diff --git a/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/lib_base.py b/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/lib_base.py
index 96a7a15d6d..1bd83d231b 100644
--- a/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/lib_base.py
+++ b/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/lib_base.py
@@ -4220,14 +4220,6 @@ def ensure_shares(self, context, shares):
                 else:
                     LOG.warning(msg)
 
-        try:
-            self._client.prune_deleted_nfs_export_policies()
-            self._client.prune_deleted_snapshots()
-            self._client.prune_deleted_volumes()
-        except Exception as e:
-            LOG.warning("Failed to cleanup resources in ensure share: "
-                        "Error - %s", e.message)
-
         return updates
 
     def ensure_share_server(self, context, share_server, network_info):
diff --git a/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/lib_multi_svm.py b/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/lib_multi_svm.py
index d0ea784a7e..e11ccc2d26 100644
--- a/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/lib_multi_svm.py
+++ b/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/lib_multi_svm.py
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ def _get_ems_pool_info(self):
     @na_utils.trace
     def _handle_housekeeping_tasks(self):
         """Handle various cleanup activities."""
+        self._client.prune_deleted_nfs_export_policies()
+        self._client.prune_deleted_snapshots()
+        self._client.prune_deleted_volumes()
         self._client.remove_unused_qos_policy_groups()
 
         (super(NetAppCmodeMultiSVMFileStorageLibrary, self).
diff --git a/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/lib_single_svm.py b/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/lib_single_svm.py
index abbba7986c..84dfa539a8 100644
--- a/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/lib_single_svm.py
+++ b/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/lib_single_svm.py
@@ -118,9 +118,12 @@ def _get_ems_pool_info(self):
     @na_utils.trace
     def _handle_housekeeping_tasks(self):
         """Handle various cleanup activities."""
+        vserver_client = self._get_api_client(vserver=self._vserver)
+        vserver_client.prune_deleted_nfs_export_policies()
+        vserver_client.prune_deleted_snapshots()
+        vserver_client.prune_deleted_volumes()
 
         if self._have_cluster_creds:
-            vserver_client = self._get_api_client(vserver=self._vserver)
             # Harvest soft-deleted QoS policy groups
             vserver_client.remove_unused_qos_policy_groups()
 
diff --git a/manila/tests/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/test_lib_multi_svm.py b/manila/tests/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/test_lib_multi_svm.py
index 3d3b9610f1..503284603a 100644
--- a/manila/tests/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/test_lib_multi_svm.py
+++ b/manila/tests/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/test_lib_multi_svm.py
@@ -392,13 +392,15 @@ def test__verify_share_server_name(self, vserver_exists, identifier):
 
     def test_handle_housekeeping_tasks(self):
 
-        self.mock_object(self.client, 'remove_unused_qos_policy_groups')
+        self.mock_object(self.client, 'prune_deleted_nfs_export_policies')
+        self.mock_object(self.client, 'prune_deleted_snapshots')
         mock_super = self.mock_object(lib_base.NetAppCmodeFileStorageLibrary,
                                       '_handle_housekeeping_tasks')
 
         self.library._handle_housekeeping_tasks()
 
-        self.assertTrue(self.client.remove_unused_qos_policy_groups.called)
+        self.assertTrue(self.client.prune_deleted_nfs_export_policies.called)
+        self.assertTrue(self.client.prune_deleted_snapshots.called)
         self.assertTrue(mock_super.called)
 
     def test_find_matching_aggregates(self):
diff --git a/manila/tests/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/test_lib_single_svm.py b/manila/tests/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/test_lib_single_svm.py
index 9958122022..695568c9fd 100644
--- a/manila/tests/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/test_lib_single_svm.py
+++ b/manila/tests/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/test_lib_single_svm.py
@@ -239,6 +239,9 @@ def test_handle_housekeeping_tasks_with_cluster_creds(self, have_creds):
 
         self.library._handle_housekeeping_tasks()
 
+        self.assertTrue(
+            mock_vserver_client.prune_deleted_nfs_export_policies.called)
+        self.assertTrue(mock_vserver_client.prune_deleted_snapshots.called)
         self.assertIs(
             have_creds,
             mock_vserver_client.remove_unused_qos_policy_groups.called)