diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/server.py b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/server.py
index 5456da678e3..ba97dea7332 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/server.py
@@ -268,6 +268,13 @@ if MCP_AVAILABLE:
     _stateful_session_locks: Dict[str, asyncio.Lock] = {}
     _stateful_session_active_request_counts: Dict[str, int] = {}
 
+    def _remove_stateful_session_tracking(session_id: str) -> None:
+        _stateful_session_auth_contexts.pop(session_id, None)
+        _stateful_session_auth_context_last_seen.pop(session_id, None)
+        _stateful_session_owners.pop(session_id, None)
+        _stateful_session_locks.pop(session_id, None)
+        _stateful_session_active_request_counts.pop(session_id, None)
+
     # Keep this alias so existing references to session_manager still work
     session_manager = session_manager_stateless
 
@@ -302,21 +309,14 @@ if MCP_AVAILABLE:
                 expired_session_ids.append(session_id)
 
         for session_id in expired_session_ids:
-            _stateful_session_auth_contexts.pop(session_id, None)
-            _stateful_session_auth_context_last_seen.pop(session_id, None)
-            _stateful_session_owners.pop(session_id, None)
-            _stateful_session_locks.pop(session_id, None)
-            _stateful_session_active_request_counts.pop(session_id, None)
+            _remove_stateful_session_tracking(session_id)
             transport = server_instances.pop(session_id, None)
             if transport is not None:
                 await transport.terminate()
 
         for session_id in list(_stateful_session_auth_context_last_seen):
             if session_id not in _stateful_session_auth_contexts:
-                _stateful_session_auth_context_last_seen.pop(session_id, None)
-                _stateful_session_owners.pop(session_id, None)
-                _stateful_session_locks.pop(session_id, None)
-                _stateful_session_active_request_counts.pop(session_id, None)
+                _remove_stateful_session_tracking(session_id)
 
     async def _cleanup_expired_stateful_session_auth_contexts() -> None:
         while True:
@@ -2821,6 +2821,7 @@ if MCP_AVAILABLE:
         method = scope.get("method", "").upper()
 
         if method == "DELETE":
+            _remove_stateful_session_tracking(_session_id)
             verbose_logger.info(
                 "DELETE request for non-existent MCP session '%s'. "
                 "Returning success (idempotent DELETE).",
@@ -3120,15 +3121,7 @@ if MCP_AVAILABLE:
                             and session_id
                             and scope.get("method") == "DELETE"
                         ):
-                            _stateful_session_auth_contexts.pop(session_id, None)
-                            _stateful_session_auth_context_last_seen.pop(
-                                session_id, None
-                            )
-                            _stateful_session_owners.pop(session_id, None)
-                            _stateful_session_locks.pop(session_id, None)
-                            _stateful_session_active_request_counts.pop(
-                                session_id, None
-                            )
+                            _remove_stateful_session_tracking(session_id)
 
             try:
                 if session_lock is not None:
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/test_mcp_stale_session.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/test_mcp_stale_session.py
index 96be37bbd42..20f9c6e3bf3 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/test_mcp_stale_session.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/test_mcp_stale_session.py
@@ -53,32 +53,55 @@ class TestHandleStaleMcpSession:
         try:
             from litellm.proxy._experimental.mcp_server.server import (
                 _handle_stale_mcp_session,
+                _stateful_session_active_request_counts,
+                _stateful_session_auth_context_last_seen,
+                _stateful_session_auth_contexts,
+                _stateful_session_locks,
+                _stateful_session_owners,
             )
         except ImportError:
             pytest.skip("MCP server not available")
 
+        stale_session_id = "stale-id"
         scope = {
             "type": "http",
             "method": "DELETE",
             "headers": [
                 (b"content-type", b"application/json"),
-                (b"mcp-session-id", b"stale-id"),
+                (b"mcp-session-id", stale_session_id.encode()),
             ],
         }
         receive = AsyncMock()
         send = AsyncMock()
         mgr = MagicMock()
         mgr._server_instances = {}  # no active sessions
+        _stateful_session_auth_contexts[stale_session_id] = MagicMock()
+        _stateful_session_auth_context_last_seen[stale_session_id] = 1.0
+        _stateful_session_owners[stale_session_id] = "owner"
+        _stateful_session_locks[stale_session_id] = MagicMock()
+        _stateful_session_active_request_counts[stale_session_id] = 1
 
-        handled = await _handle_stale_mcp_session(scope, receive, send, mgr)
+        try:
+            handled = await _handle_stale_mcp_session(scope, receive, send, mgr)
 
-        # Should be fully handled (returns True)
-        assert handled is True
-        # Should have sent a success response
-        assert send.called
-        # Header should NOT be stripped (DELETE needs the session ID)
-        header_names = [k for k, _ in scope["headers"]]
-        assert b"mcp-session-id" in header_names
+            # Should be fully handled (returns True)
+            assert handled is True
+            # Should have sent a success response
+            assert send.called
+            # Header should NOT be stripped (DELETE needs the session ID)
+            header_names = [k for k, _ in scope["headers"]]
+            assert b"mcp-session-id" in header_names
+            assert stale_session_id not in _stateful_session_auth_contexts
+            assert stale_session_id not in _stateful_session_auth_context_last_seen
+            assert stale_session_id not in _stateful_session_owners
+            assert stale_session_id not in _stateful_session_locks
+            assert stale_session_id not in _stateful_session_active_request_counts
+        finally:
+            _stateful_session_auth_contexts.pop(stale_session_id, None)
+            _stateful_session_auth_context_last_seen.pop(stale_session_id, None)
+            _stateful_session_owners.pop(stale_session_id, None)
+            _stateful_session_locks.pop(stale_session_id, None)
+            _stateful_session_active_request_counts.pop(stale_session_id, None)
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_preserves_valid_session_id(self):