diff --git a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Components/NetBindComponent.cpp b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Components/NetBindComponent.cpp
index 352bc92d1c..b81af9232e 100644
--- a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Components/NetBindComponent.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Components/NetBindComponent.cpp
@@ -623,6 +623,12 @@ namespace Multiplayer
 
     void NetBindComponent::HandleMarkedDirty()
     {
+        if (m_needsToBeStopped)
+        {
+            // Entity is about to deleted, it's not safe to proceed
+            return;
+        }
+
         m_dirtiedEvent.Signal();
         if (NetworkRoleHasController(GetNetEntityRole()))
         {
diff --git a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/ConnectionData/ServerToClientConnectionData.cpp b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/ConnectionData/ServerToClientConnectionData.cpp
index d2440d28f4..45ac9cd850 100644
--- a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/ConnectionData/ServerToClientConnectionData.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/ConnectionData/ServerToClientConnectionData.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 */
 
 #include <Source/ConnectionData/ServerToClientConnectionData.h>
+#include <Multiplayer/IMultiplayer.h>
 
 namespace Multiplayer
 {
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ namespace Multiplayer
 
     ServerToClientConnectionData::~ServerToClientConnectionData()
     {
+        AZ::Interface<IMultiplayer>::Get()->GetNetworkEntityManager()->MarkForRemoval(m_controlledEntity);
+
         m_entityReplicationManager.Clear(false);
         m_controlledEntityRemovedHandler.Disconnect();
     }
diff --git a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/NetworkEntity/EntityReplication/EntityReplicationManager.h b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/NetworkEntity/EntityReplication/EntityReplicationManager.h
index 6172f30e8a..0db027d5f9 100644
--- a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/NetworkEntity/EntityReplication/EntityReplicationManager.h
+++ b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/NetworkEntity/EntityReplication/EntityReplicationManager.h
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ namespace Multiplayer
 {
     class IEntityDomain;
     class EntityReplicator;
-
+    
+    //! @class EntityReplicationManager
+    //! @brief Handles replication of relevant entities for one connection.
     class EntityReplicationManager final
     {
     public:
diff --git a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/NetworkEntity/NetworkEntityManager.cpp b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/NetworkEntity/NetworkEntityManager.cpp
index 3405abdc57..190dc20db1 100644
--- a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/NetworkEntity/NetworkEntityManager.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/NetworkEntity/NetworkEntityManager.cpp
@@ -282,15 +282,6 @@ namespace Multiplayer
     {
         //RewindableObjectState::ClearRewoundEntities();
 
-        // Keystone has refactored these API's, rewrite required
-        //AZ::SliceComponent* rootSlice = nullptr;
-        //{
-        //    AzFramework::EntityContextId gameContextId = AzFramework::EntityContextId::CreateNull();
-        //    AzFramework::GameEntityContextRequestBus::BroadcastResult(gameContextId, &AzFramework::GameEntityContextRequests::GetGameEntityContextId);
-        //    AzFramework::EntityContextRequestBus::BroadcastResult(rootSlice, &AzFramework::EntityContextRequests::GetRootSlice);
-        //    AZ_Assert(rootSlice != nullptr, "Root slice returned was NULL");
-        //}
-
         AZStd::vector<NetEntityId> removeList;
         removeList.swap(m_removeList);
         for (NetEntityId entityId : removeList)
@@ -304,13 +295,12 @@ namespace Multiplayer
                 AZ_Assert(netBindComponent != nullptr, "NetBindComponent not found on networked entity");
                 netBindComponent->StopEntity();
 
-                // Delete Entity, method depends on how it was loaded
-                // Try slice removal first, then force delete
-                //AZ::Entity* rawEntity = removeEntity.GetEntity();
-                //if (!rootSlice->RemoveEntity(rawEntity))
-                //{
-                //    delete rawEntity;
-                //}
+                // At the moment, we spawn one entity at a time and avoid Prefab API calls and never get a spawn ticket,
+                // so this is the right way for now. Once we support prefabs we can use AzFramework::SpawnableEntitiesContainer
+                // Additionally, prefabs spawning is async! Whereas we currently create entities immediately, see:
+                // @NetworkEntityManager::CreateEntitiesImmediate
+                AzFramework::GameEntityContextRequestBus::Broadcast(
+                    &AzFramework::GameEntityContextRequestBus::Events::DestroyGameEntity, netBindComponent->GetEntityId());
             }
 
             m_networkEntityTracker.erase(entityId);