diff --git a/test/e2e/common/egw.go b/test/e2e/common/egw.go
index c0890df2f..e74efc864 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common/egw.go
+++ b/test/e2e/common/egw.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -251,3 +252,26 @@ func CheckEgressGatewayStatusSynced(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client, egw
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func DeleteEgressGateway(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client, egw *egressv1.EgressGateway, timeout time.Duration) error {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	err := DeleteObj(ctx, cli, egw)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return e2eerr.ErrTimeout
+		default:
+			err = cli.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: egw.Name}, egw)
+			if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+				return nil
+			}
+			time.Sleep(time.Second / 2)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/test/e2e/egressgateway/default_egressgateway_test.go b/test/e2e/egressgateway/default_egressgateway_test.go
index 8cf6333af..56049147e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/egressgateway/default_egressgateway_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/egressgateway/default_egressgateway_test.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Test default egress gateway", Label("DefaultEgressGateway", "G
 			err = common.DeleteObj(ctx, cli, nsDefaultEgw)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
-			err = common.DeleteObj(ctx, cli, clusterDefaultEgw)
+			err = common.DeleteEgressGateway(ctx, cli, clusterDefaultEgw, time.Second*3)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 			ns := &corev1.Namespace{}