diff --git a/packages/auth/__tests__/providers/cognito/deleteUser.test.ts b/packages/auth/__tests__/providers/cognito/deleteUser.test.ts
index fcf7e45bdf1..76996d8c7fc 100644
--- a/packages/auth/__tests__/providers/cognito/deleteUser.test.ts
+++ b/packages/auth/__tests__/providers/cognito/deleteUser.test.ts
@@ -84,12 +84,13 @@ describe('deleteUser API happy path cases', () => {
 			})
 		);
 		expect(deleteUserClientSpy).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+		expect(tokenOrchestratorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+		expect(signOutApiSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 
-		// signout
-		expect(signOutApiSpy).toBeCalledTimes(1);
-
-		// clear device tokens
-		expect(tokenOrchestratorSpy).toBeCalled();
+		// make sure we clearDeviceToken -> signout, in that order
+		expect(tokenOrchestratorSpy.mock.invocationCallOrder[0]).toBeLessThan(
+			signOutApiSpy.mock.invocationCallOrder[0]
+		);
 	});
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/auth/src/providers/cognito/apis/deleteUser.ts b/packages/auth/src/providers/cognito/apis/deleteUser.ts
index 68c609e765d..3f32627c712 100644
--- a/packages/auth/src/providers/cognito/apis/deleteUser.ts
+++ b/packages/auth/src/providers/cognito/apis/deleteUser.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 import { Amplify } from '@aws-amplify/core';
-import { assertTokenProviderConfig, AuthAction } from '@aws-amplify/core/internals/utils';
+import {
+	assertTokenProviderConfig,
+	AuthAction,
+} from '@aws-amplify/core/internals/utils';
 import { fetchAuthSession } from '../../../';
 import { getRegion } from '../utils/clients/CognitoIdentityProvider/utils';
 import { assertAuthTokens } from '../utils/types';
@@ -26,14 +29,14 @@ export async function deleteUser(): Promise<void> {
 	assertAuthTokens(tokens);
 
 	await serviceDeleteUser(
-		{ 
+		{
 			region: getRegion(authConfig.userPoolId),
-			userAgentValue: getAuthUserAgentValue(AuthAction.DeleteUser)
+			userAgentValue: getAuthUserAgentValue(AuthAction.DeleteUser),
 		},
 		{
 			AccessToken: tokens.accessToken.toString(),
 		}
 	);
-	await signOut();
 	await tokenOrchestrator.clearDeviceMetadata();
+	await signOut();
 }