diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/RewriteTablePathUtil.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/RewriteTablePathUtil.java
index 435f79129204..f15ceb1d3d04 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/RewriteTablePathUtil.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/RewriteTablePathUtil.java
@@ -676,15 +676,14 @@ private static void rewriteDVFile(
       String sourcePrefix,
       String targetPrefix)
       throws IOException {
-    List<Blob> rewrittenBlobs = Lists.newArrayList();
-    try (PuffinReader reader = Puffin.read(io.newInputFile(deleteFile.location())).build()) {
-      // Read all blobs and rewrite them with updated referenced data file paths
+    try (PuffinReader reader = Puffin.read(io.newInputFile(deleteFile.location())).build();
+        PuffinWriter writer =
+            Puffin.write(outputFile).createdBy(IcebergBuild.fullVersion()).build()) {
       for (Pair<org.apache.iceberg.puffin.BlobMetadata, ByteBuffer> blobPair :
           reader.readAll(reader.fileMetadata().blobs())) {
         org.apache.iceberg.puffin.BlobMetadata blobMetadata = blobPair.first();
         ByteBuffer blobData = blobPair.second();
 
-        // Get the original properties and update the referenced data file path
         Map<String, String> properties = Maps.newHashMap(blobMetadata.properties());
         String referencedDataFile = properties.get("referenced-data-file");
         if (referencedDataFile != null && referencedDataFile.startsWith(sourcePrefix)) {
@@ -692,8 +691,7 @@ private static void rewriteDVFile(
           properties.put("referenced-data-file", newReferencedDataFile);
         }
 
-        // Create a new blob with updated properties
-        rewrittenBlobs.add(
+        writer.write(
             new Blob(
                 blobMetadata.type(),
                 blobMetadata.inputFields(),
@@ -704,11 +702,6 @@ private static void rewriteDVFile(
                 properties));
       }
     }
-
-    try (PuffinWriter writer =
-        Puffin.write(outputFile).createdBy(IcebergBuild.fullVersion()).build()) {
-      rewrittenBlobs.forEach(writer::write);
-    }
   }
 
   private static PositionDelete newPositionDeleteRecord(
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestRewriteTablePathUtil.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestRewriteTablePathUtil.java
index bedd8dd66d71..14bbc87e431f 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestRewriteTablePathUtil.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestRewriteTablePathUtil.java
@@ -18,12 +18,24 @@
  */
 package org.apache.iceberg;
 
+import static java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assumptions.assumeThat;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
+import org.apache.iceberg.io.OutputFile;
+import org.apache.iceberg.puffin.Blob;
+import org.apache.iceberg.puffin.BlobMetadata;
+import org.apache.iceberg.puffin.Puffin;
+import org.apache.iceberg.puffin.PuffinReader;
+import org.apache.iceberg.puffin.PuffinWriter;
+import org.apache.iceberg.relocated.com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import org.apache.iceberg.relocated.com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
+import org.apache.iceberg.util.Pair;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.TestTemplate;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
@@ -281,4 +293,75 @@ public void testRewritingMultiplePositionDeleteEntriesWithinManifestFile() throw
 
     assertThat(deleteFileRewriteResult.toRewrite()).hasSize(2);
   }
+
+  @TestTemplate
+  public void testRewritePositionDeleteFileRewritesDVBlobsWithoutBufferingAllBlobs()
+      throws IOException {
+    assumeThat(formatVersion).as("DVs require format version 3").isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(3);
+
+    String sourcePrefix = temp.resolve("source").toString();
+    String targetPrefix = temp.resolve("target").toString();
+    String sourceReferencedDataFile = sourcePrefix + "/data/file-a.parquet";
+    String unchangedReferencedDataFile = temp.resolve("external/data/file-b.parquet").toString();
+
+    OutputFile sourceDVFile =
+        Files.localOutput(temp.resolve("source/metadata/source-dv.puffin").toString());
+    try (PuffinWriter writer = Puffin.write(sourceDVFile).createdBy("Test 1234").build()) {
+      writer.write(newDVBlob(sourceReferencedDataFile, "blob-1", "alpha"));
+      writer.write(newDVBlob(unchangedReferencedDataFile, "blob-2", "beta"));
+    }
+
+    DeleteFile deleteFile =
+        FileMetadata.deleteFileBuilder(table.spec())
+            .ofPositionDeletes()
+            .withPath(sourceDVFile.location())
+            .withFileSizeInBytes(sourceDVFile.toInputFile().getLength())
+            .withPartition(FILE_A.partition())
+            .withRecordCount(2)
+            .withReferencedDataFile(sourceReferencedDataFile)
+            .withContentOffset(4)
+            .withContentSizeInBytes(9)
+            .build();
+
+    OutputFile rewrittenDVFile =
+        Files.localOutput(temp.resolve("target/metadata/rewritten-dv.puffin").toString());
+    RewriteTablePathUtil.rewritePositionDeleteFile(
+        deleteFile, rewrittenDVFile, table.io(), table.spec(), sourcePrefix, targetPrefix, null);
+
+    try (PuffinReader reader = Puffin.read(rewrittenDVFile.toInputFile()).build()) {
+      List<BlobMetadata> blobMetadata = reader.fileMetadata().blobs();
+      assertThat(blobMetadata).hasSize(2);
+      assertThat(blobMetadata)
+          .extracting(BlobMetadata::properties)
+          .containsExactly(
+              ImmutableMap.of(
+                  "blob-id",
+                  "blob-1",
+                  "referenced-data-file",
+                  targetPrefix + "/data/file-a.parquet"),
+              ImmutableMap.of(
+                  "blob-id", "blob-2", "referenced-data-file", unchangedReferencedDataFile));
+
+      assertThat(
+              readBlobData(reader, blobMetadata).stream()
+                  .map(pair -> UTF_8.decode(pair.second()).toString()))
+          .containsExactly("alpha", "beta");
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static Blob newDVBlob(String referencedDataFile, String blobId, String data) {
+    return new Blob(
+        "dv",
+        ImmutableList.of(1),
+        1L,
+        1L,
+        ByteBuffer.wrap(data.getBytes(UTF_8)),
+        null,
+        ImmutableMap.of("blob-id", blobId, "referenced-data-file", referencedDataFile));
+  }
+
+  private static List<Pair<BlobMetadata, ByteBuffer>> readBlobData(
+      PuffinReader reader, List<BlobMetadata> blobMetadata) {
+    return ImmutableList.copyOf(reader.readAll(blobMetadata));
+  }
 }