diff --git a/cluster-autoscaler/core/scaledown/deletiontracker/nodedeletiontracker.go b/cluster-autoscaler/core/scaledown/deletiontracker/nodedeletiontracker.go
index d3d5a53b440b..5a9001629fe6 100644
--- a/cluster-autoscaler/core/scaledown/deletiontracker/nodedeletiontracker.go
+++ b/cluster-autoscaler/core/scaledown/deletiontracker/nodedeletiontracker.go
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ func (n *NodeDeletionTracker) ClearResultsNotNewerThan(t time.Time) {
 func (n *NodeDeletionTracker) Snapshot() *NodeDeletionTracker {
 	n.Lock()
 	defer n.Unlock()
+
+	n.evictions.DropNotNewerThan(n.clock.Now().Add(-n.evictionsTTL))
+
 	snapshot := NewNodeDeletionTracker(n.evictionsTTL)
 	for k, val := range n.emptyNodeDeletions {
 		snapshot.emptyNodeDeletions[k] = val