diff --git a/pkg/resources/resources.go b/pkg/resources/resources.go
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+++ b/pkg/resources/resources.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package resources
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
+	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+)
+
+// DeletePods deletes all the pods from the node
+func DeletePods(ctx context.Context, r client.Client, nodeName string) error {
+	log := ctrl.Log.WithName("commons-resource")
+	zero := int64(0)
+	backgroundDeletePolicy := metav1.DeletePropagationBackground
+
+	deleteOptions := &client.DeleteAllOfOptions{
+		ListOptions: client.ListOptions{
+			FieldSelector: fields.SelectorFromSet(fields.Set{"spec.nodeName": nodeName}),
+			Namespace:     "",
+			Limit:         0,
+		},
+		DeleteOptions: client.DeleteOptions{
+			GracePeriodSeconds: &zero,
+			PropagationPolicy:  &backgroundDeletePolicy,
+		},
+	}
+
+	namespaces := corev1.NamespaceList{}
+	if err := r.List(ctx, &namespaces); err != nil {
+		log.Error(err, "failed to list namespaces")
+		return err
+	}
+
+	log.Info("starting to delete pods", "node name", nodeName)
+
+	pod := &corev1.Pod{}
+	for _, ns := range namespaces.Items {
+		deleteOptions.Namespace = ns.Name
+		err := r.DeleteAllOf(ctx, pod, deleteOptions)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error(err, "failed to delete pods of node", "namespace", ns.Name)
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	log.Info("done deleting pods", "node name", nodeName)
+
+	return nil
+}