diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/solidfire/test_solidfire.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/solidfire/test_solidfire.py
index dace4cd4b56..3af142f3fb7 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/solidfire/test_solidfire.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/solidfire/test_solidfire.py
@@ -682,6 +682,49 @@ class SolidFireVolumeTestCase(test.TestCase):
             self.assertEqual(get_vol_result['volumeID'], sfvol['volumeID'])
 
     def test_delete_volume(self):
+        vol_id = 'a720b3c0-d1f0-11e1-9b23-0800200c9a66'
+        testvol = test_utils.create_volume(
+            self.ctxt,
+            id=vol_id,
+            display_name='test_volume',
+            provider_id='1 5 None',
+            multiattach=False)
+
+        fake_sfaccounts = [{'accountID': 5,
+                            'name': 'testprjid',
+                            'targetSecret': 'shhhh',
+                            'username': 'john-wayne'}]
+
+        get_vol_result = {'volumeID': 5,
+                          'name': 'test_volume',
+                          'accountID': 25,
+                          'sliceCount': 1,
+                          'totalSize': 1 * units.Gi,
+                          'enable512e': True,
+                          'access': "readWrite",
+                          'status': "active",
+                          'attributes': {},
+                          'qos': None,
+                          'iqn': 'super_fake_iqn'}
+
+        mod_conf = self.configuration
+        mod_conf.sf_enable_vag = True
+        sfv = solidfire.SolidFireDriver(configuration=mod_conf)
+        with mock.patch.object(sfv,
+                               '_get_sfaccounts_for_tenant',
+                               return_value=fake_sfaccounts), \
+            mock.patch.object(sfv,
+                              '_get_sfvol_by_cinder_vref',
+                              return_value=get_vol_result), \
+            mock.patch.object(sfv,
+                              '_issue_api_request'), \
+            mock.patch.object(sfv,
+                              '_remove_volume_from_vags') as rem_vol:
+
+            sfv.delete_volume(testvol)
+            rem_vol.not_called(get_vol_result['volumeID'])
+
+    def test_delete_multiattach_volume(self):
         vol_id = 'a720b3c0-d1f0-11e1-9b23-0800200c9a66'
         testvol = test_utils.create_volume(
             self.ctxt,
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/solidfire.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/solidfire.py
index d8b9f73f033..f422b6a7cde 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/solidfire.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/solidfire.py
@@ -1535,12 +1535,15 @@ class SolidFireDriver(san.SanISCSIDriver):
                         self._issue_api_request('PurgeDeletedVolume', params,
                                                 endpoint=cluster['endpoint'])
 
+            # The multiattach volumes are only removed from the VAG on
+            # deletion.
+            if volume.get('multiattach'):
+                self._remove_volume_from_vags(sf_vol['volumeID'])
+
             if sf_vol['status'] == 'active':
                 params = {'volumeID': sf_vol['volumeID']}
                 self._issue_api_request('DeleteVolume', params)
                 self._issue_api_request('PurgeDeletedVolume', params)
-            if volume.get('multiattach'):
-                self._remove_volume_from_vags(sf_vol['volumeID'])
         else:
             LOG.error("Volume ID %s was not found on "
                       "the SolidFire Cluster while attempting "
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-multiattach-deletion-b3990acf1f5fd378.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-multiattach-deletion-b3990acf1f5fd378.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7108e647339
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-multiattach-deletion-b3990acf1f5fd378.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixed NetApp SolidFire bug that avoided multiatached volumes to be deleted.