diff --git a/libs/blocks/global-navigation/utilities/utilities.js b/libs/blocks/global-navigation/utilities/utilities.js
index 874150dfbe..14ebb1ed25 100644
--- a/libs/blocks/global-navigation/utilities/utilities.js
+++ b/libs/blocks/global-navigation/utilities/utilities.js
@@ -340,9 +340,9 @@ export async function fetchAndProcessPlainHtml({ url, shouldDecorateLinks = true
   if (mepFragment?.targetManifestId) body.dataset.adobeTargetTestid = mepFragment.targetManifestId;
   const commands = mepGnav?.commands;
   if (commands?.length) {
-    const { handleCommands, deleteMarkedEls } = await import('../../../features/personalization/personalization.js');
+    /* c8 ignore next 3 */
+    const { handleCommands } = await import('../../../features/personalization/personalization.js');
     handleCommands(commands, body, true, true);
-    deleteMarkedEls(body);
   }
   const inlineFrags = [...body.querySelectorAll('a[href*="#_inline"]')];
   if (inlineFrags.length) {
diff --git a/libs/features/personalization/personalization.js b/libs/features/personalization/personalization.js
index 7cf87b0469..8fa083011b 100644
--- a/libs/features/personalization/personalization.js
+++ b/libs/features/personalization/personalization.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { getFederatedUrl } from '../../utils/federated.js';
 
 /* c8 ignore start */
 const PHONE_SIZE = window.screen.width < 550 || window.screen.height < 550;
+const safariIpad = navigator.userAgent.includes('Macintosh') && navigator.maxTouchPoints > 1;
 export const PERSONALIZATION_TAGS = {
   all: () => true,
   chrome: () => navigator.userAgent.includes('Chrome') && !navigator.userAgent.includes('Edg'),
@@ -13,10 +14,12 @@ export const PERSONALIZATION_TAGS = {
   safari: () => navigator.userAgent.includes('Safari') && !navigator.userAgent.includes('Chrome'),
   edge: () => navigator.userAgent.includes('Edg'),
   android: () => navigator.userAgent.includes('Android'),
-  ios: () => /iPad|iPhone|iPod/.test(navigator.userAgent),
+  ios: () => /iPad|iPhone|iPod/.test(navigator.userAgent) || safariIpad,
   windows: () => navigator.userAgent.includes('Windows'),
-  mac: () => navigator.userAgent.includes('Macintosh'),
-  'mobile-device': () => /Android|webOS|iPhone|iPad|iPod|BlackBerry|IEMobile|Opera Mini|Touch/i.test(navigator.userAgent),
+  mac: () => navigator.userAgent.includes('Macintosh') && !safariIpad,
+  'mobile-device': () => safariIpad
+    || /Android|webOS|iPhone|iPad|iPod|BlackBerry|IEMobile|Opera Mini|Touch/i
+      .test(navigator.userAgent),
   phone: () => PERSONALIZATION_TAGS['mobile-device']() && PHONE_SIZE,
   tablet: () => PERSONALIZATION_TAGS['mobile-device']() && !PHONE_SIZE,
   desktop: () => !PERSONALIZATION_TAGS['mobile-device'](),
@@ -495,7 +498,17 @@ export const updateFragDataProps = (a, inline, sections, fragment) => {
   }
 };
 
-export function handleCommands(commands, rootEl, forceInline = false, forceRootEl = false) {
+export const deleteMarkedEls = (rootEl = document) => {
+  [...rootEl.querySelectorAll(`.${CLASS_EL_DELETE}`)]
+    .forEach((el) => el.remove());
+};
+
+export function handleCommands(
+  commands,
+  rootEl = document,
+  forceInline = false,
+  forceRootEl = false,
+) {
   const section1 = document.querySelector('main > div');
   commands.forEach((cmd) => {
     const { action, content, selector } = cmd;
@@ -529,6 +542,7 @@ export function handleCommands(commands, rootEl, forceInline = false, forceRootE
       cmd.completed = true;
     }
   });
+  deleteMarkedEls(rootEl);
   return commands.filter((cmd) => !cmd.completed
     && cmd.selectorType !== IN_BLOCK_SELECTOR_PREFIX);
 }
@@ -887,11 +901,6 @@ export async function getManifestConfig(info = {}, variantOverride = false) {
   return manifestConfig;
 }
 
-export const deleteMarkedEls = (rootEl = document) => {
-  [...rootEl.querySelectorAll(`.${CLASS_EL_DELETE}`)]
-    .forEach((el) => el.remove());
-};
-
 const normalizeFragPaths = ({ selector, val, action, manifestId, targetManifestId }) => ({
   selector: normalizePath(selector),
   val: normalizePath(val),
@@ -1047,7 +1056,6 @@ export async function applyPers(manifests) {
   }
 
   config.mep.commands = handleCommands(config.mep.commands);
-  deleteMarkedEls();
 
   const pznList = results.filter((r) => (r.experiment?.manifestType === TRACKED_MANIFEST_TYPE));
   if (!pznList.length) return;