diff --git a/pkg/migration/api_steps.go b/pkg/migration/api_steps.go
index 28d95383..6ae56fec 100644
--- a/pkg/migration/api_steps.go
+++ b/pkg/migration/api_steps.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const (
 	stepEditComposites
 	stepEditClaims
 	stepDeletionPolicyOrphan
+	stepRemoveFinalizers
 	stepDeleteOldManaged
 	stepStartManaged
 	stepStartComposites
@@ -78,6 +79,9 @@ func (pg *PlanGenerator) addStepsForManagedResource(u *UnstructuredWithMetadata)
 	if err := pg.stepOrphanManagedResource(u, qName); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if err := pg.stepRemoveFinalizersManagedResource(u, qName); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	pg.stepDeleteOldManagedResource(u)
 	orphaned, err := pg.stepOrhanMR(*u)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -135,6 +139,15 @@ func (pg *PlanGenerator) stepOrphanManagedResource(u *UnstructuredWithMetadata,
 	}), errResourceOrphan)
 }
 
+func (pg *PlanGenerator) stepRemoveFinalizersManagedResource(u *UnstructuredWithMetadata, qName string) error {
+	if !pg.stepEnabled(stepRemoveFinalizers) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	u.Metadata.Path = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s.yaml", pg.stepAPI(stepRemoveFinalizers).Name, qName)
+	pg.stepAPI(stepRemoveFinalizers).Patch.Files = append(pg.stepAPI(stepRemoveFinalizers).Patch.Files, u.Metadata.Path)
+	return pg.removeFinalizers(*u)
+}
+
 func (pg *PlanGenerator) stepDeleteOldManagedResource(u *UnstructuredWithMetadata) {
 	if !pg.stepEnabled(stepDeleteOldManaged) {
 		return
@@ -202,6 +215,21 @@ func (pg *PlanGenerator) pause(u UnstructuredWithMetadata, isPaused bool) error
 	}), errPause)
 }
 
+func (pg *PlanGenerator) removeFinalizers(u UnstructuredWithMetadata) error {
+	return errors.Wrap(pg.target.Put(UnstructuredWithMetadata{
+		Object: unstructured.Unstructured{
+			Object: addNameGVK(u.Object, map[string]any{
+				"metadata": map[string]any{
+					"finalizers": []any{},
+				},
+			}),
+		},
+		Metadata: Metadata{
+			Path: u.Metadata.Path,
+		},
+	}), errResourceRemoveFinalizer)
+}
+
 func (pg *PlanGenerator) stepEditComposites(composites []UnstructuredWithMetadata, convertedMap map[corev1.ObjectReference][]UnstructuredWithMetadata, convertedComposition map[string]string) error {
 	if !pg.stepEnabled(stepEditComposites) {
 		return nil
@@ -311,6 +339,9 @@ func (pg *PlanGenerator) stepAPI(s step) *Step { // nolint:gocyclo // all steps
 	case stepDeletionPolicyOrphan:
 		setPatchStep("deletion-policy-orphan", pg.Plan.Spec.stepMap[stepKey])
 
+	case stepRemoveFinalizers:
+		setPatchStep("remove-finalizers", pg.Plan.Spec.stepMap[stepKey])
+
 	case stepDeleteOldManaged:
 		setDeleteStep("delete-old-managed", pg.Plan.Spec.stepMap[stepKey])
 
diff --git a/pkg/migration/plan_generator.go b/pkg/migration/plan_generator.go
index aa629656..b74fb3af 100644
--- a/pkg/migration/plan_generator.go
+++ b/pkg/migration/plan_generator.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ const (
 	errComposedTemplateMigrate         = "failed to migrate the composed templates of the composition"
 	errResourceOutput                  = "failed to output migrated resource"
 	errResourceOrphan                  = "failed to orphan managed resource"
+	errResourceRemoveFinalizer         = "failed to remove finalizers of managed resource"
 	errCompositionOutput               = "failed to output migrated composition"
 	errCompositeOutput                 = "failed to output migrated composite"
 	errClaimOutput                     = "failed to output migrated claim"
diff --git a/pkg/migration/plan_generator_test.go b/pkg/migration/plan_generator_test.go
index c3315209..4b718ac3 100644
--- a/pkg/migration/plan_generator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/migration/plan_generator_test.go
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ func TestGeneratePlan(t *testing.T) {
 					"pause-composites/my-resource-dwjgh.xmyresources.test.com.yaml",
 					"edit-composites/my-resource-dwjgh.xmyresources.test.com.yaml",
 					"deletion-policy-orphan/sample-vpc.vpcs.fakesourceapi.yaml",
+					"remove-finalizers/sample-vpc.vpcs.fakesourceapi.yaml",
 					"new-compositions/example-migrated.compositions.apiextensions.crossplane.io.yaml",
 					"start-composites/my-resource-dwjgh.xmyresources.test.com.yaml",
 					"create-new-managed/sample-vpc.vpcs.faketargetapi.yaml",
diff --git a/pkg/migration/plan_steps.go b/pkg/migration/plan_steps.go
index e6445582..4e29ed56 100644
--- a/pkg/migration/plan_steps.go
+++ b/pkg/migration/plan_steps.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package migration
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sort"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func setExecStep(name string, s *Step) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (pg *PlanGenerator) commitSteps() {
+func (pg *PlanGenerator) commitSteps() { //nolint: gocyclo
 	if len(pg.Plan.Spec.stepMap) == 0 {
 		return
 	}
@@ -77,8 +78,23 @@ func (pg *PlanGenerator) commitSteps() {
 	for s := range pg.Plan.Spec.stepMap {
 		keys = append(keys, s)
 	}
-	sort.Strings(keys)
-
+	// keys slice consist of the step keys of enabled migration steps.
+	// step keys are the string representation of integer or float64 numbers,
+	// which correspond to the step execution order (greater number executes later)
+	// therefore needs to be sorted according to their numeric values.
+	// otherwise, sorting the strings directly causes faulty behavior e.g "1" < "10" < "2"
+	// sorting will panic if a non-numeric step key is found in keys
+	sort.SliceStable(keys, func(i, j int) bool {
+		fi, err := strconv.ParseFloat(keys[i], 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		fj, err := strconv.ParseFloat(keys[j], 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		return fi < fj
+	})
 	addManualExecution := true
 	switch t := pg.source.(type) {
 	case *sources:
diff --git a/pkg/migration/testdata/plan/generated/migration_plan.yaml b/pkg/migration/testdata/plan/generated/migration_plan.yaml
index e55ca631..1a8b4e91 100644
--- a/pkg/migration/testdata/plan/generated/migration_plan.yaml
+++ b/pkg/migration/testdata/plan/generated/migration_plan.yaml
@@ -61,6 +61,15 @@ spec:
       - "kubectl patch --type='merge' -f deletion-policy-orphan/sample-vpc.vpcs.fakesourceapi.yaml --patch-file deletion-policy-orphan/sample-vpc.vpcs.fakesourceapi.yaml"
     type: Patch
 
+  - patch:
+      type: merge
+      files:
+        - remove-finalizers/sample-vpc.vpcs.fakesourceapi.yaml
+    name: remove-finalizers
+    manualExecution:
+      - "kubectl patch --type='merge' -f remove-finalizers/sample-vpc.vpcs.fakesourceapi.yaml --patch-file remove-finalizers/sample-vpc.vpcs.fakesourceapi.yaml"
+    type: Patch
+
   - delete:
       options:
         finalizerPolicy: Remove
diff --git a/pkg/migration/testdata/plan/generated/remove-finalizers/sample-vpc.vpcs.fakesourceapi.yaml b/pkg/migration/testdata/plan/generated/remove-finalizers/sample-vpc.vpcs.fakesourceapi.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3544a379
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/migration/testdata/plan/generated/remove-finalizers/sample-vpc.vpcs.fakesourceapi.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+apiVersion: fakesourceapi/v1alpha1
+kind: VPC
+metadata:
+  name: sample-vpc
+  finalizers: []
+