diff --git a/pkg/webhook/nad/validator.go b/pkg/webhook/nad/validator.go
index 4cb5540e..13871dfe 100644
--- a/pkg/webhook/nad/validator.go
+++ b/pkg/webhook/nad/validator.go
@@ -123,11 +123,6 @@ func (v *Validator) Delete(_ *admission.Request, oldObj runtime.Object) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf(deleteErr, nad.Namespace, nad.Name, err)
 	}
 
-	// storagenetwork can't be deleted by user, only the harvester storagenetwork controller can
-	if err := v.checkStorageNetwork(nad); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf(deleteErr, nad.Namespace, nad.Name, err)
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/webhook/nad/validator_test.go b/pkg/webhook/nad/validator_test.go
index bf3f5b2e..2cd16b7b 100644
--- a/pkg/webhook/nad/validator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/webhook/nad/validator_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	networkv1 "github.com/harvester/harvester-network-controller/pkg/apis/network.harvesterhci.io/v1beta1"
 
 	harvesterfake "github.com/harvester/harvester/pkg/generated/clientset/versioned/fake"
-	harvesterutil "github.com/harvester/harvester/pkg/util"
 
 	"github.com/harvester/harvester-network-controller/pkg/generated/clientset/versioned/fake"
 	"github.com/harvester/harvester-network-controller/pkg/utils"
@@ -434,37 +433,6 @@ func TestDeleteNAD(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			name:      "NAD can't be deleted as it is used by storagenetwork via annotation",
-			returnErr: true,
-			errKey:    storageNetworkErr,
-			currentNAD: &cniv1.NetworkAttachmentDefinition{
-				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-					Name:        testNadName,
-					Namespace:   harvesterutil.HarvesterSystemNamespaceName, // storagenetwork nad is in given namespace
-					Annotations: map[string]string{utils.StorageNetworkAnnotation: "true"},
-					Labels:      map[string]string{utils.KeyClusterNetworkLabel: testCnName},
-				},
-				Spec: cniv1.NetworkAttachmentDefinitionSpec{
-					Config: testNadConfig,
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name:      "NAD can't be deleted as it is used by storagenetwork via namespace and name",
-			returnErr: true,
-			errKey:    storageNetworkErr,
-			currentNAD: &cniv1.NetworkAttachmentDefinition{
-				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-					Name:      utils.StorageNetworkNetAttachDefPrefix + "test",
-					Namespace: harvesterutil.HarvesterSystemNamespaceName,
-					Labels:    map[string]string{utils.KeyClusterNetworkLabel: testCnName},
-				},
-				Spec: cniv1.NetworkAttachmentDefinitionSpec{
-					Config: testNadConfig,
-				},
-			},
-		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {