diff --git a/k8s/lib.sh b/k8s/lib.sh
index e3b871cfb..e3de17aa2 100755
--- a/k8s/lib.sh
+++ b/k8s/lib.sh
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ k8s::remove::containers() {
   # umount lingering volumes by force, to prevent potential volume leaks.
   cat /proc/mounts | grep /run/containerd/io.containerd. | cut -f2 -d' ' | xargs -r -t umount -f || true
   cat /proc/mounts | grep /var/lib/kubelet/pods | cut -f2 -d' ' | xargs -r -t umount -f || true
+
+  # remove kubelet plugin sockets, as we don't have the containers associated with them anymore,
+  # so kubelet won't try to access inexistent plugins on reinstallation.
+  find /var/lib/kubelet/plugins/ -name "*.sock" | xargs rm -f || true
+  rm /var/lib/kubelet/plugins_registry/*.sock || true
 }
 
 # Run a ctr command against the local containerd socket