diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mon/health.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mon/health.go
index df8de52878a0..a8fe149fe02c 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mon/health.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mon/health.go
@@ -730,20 +730,6 @@ func (c *Cluster) removeMonWithOptionalQuorum(daemonName string, shouldRemoveFro
 	}
 	logger.Infof("ensuring removal of unhealthy monitor %s", daemonName)
 
-	resourceName := resourceName(daemonName)
-
-	// Remove the mon pod if it is still there
-	var gracePeriod int64
-	propagation := metav1.DeletePropagationForeground
-	options := &metav1.DeleteOptions{GracePeriodSeconds: &gracePeriod, PropagationPolicy: &propagation}
-	if err := c.context.Clientset.AppsV1().Deployments(c.Namespace).Delete(c.ClusterInfo.Context, resourceName, *options); err != nil {
-		if kerrors.IsNotFound(err) {
-			logger.Infof("dead mon %s was already gone", resourceName)
-		} else {
-			logger.Errorf("failed to remove dead mon deployment %q. %v", resourceName, err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	// Remove the bad monitor from quorum
 	if shouldRemoveFromQuorum {
 		if err := c.removeMonitorFromQuorum(daemonName); err != nil {
@@ -751,10 +737,33 @@ func (c *Cluster) removeMonWithOptionalQuorum(daemonName string, shouldRemoveFro
 		}
 	}
 	delete(c.ClusterInfo.Monitors, daemonName)
-
 	delete(c.mapping.Schedule, daemonName)
 
+	if err := c.saveMonConfig(); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to save mon config after failing over mon %s", daemonName)
+	}
+
+	// Update cluster-wide RBD bootstrap peer token since Monitors have changed
+	_, err := controller.CreateBootstrapPeerSecret(c.context, c.ClusterInfo, &cephv1.CephCluster{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: c.ClusterInfo.NamespacedName().Name, Namespace: c.Namespace}}, c.ownerInfo)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to update cluster rbd bootstrap peer token")
+	}
+
+	// When the mon is removed from quorum, it is possible that the operator will be restarted
+	// before the mon pod is deleted. In this case, the operator will need to delete the mon
+	// during the next reconcile. If the reconcile finds an extra mon pod, it will be removed
+	// at that later reconcile. Thus, we delete the mon pod last during the failover
+	// and in case the failover is interrupted, the operator can detect the resources to finish the cleanup.
+	c.removeMonResources(daemonName)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *Cluster) removeMonResources(daemonName string) {
 	// Remove the service endpoint
+	resourceName := resourceName(daemonName)
+	var gracePeriod int64
+	propagation := metav1.DeletePropagationForeground
+	options := &metav1.DeleteOptions{GracePeriodSeconds: &gracePeriod, PropagationPolicy: &propagation}
 	if err := c.context.Clientset.CoreV1().Services(c.Namespace).Delete(c.ClusterInfo.Context, resourceName, *options); err != nil {
 		if kerrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 			logger.Infof("dead mon service %s was already gone", resourceName)
@@ -772,17 +781,14 @@ func (c *Cluster) removeMonWithOptionalQuorum(daemonName string, shouldRemoveFro
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := c.saveMonConfig(); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to save mon config after failing over mon %s", daemonName)
-	}
-
-	// Update cluster-wide RBD bootstrap peer token since Monitors have changed
-	_, err := controller.CreateBootstrapPeerSecret(c.context, c.ClusterInfo, &cephv1.CephCluster{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: c.ClusterInfo.NamespacedName().Name, Namespace: c.Namespace}}, c.ownerInfo)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to update cluster rbd bootstrap peer token")
+	// Remove the mon pod if it is still there
+	if err := c.context.Clientset.AppsV1().Deployments(c.Namespace).Delete(c.ClusterInfo.Context, resourceName, *options); err != nil {
+		if kerrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			logger.Infof("dead mon %s was already gone", resourceName)
+		} else {
+			logger.Errorf("failed to remove dead mon deployment %q. %v", resourceName, err)
+		}
 	}
-
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (c *Cluster) removeMonitorFromQuorum(name string) error {
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mon/mon.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mon/mon.go
index d80839d65c2c..17258a5322d5 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mon/mon.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mon/mon.go
@@ -1060,7 +1060,39 @@ func (c *Cluster) startDeployments(mons []*monConfig, requireAllInQuorum bool) e
 			requireAllInQuorum = true
 		}
 	}
-	return c.waitForMonsToJoin(mons, requireAllInQuorum)
+	err = c.waitForMonsToJoin(mons, requireAllInQuorum)
+
+	// Check for the rare case of an extra mon deployment that needs to be cleaned up
+	c.checkForExtraMonResources(mons, deployments.Items)
+	return err
+}
+
+func (c *Cluster) checkForExtraMonResources(mons []*monConfig, deployments []apps.Deployment) string {
+	if len(deployments) <= c.spec.Mon.Count || len(deployments) <= len(mons) {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	// If there are more deployments than expected mons from the ceph quorum,
+	// find the extra mon deployment and clean it up.
+	logger.Infof("there is an extra mon deployment that is not needed and not in quorum")
+	for _, deploy := range deployments {
+		monName := deploy.Labels[controller.DaemonIDLabel]
+		found := false
+		// Search for the mon in the list of mons expected in quorum
+		for _, monDaemon := range mons {
+			if monName == monDaemon.DaemonName {
+				found = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !found {
+			logger.Infof("deleting extra mon deployment %q", deploy.Name)
+			c.removeMonResources(monName)
+			return monName
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ""
 }
 
 func (c *Cluster) waitForMonsToJoin(mons []*monConfig, requireAllInQuorum bool) error {
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mon/mon_test.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mon/mon_test.go
index fb8643d8c251..9d27be4014c9 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mon/mon_test.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mon/mon_test.go
@@ -676,6 +676,50 @@ func TestMonVolumeClaimTemplate(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRemoveExtraMonDeployments(t *testing.T) {
+	namespace := "ns"
+	context, err := newTestStartCluster(t, namespace)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	c := newCluster(context, namespace, true, v1.ResourceRequirements{})
+	c.ClusterInfo = clienttest.CreateTestClusterInfo(1)
+
+	// Nothing to remove when the mons match the deployment
+	mons := []*monConfig{
+		{ResourceName: "rook-ceph-mon-a", DaemonName: "a"},
+	}
+	deployments := []apps.Deployment{
+		{
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name:   "rook-ceph-mon-a",
+				Labels: map[string]string{"ceph_daemon_id": "a"},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	c.spec.Mon.Count = 1
+	removed := c.checkForExtraMonResources(mons, deployments)
+	assert.Equal(t, "", removed)
+
+	// Remove an extra mon deployment
+	deployments = append(deployments, apps.Deployment{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:   "rook-ceph-mon-b",
+			Labels: map[string]string{"ceph_daemon_id": "b"},
+		}})
+	removed = c.checkForExtraMonResources(mons, deployments)
+	assert.Equal(t, "b", removed)
+
+	// Nothing to remove when there are not enough deployments for the expected mons
+	mons = []*monConfig{
+		{ResourceName: "rook-ceph-mon-a", DaemonName: "a"},
+		{ResourceName: "rook-ceph-mon-b", DaemonName: "b"},
+		{ResourceName: "rook-ceph-mon-c", DaemonName: "c"},
+	}
+	c.spec.Mon.Count = 3
+	removed = c.checkForExtraMonResources(mons, deployments)
+	assert.Equal(t, "", removed)
+}
+
 func TestStretchMonVolumeClaimTemplate(t *testing.T) {
 	generalSC := "generalSC"
 	zoneSC := "zoneSC"