diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/5211-cleverhu b/changelogs/unreleased/5211-cleverhu
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ed39117cf..0000000000
--- a/changelogs/unreleased/5211-cleverhu
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-fix run preHook and postHook on completed pods
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diff --git a/pkg/podexec/pod_command_executor.go b/pkg/podexec/pod_command_executor.go
index b268d77a39..569fca4e58 100644
--- a/pkg/podexec/pod_command_executor.go
+++ b/pkg/podexec/pod_command_executor.go
@@ -123,12 +123,6 @@ func (e *defaultPodCommandExecutor) ExecutePodCommand(log logrus.FieldLogger, it
 			"hookTimeout":   localHook.Timeout,
 		},
 	)
-
-	if pod.Status.Phase == corev1api.PodSucceeded || pod.Status.Phase == corev1api.PodFailed {
-		hookLog.Infof("Pod entered phase %s before some post-backup exec hooks ran", pod.Status.Phase)
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	hookLog.Info("running exec hook")
 
 	req := e.restClient.Post().
diff --git a/pkg/podexec/pod_command_executor_test.go b/pkg/podexec/pod_command_executor_test.go
index bdd960a592..3f6937192e 100644
--- a/pkg/podexec/pod_command_executor_test.go
+++ b/pkg/podexec/pod_command_executor_test.go
@@ -262,37 +262,6 @@ func TestEnsureContainerExists(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
-func TestPodCompeted(t *testing.T) {
-	pod := &corev1api.Pod{
-		Spec: corev1api.PodSpec{
-			Containers: []corev1api.Container{
-				{
-					Name: "foo",
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		Status: corev1api.PodStatus{
-			Phase: corev1api.PodSucceeded,
-		},
-	}
-
-	obj, err := runtime.DefaultUnstructuredConverter.ToUnstructured(pod)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	clientConfig := &rest.Config{}
-	poster := &mockPoster{}
-	defer poster.AssertExpectations(t)
-	podCommandExecutor := NewPodCommandExecutor(clientConfig, poster).(*defaultPodCommandExecutor)
-
-	hook := v1.ExecHook{
-		Container: "foo",
-		Command:   []string{"some", "command"},
-	}
-
-	err = podCommandExecutor.ExecutePodCommand(velerotest.NewLogger(), obj, "namespace", "name", "hookName", &hook)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-}
-
 type mockStreamExecutorFactory struct {
 	mock.Mock
 }