diff --git a/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/secrets/AWSSecretsManager.java b/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/secrets/AWSSecretsManager.java
index f9b60436544..a3c403eb247 100644
--- a/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/secrets/AWSSecretsManager.java
+++ b/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/secrets/AWSSecretsManager.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class AWSSecretsManager extends AWSBasedSecretsManager {
   @Override
   protected void deleteSecretInternal(String secretName) {
     DeleteSecretRequest deleteSecretRequest =
-        DeleteSecretRequest.builder().secretId(secretName).build();
+        DeleteSecretRequest.builder().secretId(secretName).forceDeleteWithoutRecovery(true).build();
     this.secretsClient.deleteSecret(deleteSecretRequest);
   }