diff --git a/api/v1alpha2/linodemachine_types.go b/api/v1alpha2/linodemachine_types.go
index 703895692..2b4d7b076 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha2/linodemachine_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha2/linodemachine_types.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 package v1alpha2
 
 import (
+	"slices"
+
 	"github.com/linode/linodego"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
@@ -631,11 +633,9 @@ func (lm *LinodeMachine) GetCondition(condType string) *metav1.Condition {
 }
 
 func (lm *LinodeMachine) DeleteCondition(condType string) {
-	for i := range lm.Status.Conditions {
-		if lm.Status.Conditions[i].Type == condType {
-			lm.Status.Conditions = append(lm.Status.Conditions[:i], lm.Status.Conditions[i+1:]...)
-		}
-	}
+	lm.Status.Conditions = slices.DeleteFunc(lm.Status.Conditions, func(c metav1.Condition) bool {
+		return c.Type == condType
+	})
 }
 
 func (lm *LinodeMachine) IsPaused() bool {
diff --git a/api/v1alpha2/linodemachine_types_test.go b/api/v1alpha2/linodemachine_types_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13a45a082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/v1alpha2/linodemachine_types_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2023 Akamai Technologies, Inc.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package v1alpha2
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+)
+
+func TestDeleteCondition(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		length int
+		delta  int
+		del    string
+	}{
+		{name: "empty", length: 0, del: "type0"},
+		{name: "delete-only", length: 1, del: "type0", delta: -1},
+		{name: "delete-first", length: 3, del: "type0", delta: -1},
+		{name: "delete-last", length: 3, del: "type2", delta: -1},
+		{name: "delete-missing", length: 3, del: "type3"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+
+			conds := make([]metav1.Condition, tc.length)
+			for i := 0; i < tc.length; i++ {
+				conds[i] = metav1.Condition{Type: fmt.Sprintf("type%d", i)}
+			}
+			lm := &LinodeMachine{
+				Status: LinodeMachineStatus{
+					Conditions: conds,
+				},
+			}
+
+			lm.DeleteCondition(tc.del)
+			assert.NotContains(t, lm.Status.Conditions, tc.del)
+			assert.Len(t, lm.Status.Conditions, tc.length+tc.delta)
+		})
+	}
+}