diff --git a/storage/drivers/btrfs/btrfs.go b/storage/drivers/btrfs/btrfs.go
index aba898ed55..c6893af096 100644
--- a/storage/drivers/btrfs/btrfs.go
+++ b/storage/drivers/btrfs/btrfs.go
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/go-units"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/selinux/go-selinux/label"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	graphdriver "go.podman.io/storage/drivers"
 	"go.podman.io/storage/internal/tempdir"
 	"go.podman.io/storage/pkg/directory"
@@ -279,21 +278,6 @@ func subvolDelete(dirpath, name string, quotaEnabled bool) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("recursively walking subvolumes for %s failed: %w", dirpath, err)
 	}
 
-	if quotaEnabled {
-		if qgroupid, err := subvolLookupQgroup(fullPath); err == nil {
-			var args C.struct_btrfs_ioctl_qgroup_create_args
-			args.qgroupid = C.__u64(qgroupid)
-
-			_, _, errno := unix.Syscall(unix.SYS_IOCTL, getDirFd(dir), C.BTRFS_IOC_QGROUP_CREATE,
-				uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&args)))
-			if errno != 0 {
-				logrus.Errorf("Failed to delete btrfs qgroup %v for %s: %v", qgroupid, fullPath, errno.Error())
-			}
-		} else {
-			logrus.Errorf("Failed to lookup btrfs qgroup for %s: %v", fullPath, err.Error())
-		}
-	}
-
 	// all subvolumes have been removed
 	// now remove the one originally passed in
 	for i, c := range []byte(name) {
diff --git a/storage/drivers/btrfs/btrfs_test.go b/storage/drivers/btrfs/btrfs_test.go
index 0e88054f69..07fe7e42fb 100644
--- a/storage/drivers/btrfs/btrfs_test.go
+++ b/storage/drivers/btrfs/btrfs_test.go
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@
 package btrfs
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"path"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	graphdriver "go.podman.io/storage/drivers"
@@ -77,3 +81,123 @@ func TestBtrfsListLayers(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBtrfsTeardown(t *testing.T) {
 	graphtest.PutDriver(t)
 }
+
+// dependencies: btrfs-progs, libbtrfs-dev
+// permission: root, loop device
+func TestSubVolDelete(t *testing.T) {
+	if os.Getuid() != 0 {
+		t.Skip("test requires root")
+	}
+
+	// Helpers
+	runCmd := func(name string, arg ...string) error {
+		cmd := exec.Command(name, arg...)
+		var stderr bytes.Buffer
+		cmd.Stderr = &stderr
+		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("command '%s %s' failed: %v, stderr: %s", name, strings.Join(arg, " "), err, stderr.String())
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+	qgroupShow := func(mountPath string) string {
+		cmd := exec.Command("btrfs", "qgroup", "show", mountPath)
+		var out bytes.Buffer
+		cmd.Stdout = &out
+		cmd.Run()
+		return out.String()
+	}
+
+	// parepare btrfs using loop device
+	baseDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("/mnt", "btrfs-test-")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create base temp dir: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(baseDir)
+
+	mnt := path.Join(baseDir, "mountpoint")
+	if err := os.Mkdir(mnt, 0o755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create mountpoint dir: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	blockFile := path.Join(baseDir, "btrfs.img")
+	if err := runCmd("dd", "if=/dev/zero", "of="+blockFile, "bs=1M", "count=120", "status=none"); err != nil {
+		t.Skipf("Failed to create block file: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := runCmd("mkfs.btrfs", "-f", blockFile); err != nil {
+		t.Skipf("Failed to format to btrfs: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	findLoopCmd := exec.Command("losetup", "-f")
+	var loopDevBytes bytes.Buffer
+	findLoopCmd.Stdout = &loopDevBytes
+	if err := findLoopCmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		t.Skipf("Failed to find a loop device with 'losetup -f': %v", err)
+	}
+	loopDev := strings.TrimSpace(loopDevBytes.String())
+	if loopDev == "" {
+		t.Skip("No available loop devices found")
+	}
+
+	if err := runCmd("losetup", loopDev, blockFile); err != nil {
+		t.Skipf("Failed to setup loop device with 'losetup %s %s': %v", loopDev, blockFile, err)
+	}
+	defer runCmd("losetup", "-d", loopDev)
+
+	if err := runCmd("mount", loopDev, mnt); err != nil {
+		t.Skipf("Failed to mount loop device %s: %v", loopDev, err)
+	}
+	defer runCmd("umount", mnt)
+
+	d := &Driver{home: mnt}
+	if err := d.enableQuota(); err != nil {
+		t.Skipf("Failed to enable qgroup using API: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	t.Run("subVolDelete", func(t *testing.T) {
+		subvolName := "subvol1"
+		subvolPath := path.Join(mnt, subvolName)
+		if err := subvolCreate(mnt, subvolName); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Failed to create subvolume using API: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		if err := d.subvolRescanQuota(); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Failed to rescan quota using API: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		qtreeid, err := subvolLookupQgroup(subvolPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Failed to lookup qgroup for subvolume using API: %v", err)
+		}
+		qgroupID := fmt.Sprintf("0/%d", qtreeid)
+		t.Logf("subvolume %s has qgroup ID %s", subvolPath, qgroupID)
+
+		if !strings.Contains(qgroupShow(mnt), qgroupID) {
+			t.Fatalf("qgroup %s was not created for subvolume %s", qgroupID, subvolPath)
+		}
+
+		if err := subvolDelete(mnt, subvolName, true); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Failed to delete subvolume using API: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		if err := d.subvolRescanQuota(); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Failed to rescan quota after delete using API: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		qgroupInfo := qgroupShow(mnt)
+		t.Logf("Current qgroup info:\n%s", qgroupInfo)
+
+		if strings.Contains(qgroupInfo, qgroupID) && !strings.Contains(qgroupInfo, "under deletion") {
+			t.Fatalf("qgroup %s was not marked as 'under deletion' for subvolume %s", qgroupID, subvolPath)
+		}
+
+		runCmd("btrfs", "qgroup", "clear-stale", mnt)
+
+		qgroupInfo = qgroupShow(mnt)
+		t.Logf("Current qgroup info after clearing stale:\n%s", qgroupInfo)
+
+		if strings.Contains(qgroupInfo, qgroupID) {
+			t.Fatalf("qgroup %s was not deleted for subvolume %s", qgroupID, subvolPath)
+		}
+	})
+}