diff --git a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_stream_coordinator.erl b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_stream_coordinator.erl
index 2db20aec7ae3..64a9a8171707 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_stream_coordinator.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_stream_coordinator.erl
@@ -931,18 +931,27 @@ send_self_command(Cmd) ->
 
 phase_delete_member(StreamId, #{node := Node} = Arg, Conf) ->
     fun() ->
-            try osiris_server_sup:delete_child(Node, Conf) of
-                ok ->
-                    rabbit_log:info("~ts: Member deleted for ~ts : on node ~ts",
+            case rabbit_nodes:is_member(Node) of
+                true ->
+                    try osiris_server_sup:delete_child(Node, Conf) of
+                        ok ->
+                            rabbit_log:info("~ts: Member deleted for ~ts : on node ~ts",
+                                            [?MODULE, StreamId, Node]),
+                            send_self_command({member_deleted, StreamId, Arg});
+                        _ ->
+                            send_action_failed(StreamId, deleting, Arg)
+                    catch _:E ->
+                              rabbit_log:warning("~ts: Error while deleting member for ~ts : on node ~ts ~W",
+                                                 [?MODULE, StreamId, Node, E, 10]),
+                              maybe_sleep(E),
+                              send_action_failed(StreamId, deleting, Arg)
+                    end;
+                false ->
+                    %% node is no longer a cluster member, we return success to avoid
+                    %% trying to delete the member indefinitely
+                    rabbit_log:info("~ts: Member deleted/forgotten for ~ts : node ~ts is no longer a cluster member",
                                     [?MODULE, StreamId, Node]),
-                    send_self_command({member_deleted, StreamId, Arg});
-                _ ->
-                    send_action_failed(StreamId, deleting, Arg)
-            catch _:E ->
-                    rabbit_log:warning("~ts: Error while deleting member for ~ts : on node ~ts ~W",
-                                       [?MODULE, StreamId, Node, E, 10]),
-                    maybe_sleep(E),
-                    send_action_failed(StreamId, deleting, Arg)
+                    send_self_command({member_deleted, StreamId, Arg})
             end
     end.
 
diff --git a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_stream_queue.erl b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_stream_queue.erl
index 35eb5ab49e1e..880f35097081 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_stream_queue.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_stream_queue.erl
@@ -926,14 +926,9 @@ delete_replica(VHost, Name, Node) ->
         {ok, Q} when ?amqqueue_is_quorum(Q) ->
             {error, quorum_queue_not_supported};
         {ok, Q} when ?amqqueue_is_stream(Q) ->
-            case lists:member(Node, rabbit_nodes:list_running()) of
-                false ->
-                    {error, node_not_running};
-                true ->
-                    #{name := StreamId} = amqqueue:get_type_state(Q),
-                    {ok, Reply, _} = rabbit_stream_coordinator:delete_replica(StreamId, Node),
-                    Reply
-            end;
+            #{name := StreamId} = amqqueue:get_type_state(Q),
+            {ok, Reply, _} = rabbit_stream_coordinator:delete_replica(StreamId, Node),
+            Reply;
         E ->
             E
     end.
diff --git a/deps/rabbit/test/rabbit_stream_queue_SUITE.erl b/deps/rabbit/test/rabbit_stream_queue_SUITE.erl
index 257d9de7ea11..c31327b9b469 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/test/rabbit_stream_queue_SUITE.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/test/rabbit_stream_queue_SUITE.erl
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 -compile(nowarn_export_all).
 -compile(export_all).
 
+-define(WAIT, 5000).
+
 suite() ->
     [{timetrap, 15 * 60000}].
 
@@ -583,7 +585,7 @@ delete_replica(Config) ->
                  declare(Config, Server0, Q, [{<<"x-queue-type">>, longstr, <<"stream">>}])),
     check_leader_and_replicas(Config, [Server0, Server1, Server2]),
     %% Not a member of the cluster, what would happen?
-    ?assertEqual({error, node_not_running},
+    ?assertEqual(ok,
                  rpc:call(Server0, rabbit_stream_queue, delete_replica,
                           [<<"/">>, Q, 'zen@rabbit'])),
     ?assertEqual(ok,
@@ -725,17 +727,20 @@ delete_down_replica(Config) ->
                  declare(Config, Server0, Q, [{<<"x-queue-type">>, longstr, <<"stream">>}])),
     check_leader_and_replicas(Config, [Server0, Server1, Server2]),
     ok = rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:stop_node(Config, Server1),
-    ?assertEqual({error, node_not_running},
+    ?assertEqual(ok,
                  rpc:call(Server0, rabbit_stream_queue, delete_replica,
                           [<<"/">>, Q, Server1])),
-    %% check it isn't gone
-    check_leader_and_replicas(Config, [Server0, Server1, Server2], members),
+    %% check it's gone
+    check_leader_and_replicas(Config, [Server0, Server2], members),
     ok = rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:start_node(Config, Server1),
-    rabbit_ct_helpers:await_condition(
-      fun() ->
-              ok == rpc:call(Server0, rabbit_stream_queue, delete_replica,
-                             [<<"/">>, Q, Server1])
-      end),
+    check_leader_and_replicas(Config, [Server0, Server2], members),
+    %% check the folder was deleted
+    QName = rabbit_misc:r(<<"/">>, queue, Q),
+    StreamId = rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:rpc(Config, 0, ?MODULE, get_stream_id, [QName]),
+    Server1DataDir = rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:get_node_config(Config, 1, data_dir),
+    DeletedReplicaDir = filename:join([Server1DataDir, "stream", StreamId]),
+    timer:sleep(1000),
+    ?awaitMatch(false, filelib:is_dir(DeletedReplicaDir), ?WAIT),
     rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:rpc(Config, 0, ?MODULE, delete_testcase_queue, [Q]).
 
 publish_coordinator_unavailable(Config) ->
@@ -1294,6 +1299,12 @@ get_leader_info(QName) ->
             {error, not_found}
     end.
 
+get_stream_id(QName) ->
+    {ok, Q} = rabbit_amqqueue:lookup(QName),
+    QState = amqqueue:get_type_state(Q),
+    #{name := StreamId} = QState,
+    StreamId.
+
 kill_process(Config, Node, Pid) ->
     rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:rpc(Config, Node, ?MODULE, do_kill_process,
                                  [Pid]).