diff --git a/manila/share/drivers/infinidat/infinibox.py b/manila/share/drivers/infinidat/infinibox.py
index 303804da0f..9813d11d96 100644
--- a/manila/share/drivers/infinidat/infinibox.py
+++ b/manila/share/drivers/infinidat/infinibox.py
@@ -331,20 +331,12 @@ class InfiniboxShareDriver(driver.ShareDriver):
                        "delete")
             LOG.warning(message, {"share": share})
             return      # filesystem not found
-        if infinidat_filesystem.has_children():
-            # can't delete a filesystem that has a live snapshot
-            if is_snapshot:
-                raise exception.ShareSnapshotIsBusy(snapshot_name=dataset_name)
-            else:
-                reason = _("share has snapshots and cannot be deleted")
-                raise exception.ShareBusyException(reason=reason)
         try:
             infinidat_export = self._get_export(infinidat_filesystem)
-        except exception.ShareBackendException:
-            # it's possible that the export has been deleted
-            pass
-        else:
             infinidat_export.safe_delete()
+        except exception.ShareBackendException:
+            # it is possible that the export has been deleted
+            pass
         infinidat_filesystem.safe_delete()
 
     @infinisdk_to_manila_exceptions
diff --git a/manila/tests/share/drivers/infinidat/test_infinidat.py b/manila/tests/share/drivers/infinidat/test_infinidat.py
index 0376921525..b8cd6e03b4 100644
--- a/manila/tests/share/drivers/infinidat/test_infinidat.py
+++ b/manila/tests/share/drivers/infinidat/test_infinidat.py
@@ -378,10 +378,12 @@ class InfiniboxDriverTestCase(InfiniboxDriverTestCaseBase):
         # should not raise an exception
         self.driver.delete_share(None, test_share)
 
-    def test_delete_share_with_children(self):
+    def test_delete_share_with_snapshots(self):
+        # deleting a share with snapshots should succeed:
         self._mock_filesystem.has_children.return_value = True
-        self.assertRaises(exception.ShareBusyException,
-                          self.driver.delete_share, None, test_share)
+        self.driver.delete_share(None, test_share)
+        self._mock_filesystem.safe_delete.assert_called_once()
+        self._mock_export.safe_delete.assert_called_once()
 
     def test_delete_share_wrong_share_protocol(self):
         # set test_share protocol for non-NFS (CIFS, for that matter) and see
@@ -468,10 +470,12 @@ class InfiniboxDriverTestCase(InfiniboxDriverTestCaseBase):
         self._mock_filesystem.safe_delete.assert_called_once()
         self._mock_export.safe_delete.assert_called_once()
 
-    def test_delete_snapshot_with_children(self):
+    def test_delete_snapshot_with_snapshots(self):
+        # deleting a snapshot with snapshots should succeed:
         self._mock_filesystem.has_children.return_value = True
-        self.assertRaises(exception.ShareSnapshotIsBusy,
-                          self.driver.delete_snapshot, None, test_snapshot)
+        self.driver.delete_snapshot(None, test_snapshot)
+        self._mock_filesystem.safe_delete.assert_called_once()
+        self._mock_export.safe_delete.assert_called_once()
 
     def test_delete_snapshot_doesnt_exist(self):
         self._system.filesystems.safe_get.return_value = None
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/infinidat-delete-datasets-with-snapshots-4d18f8c197918606.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/infinidat-delete-datasets-with-snapshots-4d18f8c197918606.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e1ffa0a250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/infinidat-delete-datasets-with-snapshots-4d18f8c197918606.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - Fixed a failure in the INFINIDAT share driver which occurs while deleting
+    shares with externally created snapshots.