diff --git a/src/native/eventpipe/ep-provider.c b/src/native/eventpipe/ep-provider.c
index 0c4f4441bba567..cf7d9eb51d3a2a 100644
--- a/src/native/eventpipe/ep-provider.c
+++ b/src/native/eventpipe/ep-provider.c
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@ provider_free (EventPipeProvider * provider)
 
 	dn_list_custom_free (provider->event_list, event_free_func);
 
+	ep_rt_wait_event_free (&provider->callbacks_complete_event);
 	ep_rt_utf16_string_free (provider->provider_name_utf16);
 	ep_rt_utf8_string_free (provider->provider_name);
 	ep_rt_object_free (provider);
diff --git a/src/native/eventpipe/ep.c b/src/native/eventpipe/ep.c
index ae0af76d64680d..d57a01d9c0978d 100644
--- a/src/native/eventpipe/ep.c
+++ b/src/native/eventpipe/ep.c
@@ -644,7 +644,9 @@ disable_holding_lock (
 		ep_session_free (session);
 
 		// Providers can't be deleted during tracing because they may be needed when serializing the file.
-		config_delete_deferred_providers(ep_config_get ());
+		// Allow delete deferred providers to accumulate to mitigate potential use-after-free should
+		// another EventPipe session hold a reference to a provider set for deferred deletion.
+		// config_delete_deferred_providers(ep_config_get ());
 	}
 
 	ep_requires_lock_held ();
@@ -1319,22 +1321,18 @@ ep_delete_provider (EventPipeProvider *provider)
 	// where we hold a provider after tracing has been disabled.
 	bool wait_for_provider_callbacks_completion = false;
 	EP_LOCK_ENTER (section1)
-		if (enabled ()) {
-			// Save the provider until the end of the tracing session.
-			ep_provider_set_delete_deferred (provider, true);
-
-			// The callback func must be previously set to null,
-			// otherwise callbacks might never stop coming.
-			EP_ASSERT (provider->callback_func == NULL);
-
-			// Calling ep_delete_provider within a Callback will result in a deadlock
-			// as deleting the provider with an active tracing session will block
-			// until all of the provider's callbacks are completed.
-			if (provider->callbacks_pending > 0)
-				wait_for_provider_callbacks_completion = true;
-		} else {
-			config_delete_provider (ep_config_get (), provider);
-		}
+		// Save the provider until the end of the tracing session.
+		ep_provider_set_delete_deferred (provider, true);
+
+		// The callback func must be set to null,
+		// otherwise callbacks might never stop coming.
+		EP_ASSERT (provider->callback_func == NULL);
+
+		// Calling ep_delete_provider within a Callback will result in a deadlock
+		// as deleting the provider with an active tracing session will block
+		// until all of the provider's callbacks are completed.
+		if (provider->callbacks_pending > 0)
+			wait_for_provider_callbacks_completion = true;
 	EP_LOCK_EXIT (section1)
 
 	// Block provider deletion until all pending callbacks are completed.
@@ -1344,6 +1342,11 @@ ep_delete_provider (EventPipeProvider *provider)
 	if (wait_for_provider_callbacks_completion)
 		ep_rt_wait_event_wait (&provider->callbacks_complete_event, EP_INFINITE_WAIT, false);
 
+	EP_LOCK_ENTER (section2)
+		if (!enabled ())
+			config_delete_provider (ep_config_get (), provider);
+	EP_LOCK_EXIT (section2)
+
 ep_on_exit:
 	ep_requires_lock_not_held ();
 	return;