diff --git a/tests/e2e/backup_restore_suite_test.go b/tests/e2e/backup_restore_suite_test.go
index a8a92a2caf..a262eeb164 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/backup_restore_suite_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/backup_restore_suite_test.go
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ func runApplicationBackupAndRestore(brCase ApplicationBackupRestoreCase, expecte
 	// create DPA
 	backupName, restoreName := prepareBackupAndRestore(brCase.BackupRestoreCase, updateLastInstallTime)
 
+	// Ensure that an existing backup repository is deleted
+	brerr := lib.DeleteBackupRepositories(runTimeClientForSuiteRun, namespace)
+	gomega.Expect(brerr).ToNot(gomega.HaveOccurred())
+
 	// install app
 	updateLastInstallTime()
 	log.Printf("Installing application for case %s", brCase.Name)
diff --git a/tests/e2e/lib/backup.go b/tests/e2e/lib/backup.go
index 7885b621be..97d28a1d00 100755
--- a/tests/e2e/lib/backup.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/lib/backup.go
@@ -145,3 +145,58 @@ func BackupErrorLogs(c *kubernetes.Clientset, ocClient client.Client, namespace
 	bl := BackupLogs(c, ocClient, namespace, name)
 	return errorLogsExcludingIgnored(bl)
 }
+
+func GetBackupRepositoryList(c client.Client, namespace string) (*velero.BackupRepositoryList, error) {
+	// initialize an empty list of BackupRepositories
+	backupRepositoryList := &velero.BackupRepositoryList{
+		Items: []velero.BackupRepository{},
+	}
+	// get the list of BackupRepositories in the given namespace
+	err := c.List(context.Background(), backupRepositoryList, client.InNamespace(namespace))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("error getting BackupRepository list: %v", err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return backupRepositoryList, nil
+}
+
+func DeleteBackupRepository(c client.Client, namespace string, name string) error {
+	backupRepository := &velero.BackupRepository{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Namespace: namespace,
+			Name:      name,
+		},
+	}
+	err := c.Delete(context.Background(), backupRepository)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DeleteBackupRepositories deletes all BackupRepositories in the given namespace.
+func DeleteBackupRepositories(c client.Client, namespace string) error {
+	log.Printf("Checking if backuprepository's exist in %s", namespace)
+
+	backupRepos, err := GetBackupRepositoryList(c, namespace)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get BackupRepository list: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(backupRepos.Items) == 0 {
+		log.Printf("No BackupRepositories found in namespace %s", namespace)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Get a list of the BackupRepositories and delete all of them.
+	for _, repo := range backupRepos.Items {
+		log.Printf("backuprepository name is %s", repo.Name)
+		err := DeleteBackupRepository(c, namespace, repo.Name)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("failed to delete BackupRepository %s: ", repo.Name)
+			return err
+		}
+		log.Printf("Successfully deleted BackupRepository: %s", repo.Name)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/tests/e2e/virt_backup_restore_suite_test.go b/tests/e2e/virt_backup_restore_suite_test.go
index 62112b37a2..7973e24d3f 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/virt_backup_restore_suite_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/virt_backup_restore_suite_test.go
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("VM backup and restore tests", ginkgo.Ordered, func() {
 		gomega.Expect(err).To(gomega.BeNil())
 		err = v.CreateWaitForFirstConsumerStorageClass("test-sc-wffc")
 		gomega.Expect(err).To(gomega.BeNil())
+		err = lib.DeleteBackupRepositories(runTimeClientForSuiteRun, namespace)
+		gomega.Expect(err).To(gomega.BeNil())
 	})
 
 	var _ = ginkgo.AfterAll(func() {