diff --git a/src/ausf/nudm-handler.c b/src/ausf/nudm-handler.c
index f1f4470db..ac3a74505 100644
--- a/src/ausf/nudm-handler.c
+++ b/src/ausf/nudm-handler.c
@@ -243,8 +243,6 @@ bool ausf_nudm_ueau_handle_auth_removal_ind(ausf_ue_t *ausf_ue,
     ogs_assert(ausf_ue);
     ogs_assert(stream);
 
-    OGS_FSM_TRAN(&ausf_ue->sm, &ausf_ue_state_deleted);
-
     memset(&sendmsg, 0, sizeof(sendmsg));
     response = ogs_sbi_build_response(&sendmsg, OGS_SBI_HTTP_STATUS_NO_CONTENT);
     ogs_assert(response);
diff --git a/src/ausf/ue-sm.c b/src/ausf/ue-sm.c
index 4a5c47af4..f2f8f4716 100644
--- a/src/ausf/ue-sm.c
+++ b/src/ausf/ue-sm.c
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ void ausf_ue_state_operational(ogs_fsm_t *s, ausf_event_t *e)
                 CASE(OGS_SBI_RESOURCE_NAME_AUTH_EVENTS)
                     ausf_nudm_ueau_handle_auth_removal_ind(
                             ausf_ue, stream, message);
+                    OGS_FSM_TRAN(s, &ausf_ue_state_deleted);
                     break;
 
                 DEFAULT