diff --git a/pkg/hns/endpoint_windows.go b/pkg/hns/endpoint_windows.go
index 3392fafef..b0c462854 100644
--- a/pkg/hns/endpoint_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/hns/endpoint_windows.go
@@ -282,6 +282,16 @@ func RemoveHcnEndpoint(epName string) error {
 		}
 		return errors.Annotatef(err, "failed to find HostComputeEndpoint %s", epName)
 	}
+	epNamespace, err := hcn.GetNamespaceByID(hcnEndpoint.HostComputeNamespace)
+	if err != nil && !hcn.IsNotFoundError(err) {
+		return errors.Annotatef(err, "failed to get HostComputeNamespace %s", epName)
+	}
+	if epNamespace != nil {
+		err = hcn.RemoveNamespaceEndpoint(hcnEndpoint.HostComputeNamespace, hcnEndpoint.Id)
+		if err != nil && !hcn.IsNotFoundError(err) {
+			return errors.Annotatef(err,"error removing endpoint: %s from namespace", epName)
+		}
+	}
 
 	err = hcnEndpoint.Delete()
 	if err != nil {