diff --git a/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/k8s/ExecutorPodsLifecycleManager.scala b/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/k8s/ExecutorPodsLifecycleManager.scala
index cc254b896249a..1a75ae00cbd98 100644
--- a/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/k8s/ExecutorPodsLifecycleManager.scala
+++ b/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/k8s/ExecutorPodsLifecycleManager.scala
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ private[spark] class ExecutorPodsLifecycleManager(
       execId: Long,
       schedulerBackend: KubernetesClusterSchedulerBackend,
       execIdsRemovedInRound: mutable.Set[Long]): Unit = {
-    removeExecutorFromK8s(podState.pod)
     removeExecutorFromSpark(schedulerBackend, podState, execId)
+    removeExecutorFromK8s(podState.pod)
     execIdsRemovedInRound += execId
   }