrapper("failed to flush chains", restoreError)
 	}
 
+	// 3. delete current NPM chains
 	// TODO aggregate an error for each chain that failed to delete
 	var anyDeleteErr error
 	for _, chainName := range chainsToDelete {
diff --git a/npm/pkg/dataplane/policies/chain-management_linux_test.go b/npm/pkg/dataplane/policies/chain-management_linux_test.go
index 6d6b2ed024..f9d1da568f 100644
--- a/npm/pkg/dataplane/policies/chain-management_linux_test.go
+++ b/npm/pkg/dataplane/policies/chain-management_linux_test.go
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ func TestRemoveNPMChains(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "success when there are chains currently",
 			calls: []testutils.TestCmd{
+				{Cmd: []string{"iptables", "-w", "60", "-D", "FORWARD", "-j", "AZURE-NPM"}, ExitCode: 1}, // deprecated rule did not exist
 				{Cmd: []string{"iptables", "-w", "60", "-D", "FORWARD", "-j", "AZURE-NPM", "-m", "conntrack", "--ctstate", "NEW"}},
 				{Cmd: listPolicyChainNamesCommandStrings, PipedToCommand: true},
 				{
@@ -211,27 +212,17 @@ func TestRemoveNPMChains(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "success when there are no chains currently",
 			calls: []testutils.TestCmd{
+				{Cmd: []string{"iptables", "-w", "60", "-D", "FORWARD", "-j", "AZURE-NPM"}, ExitCode: 1}, // deprecated rule did not exist
 				{Cmd: []string{"iptables", "-w", "60", "-D", "FORWARD", "-j", "AZURE-NPM", "-m", "conntrack", "--ctstate", "NEW"}},
 				{Cmd: listPolicyChainNamesCommandStrings, PipedToCommand: true},
 				{Cmd: []string{"grep", "Chain AZURE-NPM"}, ExitCode: 1},
 			},
 			wantErr: false,
 		},
-		{
-			name: "no error on failure to delete",
-			calls: []testutils.TestCmd{
-				{
-					Cmd:      []string{"iptables", "-w", "60", "-D", "FORWARD", "-j", "AZURE-NPM", "-m", "conntrack", "--ctstate", "NEW"},
-					ExitCode: 1, // delete failure
-				},
-				{Cmd: listPolicyChainNamesCommandStrings, PipedToCommand: true},
-				{Cmd: []string{"grep", "Chain AZURE-NPM"}, ExitCode: 1},
-			},
-			wantErr: false,
-		},
 		{
 			name: "failure on restore",
 			calls: []testutils.TestCmd{
+				{Cmd: []string{"iptables", "-w", "60", "-D", "FORWARD", "-j", "AZURE-NPM"}, ExitCode: 1}, // deprecated rule did not exist
 				{Cmd: []string{"iptables", "-w", "60", "-D", "FORWARD", "-j", "AZURE-NPM", "-m", "conntrack", "--ctstate", "NEW"}},
 				{Cmd: listPolicyChainNamesCommandStrings, PipedToCommand: true},
 				{
@@ -245,6 +236,7 @@ func TestRemoveNPMChains(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "failure on destroy",
 			calls: []testutils.TestCmd{
+				{Cmd: []string{"iptables", "-w", "60", "-D", "FORWARD", "-j", "AZURE-NPM"}, ExitCode: 1}, // deprecated rule did not exist
 				{Cmd: []string{"iptables", "-w", "60", "-D", "FORWARD", "-j", "AZURE-NPM", "-m", "conntrack", "--ctstate", "NEW"}},
 				{Cmd: listPolicyChainNamesCommandStrings, PipedToCommand: true},
 				{
@@ -260,6 +252,65 @@ func TestRemoveNPMChains(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantErr: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "does not exist error while deleting jump",
+			calls: []testutils.TestCmd{
+				{Cmd: []string{"iptables", "-w", "60", "-D", "FORWARD", "-j", "AZURE-NPM"}, ExitCode: 1}, // deprecated rule did not exist
+				{
+					Cmd:      []string{"iptables", "-w", "60", "-D", "FORWARD", "-j", "AZURE-NPM", "-m", "conntrack", "--ctstate", "NEW"},
+					ExitCode: 1, // does not exist error code
+				},
+				{Cmd: listPolicyChainNamesCommandStrings, PipedToCommand: true},
+				{Cmd: []string{"grep", "Chain AZURE-NPM"}, ExitCode: 1},
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "no AZURE-NPM chain while deleting both jumps",
+			calls: []testutils.TestCmd{
+				{Cmd: []string{"iptables", "-w", "60", "-D", "FORWARD", "-j", "AZURE-NPM"}, ExitCode: 2}, // same code as the next command
+				{
+					Cmd:      []string{"iptables", "-w", "60", "-D", "FORWARD", "-j", "AZURE-NPM", "-m", "conntrack", "--ctstate", "NEW"},
+					ExitCode: 2, // couldn't load target error code
+				},
+				{Cmd: listPolicyChainNamesCommandStrings, PipedToCommand: true},
+				{Cmd: []string{"grep", "Chain AZURE-NPM"}, ExitCode: 1},
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "unknown error while deleting jump",
+			calls: []testutils.TestCmd{
+				{Cmd: []string{"iptables", "-w", "60", "-D", "FORWARD", "-j", "AZURE-NPM"}, ExitCode: 1}, // deprecated rule did not exist
+				{
+					Cmd:      []string{"iptables", "-w", "60", "-D", "FORWARD", "-j", "AZURE-NPM", "-m", "conntrack", "--ctstate", "NEW"},
+					ExitCode: 3, // unknown delete failure
+				},
+				{Cmd: listPolicyChainNamesCommandStrings, PipedToCommand: true},
+				{Cmd: []string{"grep", "Chain AZURE-NPM"}, ExitCode: 1},
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "successfully delete deprecated jump",
+			calls: []testutils.TestCmd{
+				{Cmd: []string{"iptables", "-w", "60", "-D", "FORWARD", "-j", "AZURE-NPM"}}, // deprecated rule existed
+				{Cmd: []string{"iptables", "-w", "60", "-D", "FORWARD", "-j", "AZURE-NPM", "-m", "conntrack", "--ctstate", "NEW"}},
+				{Cmd: listPolicyChainNamesCommandStrings, PipedToCommand: true},
+				{Cmd: []string{"grep", "Chain AZURE-NPM"}, ExitCode: 1},
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "unknown error while deleting deprecated jump",
+			calls: []testutils.TestCmd{
+				{Cmd: []string{"iptables", "-w", "60", "-D", "FORWARD", "-j", "AZURE-NPM"}, ExitCode: 3},
+				{Cmd: []string{"iptables", "-w", "60", "-D", "FORWARD", "-j", "AZURE-NPM", "-m", "conntrack", "--ctstate", "NEW"}},
+				{Cmd: listPolicyChainNamesCommandStrings, PipedToCommand: true},
+				{Cmd: []string{"grep", "Chain AZURE-NPM"}, ExitCode: 1},
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		tt := tt
diff --git a/npm/pkg/dataplane/policies/testutils_linux.go b/npm/pkg/dataplane/policies/testutils_linux.go
index 684868e45f..7cb50479de 100644
--- a/npm/pkg/dataplane/policies/testutils_linux.go
+++ b/npm/pkg/dataplane/policies/testutils_linux.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ func GetInitializeTestCalls() []testutils.TestCmd {
 
 func GetResetTestCalls() []testutils.TestCmd {
 	return []testutils.TestCmd{
+		{Cmd: []string{"iptables", "-w", "60", "-D", "FORWARD", "-j", "AZURE-NPM"}},
 		{Cmd: []string{"iptables", "-w", "60", "-D", "FORWARD", "-j", "AZURE-NPM", "-m", "conntrack", "--ctstate", "NEW"}},
 		{Cmd: listPolicyChainNamesCommandStrings, PipedToCommand: true},
 		{