diff --git a/src/v/cluster/partition_manager.cc b/src/v/cluster/partition_manager.cc
index 5dbd8d58e2e1..e9e5b0802373 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/partition_manager.cc
+++ b/src/v/cluster/partition_manager.cc
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ partition_manager::remove(const model::ntp& ntp, partition_removal_mode mode) {
       .then([this, ntp] { _unmanage_watchers.notify(ntp, ntp.tp.partition); })
       .then([partition] { return partition->stop(); })
       .then([partition] { return partition->remove_persistent_state(); })
+      .then([this, ntp] { return _storage.log_mgr().remove(ntp); })
       .then([partition, mode] {
           if (mode == partition_removal_mode::global) {
               return partition->remove_remote_persistent_state();
@@ -262,7 +263,6 @@ partition_manager::remove(const model::ntp& ntp, partition_removal_mode mode) {
               return ss::now();
           }
       })
-      .then([this, ntp] { return _storage.log_mgr().remove(ntp); })
       .finally([partition] {}); // in the end remove partition
 }