diff --git a/controllers/istiorevision/istiorevision_controller.go b/controllers/istiorevision/istiorevision_controller.go
index 3ca53a0952..b96872be92 100644
--- a/controllers/istiorevision/istiorevision_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/istiorevision/istiorevision_controller.go
@@ -477,6 +477,9 @@ func (r *Reconciler) isRevisionReferenced(ctx context.Context, rev *v1.IstioRevi
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to list pods: %w", err)
 	}
 	for _, pod := range podList.Items {
+		if pod.Status.Phase == corev1.PodSucceeded {
+			continue
+		}
 		if ns, found := nsMap[pod.Namespace]; found && podReferencesRevision(pod, ns, rev) {
 			log.V(2).Info("Revision is referenced by Pod", "Pod", client.ObjectKeyFromObject(&pod))
 			return true, nil
diff --git a/controllers/istiorevision/istiorevision_controller_test.go b/controllers/istiorevision/istiorevision_controller_test.go
index 81ca0c6f31..e6b12b6c07 100644
--- a/controllers/istiorevision/istiorevision_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/istiorevision/istiorevision_controller_test.go
@@ -537,6 +537,7 @@ func TestDetermineInUseCondition(t *testing.T) {
 		podLabels           map[string]string
 		podAnnotations      map[string]string
 		nsLabels            map[string]string
+		podPhase            corev1.PodPhase
 		enableAllNamespaces bool
 		interceptors        interceptor.Funcs
 		matchesRevision     string
@@ -555,6 +556,13 @@ func TestDetermineInUseCondition(t *testing.T) {
 			matchesRevision: "default",
 		},
 
+		// pod succeeded
+		{
+			podAnnotations:  map[string]string{"istio.io/rev": "default"},
+			podPhase:        corev1.PodSucceeded,
+			matchesRevision: "",
+		},
+
 		// namespace labels only
 		{
 			nsLabels:        map[string]string{"istio-injection": "enabled"},
@@ -687,6 +695,9 @@ func TestDetermineInUseCondition(t *testing.T) {
 					nameBuilder.WriteString(k + ":" + v + ",")
 				}
 			}
+			if len(tc.podPhase) > 0 {
+				nameBuilder.WriteString("Phase:" + string(tc.podPhase) + ",")
+			}
 			name := strings.TrimSuffix(nameBuilder.String(), ",")
 
 			t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -723,6 +734,9 @@ func TestDetermineInUseCondition(t *testing.T) {
 						Labels:      tc.podLabels,
 						Annotations: tc.podAnnotations,
 					},
+					Status: corev1.PodStatus{
+						Phase: tc.podPhase,
+					},
 				}
 
 				cl := fake.NewClientBuilder().
diff --git a/controllers/istiorevisiontag/istiorevisiontag_controller.go b/controllers/istiorevisiontag/istiorevisiontag_controller.go
index 175b2ee778..bd81ee8f8e 100644
--- a/controllers/istiorevisiontag/istiorevisiontag_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/istiorevisiontag/istiorevisiontag_controller.go
@@ -375,6 +375,9 @@ func (r *Reconciler) isRevisionTagReferencedByWorkloads(ctx context.Context, tag
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to list pods: %w", err)
 	}
 	for _, pod := range podList.Items {
+		if pod.Status.Phase == corev1.PodSucceeded {
+			continue
+		}
 		if ns, found := nsMap[pod.Namespace]; found && podReferencesRevisionTag(pod, tag, ns) {
 			log.V(2).Info("RevisionTag is referenced by Pod", "Pod", client.ObjectKeyFromObject(&pod))
 			return true, nil