diff --git a/clients/metadata/metadata_cassandra.go b/clients/metadata/metadata_cassandra.go
index db2c38b2..00605622 100644
--- a/clients/metadata/metadata_cassandra.go
+++ b/clients/metadata/metadata_cassandra.go
@@ -1341,6 +1341,18 @@ func (s *CassandraMetadataService) CreateConsumerGroupUUID(ctx thrift.Context, r
 		createRequest.GetOptions()).Consistency(s.highConsLevel).Exec()
 
 	if err != nil {
+
+		if dlqUUID != nil {
+
+			if e := s.DeleteDestinationUUID(nil, &m.DeleteDestinationUUIDRequest{UUID: dlqUUID}); e != nil {
+				s.log.WithFields(bark.Fields{
+					common.TagDst:  *dlqUUID,
+					common.TagCnsm: cgUUID,
+					common.TagErr:  err,
+				}).Error(`CreateConsumerGroup - failed to cleanup DLQ destination`)
+			}
+		}
+
 		return nil, &shared.InternalServiceError{
 			Message: fmt.Sprintf("CreateConsumerGroup - insert into consumer_groups table failed, dst=%v, cg=%v, err=%v",
 				createRequest.GetDestinationPath(), createRequest.GetConsumerGroupName(), err),
@@ -1374,6 +1386,18 @@ func (s *CassandraMetadataService) CreateConsumerGroupUUID(ctx thrift.Context, r
 		if err = s.session.Query(sqlDeleteCGByUUID, cgUUID).Exec(); err != nil {
 			s.log.WithFields(bark.Fields{common.TagCnsm: common.FmtCnsm(cgUUID), common.TagErr: err}).Warn(`CreateConsumerGroup - failed to delete orphan record after a failed CAS attempt, ,`)
 		}
+
+		if dlqUUID != nil {
+
+			if e := s.DeleteDestinationUUID(nil, &m.DeleteDestinationUUIDRequest{UUID: dlqUUID}); e != nil {
+				s.log.WithFields(bark.Fields{
+					common.TagDst:  *dlqUUID,
+					common.TagCnsm: cgUUID,
+					common.TagErr:  err,
+				}).Error(`CreateConsumerGroup - failed to cleanup DLQ destination`)
+			}
+		}
+
 		return nil, &shared.EntityAlreadyExistsError{
 			Message: fmt.Sprintf("CreateConsumerGroup - Group exists, dst=%v cg=%v err=%v", createRequest.GetDestinationPath(), createRequest.GetConsumerGroupName(), err),
 		}