diff --git a/pkg/action/hooks.go b/pkg/action/hooks.go
index ecca1d997..c32b9b3ce 100644
--- a/pkg/action/hooks.go
+++ b/pkg/action/hooks.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
-	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/kube"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/release"
 	helmtime "helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/time"
 )
@@ -138,11 +137,8 @@ func (cfg *Configuration) deleteHookByPolicy(h *release.Hook, policy release.Hoo
 			return errors.New(joinErrors(errs))
 		}
 
-		//wait for resources until they are deleted to avoid conflicts
-		if kubeClient, ok := cfg.KubeClient.(kube.InterfaceExt); ok {
-			if err := kubeClient.WaitForDelete(resources, timeout); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
+		if err := cfg.KubeClient.WaitForDelete(resources, timeout); err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/action/uninstall.go b/pkg/action/uninstall.go
index dda7d6978..75d999976 100644
--- a/pkg/action/uninstall.go
+++ b/pkg/action/uninstall.go
@@ -131,10 +131,8 @@ func (u *Uninstall) Run(name string) (*release.UninstallReleaseResponse, error)
 	res.Info = kept
 
 	if u.Wait {
-		if kubeClient, ok := u.cfg.KubeClient.(kube.InterfaceExt); ok {
-			if err := kubeClient.WaitForDelete(deletedResources, u.Timeout); err != nil {
-				errs = append(errs, err)
-			}
+		if err := u.cfg.KubeClient.WaitForDelete(deletedResources, u.Timeout); err != nil {
+			errs = append(errs, err)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/kube/client.go b/pkg/kube/client.go
index fe830747d..968e1b951 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/client.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/client.go
@@ -331,15 +331,6 @@ func getResource(info *resource.Info) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	return obj, nil
 }
 
-// WaitForDelete wait up to the given timeout for the specified resources to be deleted.
-func (c *Client) WaitForDelete(resources ResourceList, timeout time.Duration) error {
-	w := HelmWaiter{
-		log:     c.Log,
-		timeout: timeout,
-	}
-	return w.waitForDeletedResources(resources)
-}
-
 func (c *Client) namespace() string {
 	if c.Namespace != "" {
 		return c.Namespace
diff --git a/pkg/kube/interface.go b/pkg/kube/interface.go
index 6cf33c515..30be37f7c 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/interface.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/interface.go
@@ -67,12 +67,7 @@ type Waiter interface {
 
 	// WaitWithJobs wait up to the given timeout for the specified resources to be ready, including jobs.
 	WaitWithJobs(resources ResourceList, timeout time.Duration) error
-}
 
-// InterfaceExt is introduced to avoid breaking backwards compatibility for Interface implementers.
-//
-// TODO Helm 4: Remove InterfaceExt and integrate its method(s) into the Interface.
-type InterfaceExt interface {
 	// WaitForDelete wait up to the given timeout for the specified resources to be deleted.
 	WaitForDelete(resources ResourceList, timeout time.Duration) error
 }
@@ -108,6 +103,5 @@ type InterfaceResources interface {
 }
 
 var _ Interface = (*Client)(nil)
-var _ InterfaceExt = (*Client)(nil)
 var _ InterfaceDeletionPropagation = (*Client)(nil)
 var _ InterfaceResources = (*Client)(nil)
diff --git a/pkg/kube/statuswait.go b/pkg/kube/statuswait.go
index 8268598e6..b1c39948c 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/statuswait.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/statuswait.go
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ func (w *statusWaiter) WaitWithJobs(resourceList ResourceList, timeout time.Dura
 	return w.wait(ctx, resourceList, true)
 }
 
+func (w *statusWaiter) WaitForDelete(resourceList ResourceList, timeout time.Duration) error {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.TODO(), timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+	return w.waitForDelete(ctx, resourceList)
+}
+
 func (w *statusWaiter) waitForDelete(ctx context.Context, resourceList ResourceList) error {
 	deadline, _ := ctx.Deadline()
 	w.log("beginning wait for %d resources to be deleted with timeout of %v", len(resourceList), time.Until(deadline))
diff --git a/pkg/kube/statuswait_test.go b/pkg/kube/statuswait_test.go
index ecd18e183..0084606cf 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/statuswait_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/statuswait_test.go
@@ -153,8 +153,6 @@ func TestStatusWaitForDelete(t *testing.T) {
 				sw:  statusWatcher,
 				log: t.Logf,
 			}
-			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout)
-			defer cancel()
 			createdObjs := []runtime.Object{}
 			for _, objYaml := range tt.objToCreate {
 				m := make(map[string]interface{})
@@ -184,7 +182,7 @@ func TestStatusWaitForDelete(t *testing.T) {
 				assert.NoError(t, err)
 				resourceList = append(resourceList, list...)
 			}
-			err := statusWaiter.waitForDelete(ctx, resourceList)
+			err := statusWaiter.WaitForDelete(resourceList, timeout)
 			if tt.expectErrs != nil {
 				assert.EqualError(t, err, errors.Join(tt.expectErrs...).Error())
 				return
diff --git a/pkg/kube/wait.go b/pkg/kube/wait.go
index e74753e57..97fa8b3e1 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/wait.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/wait.go
@@ -43,29 +43,26 @@ import (
 // Helm 4 now uses the StatusWaiter interface instead
 type HelmWaiter struct {
 	c          ReadyChecker
-	timeout    time.Duration
 	log        func(string, ...interface{})
 	kubeClient *kubernetes.Clientset
 }
 
 func (w *HelmWaiter) Wait(resources ResourceList, timeout time.Duration) error {
 	w.c = NewReadyChecker(w.kubeClient, w.log, PausedAsReady(true))
-	w.timeout = timeout
-	return w.waitForResources(resources)
+	return w.waitForResources(resources, timeout)
 }
 
 func (w *HelmWaiter) WaitWithJobs(resources ResourceList, timeout time.Duration) error {
 	w.c = NewReadyChecker(w.kubeClient, w.log, PausedAsReady(true), CheckJobs(true))
-	w.timeout = timeout
-	return w.waitForResources(resources)
+	return w.waitForResources(resources, timeout)
 }
 
 // waitForResources polls to get the current status of all pods, PVCs, Services and
 // Jobs(optional) until all are ready or a timeout is reached
-func (w *HelmWaiter) waitForResources(created ResourceList) error {
-	w.log("beginning wait for %d resources with timeout of %v", len(created), w.timeout)
+func (w *HelmWaiter) waitForResources(created ResourceList, timeout time.Duration) error {
+	w.log("beginning wait for %d resources with timeout of %v", len(created), timeout)
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), w.timeout)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	numberOfErrors := make([]int, len(created))
@@ -116,10 +113,10 @@ func (w *HelmWaiter) isRetryableHTTPStatusCode(httpStatusCode int32) bool {
 }
 
 // waitForDeletedResources polls to check if all the resources are deleted or a timeout is reached
-func (w *HelmWaiter) waitForDeletedResources(deleted ResourceList) error {
-	w.log("beginning wait for %d resources to be deleted with timeout of %v", len(deleted), w.timeout)
+func (w *HelmWaiter) WaitForDelete(deleted ResourceList, timeout time.Duration) error {
+	w.log("beginning wait for %d resources to be deleted with timeout of %v", len(deleted), timeout)
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), w.timeout)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	return wait.PollUntilContextCancel(ctx, 2*time.Second, true, func(_ context.Context) (bool, error) {