diff --git a/pkg/controllers/interruption/controller.go b/pkg/controllers/interruption/controller.go
index 0c3cea26dba7..c6e3c1912140 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/interruption/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/interruption/controller.go
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import (
 	interruptionevents "github.com/aws/karpenter/pkg/controllers/interruption/events"
 	"github.com/aws/karpenter/pkg/controllers/interruption/messages"
 	"github.com/aws/karpenter/pkg/controllers/interruption/messages/statechange"
-	"github.com/aws/karpenter/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/aws/karpenter/pkg/utils"
 
 	"github.com/aws/karpenter-core/pkg/apis/v1alpha5"
@@ -203,10 +202,7 @@ func (c *Controller) handleNode(ctx context.Context, msg messages.Message, node
 // deleteNode removes the node from the api-server
 func (c *Controller) deleteNode(ctx context.Context, node *v1.Node) error {
 	if err := c.kubeClient.Delete(ctx, node); err != nil {
-		if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
-			return nil
-		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("deleting the node on interruption message, %w", err)
+		return client.IgnoreNotFound(fmt.Errorf("deleting the node on interruption message, %w", err))
 	}
 	logging.FromContext(ctx).Infof("deleted node from interruption message")
 	c.recorder.Publish(interruptionevents.NodeTerminatingOnInterruption(node))
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/interruption/suite_test.go b/pkg/controllers/interruption/suite_test.go
index 03daca0e87bd..f49895eb30b1 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/interruption/suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/interruption/suite_test.go
@@ -273,6 +273,10 @@ var _ = Describe("AWSInterruption", func() {
 			sqsapi.ReceiveMessageBehavior.Error.Set(awsErrWithCode("AccessDenied"), fake.MaxCalls(0))
 			ExpectReconcileFailed(ctx, controller, types.NamespacedName{})
 		})
+		It("should not return an error when deleting a node that is already deleted", func() {
+			ExpectMessagesCreated(spotInterruptionMessage(defaultInstanceID))
+			ExpectReconcileSucceeded(ctx, controller, types.NamespacedName{})
+		})
 	})
 	Context("Configuration", func() {
 		It("should not poll SQS if interruption queue is disabled", func() {