diff --git a/osm_lcm/n2vc/kubectl.py b/osm_lcm/n2vc/kubectl.py
index 9ac4a27..a1ac6de 100644
--- a/osm_lcm/n2vc/kubectl.py
+++ b/osm_lcm/n2vc/kubectl.py
@@ -1067,6 +1067,8 @@
             src_file=src_file,
             dest_path=f"/mnt/data/{dest_filename}",
         )
+        self.logger.debug(f"Deleting pod {pod_name}")
+        await self.delete_pod(pod_name, namespace)
 
     @retry(
         attempts=10,
diff --git a/osm_lcm/odu_libs/oka.py b/osm_lcm/odu_libs/oka.py
index 240dda5..63c4d36 100644
--- a/osm_lcm/odu_libs/oka.py
+++ b/osm_lcm/odu_libs/oka.py
@@ -189,12 +189,6 @@
     volume_name = f"temp-pvc-oka-{op_id}"
     try:
         items = {
-            "pods": [
-                {
-                    "name": f"copy-pod-{volume_name}",
-                    "namespace": "osm-workflows",
-                }
-            ],
             "pvcs": [
                 {
                     "name": volume_name,