diff --git a/cns/client/client.go b/cns/client/client.go
index 1021d6f412..38bf19d23f 100644
--- a/cns/client/client.go
+++ b/cns/client/client.go
@@ -1089,7 +1089,38 @@ func (c *Client) UpdateEndpoint(ctx context.Context, endpointID string, ipInfo m
 
 	var response cns.Response
 	err = json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to decode CNS Response")
+	}
+
+	if response.ReturnCode != 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New(response.Message)
+	}
 
+	return &response, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Client) DeleteEndpointState(ctx context.Context, endpointID string) (*cns.Response, error) {
+	// build the request
+	u := c.routes[cns.EndpointAPI]
+	uString := u.String() + endpointID
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodDelete, uString, http.NoBody)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to build request")
+	}
+	req.Header.Set(headerContentType, contentTypeJSON)
+	res, err := c.client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, &ConnectionFailureErr{cause: err}
+	}
+
+	defer res.Body.Close()
+	if res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("http response %d", res.StatusCode)
+	}
+
+	var response cns.Response
+	err = json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&response)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to decode CNS Response")
 	}
diff --git a/cns/restserver/ipam.go b/cns/restserver/ipam.go
index 7c1366149d..3e87d8a714 100644
--- a/cns/restserver/ipam.go
+++ b/cns/restserver/ipam.go
@@ -1151,6 +1151,8 @@ func (service *HTTPRestService) EndpointHandlerAPI(w http.ResponseWriter, r *htt
 		service.GetEndpointHandler(w, r)
 	case http.MethodPatch:
 		service.UpdateEndpointHandler(w, r)
+	case http.MethodDelete:
+		service.DeleteEndpointStateHandler(w, r)
 	default:
 		logger.Errorf("[EndpointHandlerAPI] EndpointHandler API expect http Get or Patch method")
 	}
@@ -1393,3 +1395,69 @@ func (service *HTTPRestService) getIPFamiliesMap() map[cns.IPFamily]struct{} {
 func (service *HTTPRestService) GetIPFamilyCount() int {
 	return len(service.getIPFamiliesMap())
 }
+
+func (service *HTTPRestService) DeleteEndpointStateHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	opName := "DeleteEndpointStateHandler"
+	logger.Printf("[DeleteEndpointStateHandler] DeleteEndpointState for %s", r.URL.Path) //nolint:staticcheck // reason: using deprecated call until migration to new API
+	endpointID := strings.TrimPrefix(r.URL.Path, cns.EndpointPath)
+
+	if service.EndpointStateStore == nil {
+		response := cns.Response{
+			ReturnCode: types.UnexpectedError,
+			Message:    "[DeleteEndpointStateHandler] EndpointStateStore is not initialized",
+		}
+		err := common.Encode(w, &response)
+		logger.Response(opName, response, response.ReturnCode, err) //nolint:staticcheck // reason: using deprecated call until migration to new API
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Decode the request body to get ipInfo if needed
+	var req map[string]*IPInfo
+	err := common.Decode(w, r, &req)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Printf("[DeleteEndpointStateHandler] Failed to decode request body: %v", err) //nolint:staticcheck // reason: using deprecated call until migration to new API
+		// Continue with deletion even if decode fails, as ipInfo might not be needed
+	}
+
+	// Delete the endpoint from state
+	err = service.DeleteEndpointStateHelper(endpointID)
+	if err != nil {
+		response := cns.Response{
+			ReturnCode: types.UnexpectedError,
+			Message:    fmt.Sprintf("[DeleteEndpointStateHandler] Failed to delete endpoint state for %s with error: %s", endpointID, err.Error()),
+		}
+		err = common.Encode(w, &response)
+		logger.Response(opName, response, response.ReturnCode, err) //nolint:staticcheck // reason: using deprecated call until migration to new API
+		return
+	}
+
+	response := cns.Response{
+		ReturnCode: types.Success,
+		Message:    "[DeleteEndpointStateHandler] Endpoint state deleted successfully",
+	}
+	err = common.Encode(w, &response)
+	logger.Response(opName, response, response.ReturnCode, err) //nolint:staticcheck // reason: using deprecated call until migration to new API
+}
+
+func (service *HTTPRestService) DeleteEndpointStateHelper(endpointID string) error {
+	if service.EndpointStateStore == nil {
+		return ErrStoreEmpty
+	}
+	logger.Printf("[deleteEndpointState] Deleting Endpoint state from state file %s", endpointID) //nolint:staticcheck // reason: using deprecated call until migration to new API
+	_, endpointExist := service.EndpointState[endpointID]
+	if !endpointExist {
+		logger.Printf("[deleteEndpointState] endpoint could not be found in the statefile %s", endpointID) //nolint:staticcheck // reason: using deprecated call until migration to new API
+		return fmt.Errorf("[deleteEndpointState] endpoint %s: %w", endpointID, ErrEndpointStateNotFound)
+	}
+
+	// Delete the endpoint from the state
+	delete(service.EndpointState, endpointID)
+
+	// Write the updated state back to the store
+	err := service.EndpointStateStore.Write(EndpointStoreKey, service.EndpointState)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("[deleteEndpointState] failed to write endpoint state to store: %w", err)
+	}
+	logger.Printf("[deleteEndpointState] successfully deleted endpoint %s from state file", endpointID) //nolint:staticcheck // reason: using deprecated call until migration to new API
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/network/manager.go b/network/manager.go
index 7bc1441fea..90bc5fcc78 100644
--- a/network/manager.go
+++ b/network/manager.go
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ func (nm *networkManager) SaveState(eps []*endpoint) error {
 	return nm.save()
 }
 
-func (nm *networkManager) DeleteState(_ []*EndpointInfo) error {
+func (nm *networkManager) DeleteState(epInfos []*EndpointInfo) error {
 	nm.Lock()
 	defer nm.Unlock()
 
@@ -771,6 +771,15 @@ func (nm *networkManager) DeleteState(_ []*EndpointInfo) error {
 	// For stateless cni, plugin.ipamInvoker.Delete takes care of removing the state in the main Delete function
 
 	if nm.IsStatelessCNIMode() {
+		for _, epInfo := range epInfos {
+			if epInfo.NICType == cns.NodeNetworkInterfaceFrontendNIC {
+				response, err := nm.CnsClient.DeleteEndpointState(context.TODO(), epInfo.EndpointID)
+				if err != nil {
+					return errors.Wrapf(err, "Delete endpoint API returned with error for endpoint %s", epInfo.EndpointID)
+				}
+				logger.Info("Delete endpoint API returned", zap.String("endpointID", epInfo.EndpointID), zap.String("returnCode", response.ReturnCode.String()))
+			}
+		}
 		return nil
 	}