diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-istio-it/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/istio/Fabric8IstioIT.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-istio-it/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/istio/Fabric8IstioIT.java
index 455aa93e..0892c54c 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-istio-it/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/istio/Fabric8IstioIT.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-istio-it/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/istio/Fabric8IstioIT.java
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ class Fabric8IstioIT {
 
 	@AfterAll
 	static void afterAll() throws Exception {
+		util.deleteNamespace("istio-system");
 		Commons.cleanUp(IMAGE_NAME, K3S);
 		Commons.systemPrune();
 	}