diff --git a/test/e2e/config_test.go b/test/e2e/config_test.go
index 12535a708..6cccb401e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/config_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/config_test.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ var (
 	lvmOperatorUninstall bool
 	scheme               = runtime.NewScheme()
 	crClient             crclient.Client
+	config               *rest.Config
 	deserializer         runtime.Decoder
 	contentTester        *PodRunner
 	summaryFile          string
@@ -87,8 +88,10 @@ func init() {
 	utilruntime.Must(monitoringv1.AddToScheme(scheme))
 	utilruntime.Must(apiextensionsv1.AddToScheme(scheme))
 
+	var err error
+
 	kubeconfig := os.Getenv("KUBECONFIG")
-	config, err := getKubeconfig(kubeconfig)
+	config, err = getKubeconfig(kubeconfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to set kubeconfig: %v", err))
 	}
diff --git a/test/e2e/disk_setup_test.go b/test/e2e/disk_setup_test.go
index 7e8a2323e..9297367da 100644
--- a/test/e2e/disk_setup_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/disk_setup_test.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func getNodeEnvironmentFromNodeList(nodeList *corev1.NodeList) ([]NodeDisks, err
 			Node: node.GetName(),
 			Disks: []Disk{
 				{Size: 10},
-				{Size: 20},
+				{Size: 30},
 			},
 			AWSNodeInfo: nodeInfo,
 		}
diff --git a/test/e2e/helper_test.go b/test/e2e/helper_test.go
index c53e94b7c..29557f64f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/helper_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/helper_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 
-	k8sv1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	storagev1 "k8s.io/api/storage/v1"
 	k8serrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func DeleteResource(ctx context.Context, obj client.Object) {
 }
 
 func lvmNamespaceCleanup(ctx context.Context) {
-	DeleteResource(ctx, &k8sv1.Namespace{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: testNamespace}})
+	DeleteResource(ctx, &corev1.Namespace{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: testNamespace}})
 }
 
 // afterTestSuiteCleanup is the function called to tear down the test environment.
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func createNamespace(ctx context.Context, namespace string) {
 	// annotation required for workload partitioning
 	annotations["workload.openshift.io/allowed"] = "management"
 
-	ns := &k8sv1.Namespace{
+	ns := &corev1.Namespace{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:        namespace,
 			Annotations: annotations,
@@ -181,6 +181,12 @@ func createNamespace(ctx context.Context, namespace string) {
 	CreateResource(ctx, ns)
 }
 
+func IsSNO(ctx context.Context) bool {
+	nodeList := &corev1.NodeList{}
+	Expect(crClient.List(ctx, nodeList, client.HasLabels{labelNodeRoleWorker})).To(Succeed())
+	return len(nodeList.Items) == 1
+}
+
 // DeleteResources in concurrent rows with sequential elements in each row
 // for 3 rows with 3 objects each there will be 3 goroutines running deletions for
 // 3 elements each
diff --git a/test/e2e/lvm_cluster_test.go b/test/e2e/lvm_cluster_test.go
index 72301a553..360e9aa40 100644
--- a/test/e2e/lvm_cluster_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/lvm_cluster_test.go
@@ -17,13 +17,17 @@ limitations under the License.
 package e2e
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	ginkgotypes "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/types"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 
+	k8sv1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
 	"github.com/openshift/lvm-operator/v4/api/v1alpha1"
 )
@@ -90,4 +94,102 @@ func lvmClusterTest() {
 			VerifyLVMSSetup(ctx, cluster)
 		})
 	})
+
+	Describe("Device Removal", Serial, func() {
+		BeforeEach(func(ctx SpecContext) {
+			if !IsSNO(ctx) {
+				Skip("Device removal tests run only on SNO instances")
+			}
+		})
+
+		It("should remove devices from volume group successfully", func(ctx SpecContext) {
+			// Configure cluster with multiple devices for removal testing
+			cluster.Spec.Storage.DeviceClasses[0].DeviceSelector = &v1alpha1.DeviceSelector{
+				Paths: []v1alpha1.DevicePath{"/dev/nvme3n1", "/dev/nvme4n1"},
+			}
+
+			By("Creating cluster with multiple devices")
+			CreateResource(ctx, cluster)
+			VerifyLVMSSetup(ctx, cluster)
+
+			By("Executing pvmove to migrate data from device to be removed")
+			err := executePvmoveOnVGManagerPods(ctx, "/dev/nvme4n1", "/dev/nvme3n1")
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "pvmove should succeed before device removal")
+
+			By("Removing one device from the volume group")
+			// Update cluster to remove /dev/nvme1n1
+			cluster.Spec.Storage.DeviceClasses[0].DeviceSelector.Paths = []v1alpha1.DevicePath{
+				"/dev/nvme3n1",
+			}
+
+			err = crClient.Update(ctx, cluster)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("Verifying device removal completed successfully")
+			Eventually(func(ctx SpecContext) bool {
+				return validateDeviceRemovalSuccess(ctx, cluster, 1)
+			}, 5*timeout, interval).WithContext(ctx).Should(BeTrue())
+		})
+
+		It("should handle optional device removal", func(ctx SpecContext) {
+			// Configure cluster with both required and optional devices
+			cluster.Spec.Storage.DeviceClasses[0].DeviceSelector = &v1alpha1.DeviceSelector{
+				Paths:         []v1alpha1.DevicePath{"/dev/nvme4n1"},
+				OptionalPaths: []v1alpha1.DevicePath{"/dev/nvme1n1", "/dev/nvme3n1"},
+			}
+
+			By("Creating cluster with required and optional devices")
+			CreateResource(ctx, cluster)
+			VerifyLVMSSetup(ctx, cluster)
+
+			By("Executing pvmove to migrate data from optional devices before removal")
+			err := executePvmoveOnVGManagerPods(ctx, "/dev/nvme3n1", "/dev/nvme4n1")
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "pvmove should succeed for optional device")
+
+			By("Removing optional devices")
+			cluster.Spec.Storage.DeviceClasses[0].DeviceSelector.OptionalPaths = []v1alpha1.DevicePath{}
+
+			err = crClient.Update(ctx, cluster)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "Should allow removal of optional devices")
+
+			By("Verifying cluster remains Ready with required device only")
+			Eventually(func(ctx SpecContext) bool {
+				return validateClusterReady(ctx, cluster)
+			}, timeout, interval).WithContext(ctx).Should(BeTrue())
+		})
+	})
+}
+
+// executePvmoveOnVGManagerPods executes pvmove command on all vg-manager pods
+func executePvmoveOnVGManagerPods(ctx context.Context, sourceDevice, targetDevice string) error {
+	// Get all vg-manager pods
+	podList := &k8sv1.PodList{}
+	err := crClient.List(ctx, podList, &client.ListOptions{
+		Namespace: installNamespace,
+		LabelSelector: labels.Set{
+			"app.kubernetes.io/name": "vg-manager",
+		}.AsSelector(),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to list vg-manager pods: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create pod runner for command execution
+	podRunner, err := NewPodRunner(config, scheme)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create pod runner: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Execute pvmove on each vg-manager pod that has the device
+	for _, pod := range podList.Items {
+		// Execute pvmove to migrate data away from the source device
+		pvmoveCmd := fmt.Sprintf("nsenter -m -u -i -n -p -t 1 pvmove %s %s", sourceDevice, targetDevice)
+		stdout, stderr, err := podRunner.ExecCommandInFirstPodContainer(ctx, &pod, pvmoveCmd)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("pvmove failed on pod %s (node: %s): %w\nstdout: %s\nstderr: %s",
+				pod.Name, pod.Spec.NodeName, err, stdout, stderr)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/test/e2e/pod_runner_test.go b/test/e2e/pod_runner_test.go
index 6f4573c20..6917e9d2a 100644
--- a/test/e2e/pod_runner_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/pod_runner_test.go
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ func (t *PodRunner) ExecWithOptions(ctx context.Context, options ExecOptions) (s
 	return strings.TrimSpace(stdout.String()), strings.TrimSpace(stderr.String()), err
 }
 
-func (t *PodRunner) ExecCommand(ctx context.Context, pod, container string, command []string) (string, string, error) {
+func (t *PodRunner) ExecCommand(ctx context.Context, pod, container, namespace string, command []string) (string, string, error) {
 	return t.ExecWithOptions(ctx, ExecOptions{
 		Command:            command,
-		Namespace:          testNamespace,
+		Namespace:          namespace,
 		PodName:            pod,
 		ContainerName:      container,
 		Stdin:              nil,
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ func (t *PodRunner) ExecCommand(ctx context.Context, pod, container string, comm
 }
 
 // ExecShellCommand executes the command in container through a shell.
-func (t *PodRunner) ExecShellCommand(ctx context.Context, pod, container string, command string) (string, string, error) {
-	stdout, stderr, err := t.ExecCommand(ctx, pod, container, []string{"sh", "-c", command})
+func (t *PodRunner) ExecShellCommand(ctx context.Context, pod, container string, namespace string, command string) (string, string, error) {
+	stdout, stderr, err := t.ExecCommand(ctx, pod, container, namespace, []string{"sh", "-c", command})
 	if err != nil {
 		return stdout, stderr, fmt.Errorf("failed to execute shell command in pod %v, container %v: %v",
 			pod, container, err)
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func (t *PodRunner) ExecCommandInFirstPodContainer(ctx context.Context, pod *k8s
 	if len(pod.Spec.Containers) < 1 {
 		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("found %v containers, but expected at least 1", pod.Spec.Containers)
 	}
-	return t.ExecShellCommand(ctx, pod.Name, pod.Spec.Containers[0].Name, cmd)
+	return t.ExecShellCommand(ctx, pod.Name, pod.Spec.Containers[0].Name, pod.Namespace, cmd)
 }
 
 // WriteDataInPod writes the data to pod.
diff --git a/test/e2e/validation_test.go b/test/e2e/validation_test.go
index 075ad130d..75eca67a5 100644
--- a/test/e2e/validation_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/validation_test.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ func validateLVMCluster(ctx context.Context, cluster *v1alpha1.LVMCluster) bool
 			return err
 		}
 		if currentCluster.Status.State == v1alpha1.LVMStatusReady {
+			GinkgoLogr.V(0).Info("Current LVM cluster devices are", "devices", currentCluster.Status.DeviceClassStatuses)
 			return nil
 		}
 		return fmt.Errorf("cluster is not ready: %v", currentCluster.Status)
@@ -369,3 +370,39 @@ func GenericGetItemsFromList(list client.ObjectList) ([]client.Object, error) {
 
 	return result, nil
 }
+
+func validateDeviceRemovalSuccess(ctx context.Context, cluster *v1alpha1.LVMCluster, expectedDeviceCount int) bool {
+	vgStatus := getVGStatusForCluster(ctx, cluster)
+	return len(vgStatus.Devices) == expectedDeviceCount && vgStatus.Status == v1alpha1.VGStatusReady
+}
+
+func validateClusterReady(ctx context.Context, cluster *v1alpha1.LVMCluster) bool {
+	vgStatus := getVGStatusForCluster(ctx, cluster)
+	return vgStatus.Status == v1alpha1.VGStatusReady
+}
+
+func getVGStatusForCluster(ctx context.Context, cluster *v1alpha1.LVMCluster) v1alpha1.VGStatus {
+	currentCluster := &v1alpha1.LVMCluster{}
+	err := crClient.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(cluster), currentCluster)
+	if err != nil {
+		return v1alpha1.VGStatus{}
+	}
+
+	if len(currentCluster.Status.DeviceClassStatuses) == 0 {
+		return v1alpha1.VGStatus{}
+	}
+
+	// Find the first device class (usually "vg1")
+	for _, deviceClassStatus := range currentCluster.Status.DeviceClassStatuses {
+		if len(deviceClassStatus.NodeStatus) > 0 {
+			// Return status from the first node with VG status
+			for _, nodeStatus := range deviceClassStatus.NodeStatus {
+				if nodeStatus.Name == lvmVolumeGroupName {
+					return nodeStatus.VGStatus
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return v1alpha1.VGStatus{}
+}