diff --git a/pkg/cluster/delete.go b/pkg/cluster/delete.go
index 12348317b3b..b89714ce8f6 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/delete.go
@@ -495,11 +495,9 @@ func (m *manager) Delete(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	if m.adoptViaHive || m.installViaHive {
-		// Don't fail the deletion because of hive
-		// This should change when/if we start using hive for cluster deletion
 		err = m.hiveDeleteResources(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
-			m.log.Info(err)
+			return err
 		}
 	}