diff --git a/cni/network/network.go b/cni/network/network.go
index 093d812426..5150989336 100644
--- a/cni/network/network.go
+++ b/cni/network/network.go
@@ -805,10 +805,12 @@ func (plugin *netPlugin) Delete(args *cniSkel.CmdArgs) error {
 	// Query the network.
 	if nwInfo, err = plugin.nm.GetNetworkInfo(networkId); err != nil {
 
-		// attempt to release address associated with this Endpoint id
-		// This is to ensure clean up is done even in failure cases
-		if err = plugin.DelegateDel(nwCfg.Ipam.Type, nwCfg); err != nil {
-			log.Printf("Network not found, attempted to release address with error:  %v", err)
+		if !nwCfg.MultiTenancy {
+			// attempt to release address associated with this Endpoint id
+			// This is to ensure clean up is done even in failure cases
+			if err = plugin.DelegateDel(nwCfg.Ipam.Type, nwCfg); err != nil {
+				log.Printf("Network not found, attempted to release address with error:  %v", err)
+			}
 		}
 
 		// Log the error but return success if the endpoint being deleted is not found.
@@ -820,10 +822,12 @@ func (plugin *netPlugin) Delete(args *cniSkel.CmdArgs) error {
 	// Query the endpoint.
 	if epInfo, err = plugin.nm.GetEndpointInfo(networkId, endpointId); err != nil {
 
-		// attempt to release address associated with this Endpoint id
-		// This is to ensure clean up is done even in failure cases
-		if err = plugin.DelegateDel(nwCfg.Ipam.Type, nwCfg); err != nil {
-			log.Printf("Endpoint not found, attempted to release address with error: %v", err)
+		if !nwCfg.MultiTenancy {
+			// attempt to release address associated with this Endpoint id
+			// This is to ensure clean up is done even in failure cases
+			if err = plugin.DelegateDel(nwCfg.Ipam.Type, nwCfg); err != nil {
+				log.Printf("Endpoint not found, attempted to release address with error: %v", err)
+			}
 		}
 
 		// Log the error but return success if the endpoint being deleted is not found.