diff --git a/plugins/providers/hyperv/scripts/delete_vm.ps1 b/plugins/providers/hyperv/scripts/delete_vm.ps1
index 18349b475..6e6b59bfa 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/hyperv/scripts/delete_vm.ps1
+++ b/plugins/providers/hyperv/scripts/delete_vm.ps1
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 
 try {
     $VM = Hyper-V\Get-VM -Id $VmId
+    if((Get-Command Hyper-V\Set-VM).Parameters["AutomaticCheckpointsEnabled"] -ne $null) {
+        Hyper-V\Set-VM -VM $VM -AutomaticCheckpointsEnabled $false -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    }
     Hyper-V\Remove-VM $VM -Force
 } catch {
     Write-ErrorMessage "Failed to delete VM: ${PSItem}"