diff --git a/utilities/pipelines/resourceRemoval/helper/Invoke-ResourcePostRemoval.ps1 b/utilities/pipelines/resourceRemoval/helper/Invoke-ResourcePostRemoval.ps1
index 54a48513f7..d158ba6b94 100644
--- a/utilities/pipelines/resourceRemoval/helper/Invoke-ResourcePostRemoval.ps1
+++ b/utilities/pipelines/resourceRemoval/helper/Invoke-ResourcePostRemoval.ps1
@@ -113,30 +113,6 @@ function Invoke-ResourcePostRemoval {
             }
             break
         }
-        'Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces' {
-            $subscriptionId = $resourceId.Split('/')[2]
-            $resourceGroupName = $resourceId.Split('/')[4]
-            $resourceName = Split-Path $ResourceId -Leaf
-            # Fetch service in soft-delete state
-            $getPath = '/subscriptions/{0}/providers/Microsoft.OperationalInsights/deletedWorkspaces?api-version=2020-03-01-preview' -f $subscriptionId
-            $getRequestInputObject = @{
-                Method = 'GET'
-                Path   = $getPath
-            }
-            $softDeletedService = ((Invoke-AzRestMethod @getRequestInputObject).Content | ConvertFrom-Json).value | Where-Object { $_.id -eq $resourceId -and $_.name -eq $resourceName }
-            if ($softDeletedService) {
-                # Recover service
-                $location = $softDeletedService.location
-                if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess(('Log analytics workspace [{0}]' -f $resourceId), 'Recover')) {
-                    $recoveredWorkspace = New-AzOperationalInsightsWorkspace -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -Name $resourceName -Location $location
-                }
-                # Purge service
-                if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess(('Log analytics workspace with ID [{0}]' -f $resourceId), 'Purge')) {
-                    $recoveredWorkspace | Remove-AzOperationalInsightsWorkspace -ForceDelete -Force
-                }
-            }
-            break
-        }
         'Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/backupFabrics/protectionContainers/protectedItems' {
             # Remove protected VM
             # Required if e.g. a VM was listed in an RSV and only that VM is removed
diff --git a/utilities/pipelines/resourceRemoval/helper/Invoke-ResourceRemoval.ps1 b/utilities/pipelines/resourceRemoval/helper/Invoke-ResourceRemoval.ps1
index a6325482c3..c6e93e3efa 100644
--- a/utilities/pipelines/resourceRemoval/helper/Invoke-ResourceRemoval.ps1
+++ b/utilities/pipelines/resourceRemoval/helper/Invoke-ResourceRemoval.ps1
@@ -126,6 +126,16 @@ function Invoke-ResourceRemoval {
             $null = Remove-AzResource -ResourceId $resourceId -Force -ErrorAction 'Stop'
             break
         }
+        'Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces' {
+            $resourceGroupName = $resourceId.Split('/')[4]
+            $resourceName = Split-Path $resourceId -Leaf
+            # Force delete workspace (cannot be recovered)
+            if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess("Log Analytics Workspace [$resourceName]", 'Remove')) {
+                $null = Remove-AzOperationalInsightsWorkspace -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -Name $resourceName -Force -ForceDelete
+            }
+            break
+        }
+
         ### CODE LOCATION: Add custom removal action here
         Default {
             $null = Remove-AzResource -ResourceId $resourceId -Force -ErrorAction 'Stop'