diff --git a/add_new_dc_test.py b/add_new_dc_test.py
index dbb2d1d510..b8a4a7bc8e 100644
--- a/add_new_dc_test.py
+++ b/add_new_dc_test.py
@@ -125,34 +125,65 @@ def test_add_new_dc_with_zero_nodes(self):
         # check that raft quorum is not lost
         new_node.raft.call_read_barrier()
         # restore dc1
-        new_node.run_nodetool(
-            sub_cmd=f"removenode {node_host_ids[0]} --ignore-dead-nodes {','.join(node_host_ids[1:])}")
 
-        self.replace_cluster_node(new_node,
-                                  node_host_ids[1],
-                                  nodes_to_region[target_dc_name][-1].dc_idx,
-                                  dead_node_hostids=node_host_ids[2])
-
-        self.replace_cluster_node(new_node,
-                                  node_host_ids[2],
-                                  nodes_to_region[target_dc_name][-1].dc_idx)
-
-        # bootstrap new node in 1st dc
-        new_data_node = self.add_node_in_new_dc(nodes_to_region[target_dc_name][-1].dc_idx, 3)
-        for node in node_for_termination:
-            self.db_cluster.terminate_node(node)
-
-        self.db_cluster.wait_all_nodes_un()
-        status = self.db_cluster.get_nodetool_status()
-        self.log.info("Running rebuild  in restored DC")
-        new_data_node.run_nodetool(sub_cmd=f"rebuild -- {list(status.keys())[-1]}", publish_event=True)
-
-        self.log.info("Running repair on all nodes")
-        for node in self.db_cluster.nodes:
-            node.run_nodetool(sub_cmd="repair -pr", publish_event=True)
-
-        self.verify_data_can_be_read_from_new_dc(new_data_node)
-        self.log.info("Test completed.")
+        def remove_one_replace_other_nodes_in_DC1():
+            new_node.run_nodetool(
+                sub_cmd=f"removenode {node_host_ids[0]} --ignore-dead-nodes {','.join(node_host_ids[1:])}")
+
+            self.replace_cluster_node(new_node,
+                                      node_host_ids[1],
+                                      nodes_to_region[target_dc_name][-1].dc_idx,
+                                      dead_node_hostids=node_host_ids[2])
+
+            self.replace_cluster_node(new_node,
+                                      node_host_ids[2],
+                                      nodes_to_region[target_dc_name][-1].dc_idx)
+
+            # bootstrap new node in 1st dc
+            new_data_node = self.add_node_in_new_dc(nodes_to_region[target_dc_name][-1].dc_idx, 3)
+            for node in node_for_termination:
+                self.db_cluster.terminate_node(node)
+
+            self.db_cluster.wait_all_nodes_un()
+            status = self.db_cluster.get_nodetool_status()
+            self.log.info("Running rebuild  in restored DC")
+            new_data_node.run_nodetool(sub_cmd=f"rebuild -- {list(status.keys())[-1]}", publish_event=True)
+
+            self.log.info("Running repair on all nodes")
+            for node in self.db_cluster.nodes:
+                node.run_nodetool(sub_cmd="repair -pr", publish_event=True)
+
+            self.verify_data_can_be_read_from_new_dc(new_data_node)
+            self.log.info("Test completed.")
+
+        def remove_all_add_new_in_DC1():
+            # remove all nodes from DC1
+            while node_host_ids:
+                remove_host_id = node_host_ids.pop(0)
+                if node_host_ids:
+                    dead_nodes_param = f" --ignore-dead-nodes {','.join(node_host_ids)}"
+                else:
+                    dead_nodes_param = ""
+
+                new_node.run_nodetool(
+                    sub_cmd=f"removenode {remove_host_id}{dead_nodes_param}")
+
+            # bootstrap new node in 1st dc
+            new_data_node1 = self.add_node_in_new_dc(nodes_to_region[target_dc_name][-1].dc_idx, 1)
+            new_data_node2 = self.add_node_in_new_dc(nodes_to_region[target_dc_name][-1].dc_idx, 2)
+            new_data_node3 = self.add_node_in_new_dc(nodes_to_region[target_dc_name][-1].dc_idx, 3)
+
+            for node in node_for_termination:
+                self.db_cluster.terminate_node(node)
+
+            self.db_cluster.wait_all_nodes_un()
+            status = self.db_cluster.get_nodetool_status()
+            self.log.info("Running rebuild  in restored DC")
+            new_data_node1.run_nodetool(sub_cmd=f"rebuild -- {list(status.keys())[-1]}", publish_event=True)
+            new_data_node2.run_nodetool(sub_cmd=f"rebuild -- {list(status.keys())[-1]}", publish_event=True)
+            new_data_node3.run_nodetool(sub_cmd=f"rebuild -- {list(status.keys())[-1]}", publish_event=True)
+
+        remove_all_add_new_in_DC1()
 
     def reconfigure_keyspaces_to_use_network_topology_strategy(self, keyspaces: List[str], replication_factors: dict[str, int]) -> None:
         node = self.db_cluster.nodes[0]