diff --git a/src/pkg/repository/repository.go b/src/pkg/repository/repository.go
index ba253916a..fdf07174b 100644
--- a/src/pkg/repository/repository.go
+++ b/src/pkg/repository/repository.go
@@ -549,10 +549,6 @@ func deleteBackup(
 		return errWrapper(err)
 	}
 
-	if err := kw.DeleteSnapshot(ctx, b.SnapshotID); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if len(b.SnapshotID) > 0 {
 		if err := kw.DeleteSnapshot(ctx, b.SnapshotID); err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/src/pkg/repository/repository_unexported_test.go b/src/pkg/repository/repository_unexported_test.go
index 3d2e6d0e9..29a359166 100644
--- a/src/pkg/repository/repository_unexported_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/repository/repository_unexported_test.go
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ func (suite *RepositoryBackupsUnitSuite) TestDeleteBackup() {
 		},
 	}
 
+	bupNoSnapshot := &backup.Backup{
+		BaseModel: model.BaseModel{},
+	}
+
 	table := []struct {
 		name      string
 		sw        mock.BackupWrapper
@@ -172,6 +176,19 @@ func (suite *RepositoryBackupsUnitSuite) TestDeleteBackup() {
 			},
 			expectID: bup.ID,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "no snapshot present",
+			sw: mock.BackupWrapper{
+				Backup:    bupNoSnapshot,
+				GetErr:    nil,
+				DeleteErr: nil,
+			},
+			kw: mockSSDeleter{assert.AnError},
+			expectErr: func(t *testing.T, result error) {
+				assert.NoError(t, result, clues.ToCore(result))
+			},
+			expectID: bupNoSnapshot.ID,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range table {
 		suite.Run(test.name, func() {
@@ -180,7 +197,7 @@ func (suite *RepositoryBackupsUnitSuite) TestDeleteBackup() {
 
 			t := suite.T()
 
-			err := deleteBackup(ctx, string(bup.ID), test.kw, test.sw)
+			err := deleteBackup(ctx, string(test.sw.Backup.ID), test.kw, test.sw)
 			test.expectErr(t, err)
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/src/pkg/store/mock/wrapper.go b/src/pkg/store/mock/wrapper.go
index 3112fbdff..1802e1053 100644
--- a/src/pkg/store/mock/wrapper.go
+++ b/src/pkg/store/mock/wrapper.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ func (bw BackupWrapper) GetBackup(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	backupID model.StableID,
 ) (*backup.Backup, error) {
+	bw.Backup.SnapshotID = bw.Backup.ID.String()
+
 	return bw.Backup, bw.GetErr
 }