diff --git a/pkg/evpn/svi.go b/pkg/evpn/svi.go
index f2f0abc9..ded33ab2 100644
--- a/pkg/evpn/svi.go
+++ b/pkg/evpn/svi.go
@@ -93,49 +93,26 @@ func (s *Server) DeleteSvi(ctx context.Context, in *pb.DeleteSviRequest) (*empty
 		err := status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, "unable to find key %s", in.Name)
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	// use netlink to find br-tenant
-	bridge, err := s.nLink.LinkByName(ctx, tenantbridgeName)
-	if err != nil {
-		err := status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, "unable to find key %s", tenantbridgeName)
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	// use netlink to find VlanId from LogicalBridge object
+	// fetch object from the database
 	bridgeObject, ok := s.Bridges[obj.Spec.LogicalBridge]
 	if !ok {
 		err := status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, "unable to find key %s", obj.Spec.LogicalBridge)
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	vid := uint16(bridgeObject.Spec.VlanId)
-	// Example: bridge vlan del dev br-tenant vid <vlan-id> self
-	if err := s.nLink.BridgeVlanDel(ctx, bridge, vid, false, false, true, false); err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Failed to del vlan to bridge: %v", err)
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	vlanName := fmt.Sprintf("vlan%d", vid)
-	vlandev, err := s.nLink.LinkByName(ctx, vlanName)
-	if err != nil {
-		err := status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, "unable to find key %s", vlanName)
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	log.Printf("Deleting VLAN %v", vlandev)
-	// bring link down
-	if err := s.nLink.LinkSetDown(ctx, vlandev); err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Failed to up link: %v", err)
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	// use netlink to delete vlan
-	if err := s.nLink.LinkDel(ctx, vlandev); err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Failed to delete link: %v", err)
-		return nil, err
-	}
 	// fetch object from the database
 	vrf, ok := s.Vrfs[obj.Spec.Vrf]
 	if !ok {
 		err := status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, "unable to find key %s", obj.Spec.Vrf)
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	vrfName := path.Base(vrf.Name)
+	// configure netlink
+	if err := s.netlinkDeleteSvi(ctx, in, bridgeObject, vrf); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	// delete from FRR
+	vrfName := path.Base(vrf.Name)
+	vid := uint16(bridgeObject.Spec.VlanId)
+	vlanName := fmt.Sprintf("vlan%d", vid)
 	if err := s.frrDeleteSviRequest(ctx, obj, vrfName, vlanName); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/evpn/svi_netlink.go b/pkg/evpn/svi_netlink.go
index 5535292b..a7a57105 100644
--- a/pkg/evpn/svi_netlink.go
+++ b/pkg/evpn/svi_netlink.go
@@ -78,3 +78,36 @@ func (s *Server) netlinkCreateSvi(ctx context.Context, in *pb.CreateSviRequest,
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (s *Server) netlinkDeleteSvi(ctx context.Context, _ *pb.DeleteSviRequest, bridgeObject *pb.LogicalBridge, vrf *pb.Vrf) error {
+	// use netlink to find br-tenant
+	bridge, err := s.nLink.LinkByName(ctx, tenantbridgeName)
+	if err != nil {
+		err := status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, "unable to find key %s", tenantbridgeName)
+		return err
+	}
+	vid := uint16(bridgeObject.Spec.VlanId)
+	// Example: bridge vlan del dev br-tenant vid <vlan-id> self
+	if err := s.nLink.BridgeVlanDel(ctx, bridge, vid, false, false, true, false); err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Failed to del vlan to bridge: %v", err)
+		return err
+	}
+	vlanName := fmt.Sprintf("vlan%d", vid)
+	vlandev, err := s.nLink.LinkByName(ctx, vlanName)
+	if err != nil {
+		err := status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, "unable to find key %s", vlanName)
+		return err
+	}
+	log.Printf("Deleting VLAN %v", vlandev)
+	// bring link down
+	if err := s.nLink.LinkSetDown(ctx, vlandev); err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Failed to up link: %v", err)
+		return err
+	}
+	// use netlink to delete vlan
+	if err := s.nLink.LinkDel(ctx, vlandev); err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Failed to delete link: %v", err)
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}