diff --git a/internal/cmd/agent/deployer/internal/diff/diff.go b/internal/cmd/agent/deployer/internal/diff/diff.go
index fe6cacfcb2..eace8e3395 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/agent/deployer/internal/diff/diff.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/agent/deployer/internal/diff/diff.go
@@ -11,12 +11,10 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
-	"sort"
 
 	jsonpatch "github.com/evanphx/json-patch"
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	discoveryv1 "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/jsonmergepatch"
@@ -425,8 +423,6 @@ func Normalize(un *unstructured.Unstructured, opts ...Option) {
 		normalizeRole(un, o)
 	} else if gvk.Group == "" && gvk.Kind == "Endpoints" {
 		normalizeEndpoint(un, o)
-	} else if gvk.Group == "discovery.k8s.io" && gvk.Kind == "EndpointSlice" {
-		normalizeEndpointSlice(un, o)
 	}
 
 	err := o.normalizer.Normalize(un)
@@ -521,82 +517,6 @@ func normalizeEndpoint(un *unstructured.Unstructured, o options) {
 	un.Object = newObj
 }
 
-// normalizeEndpointSlice normalizes EndpointSlice by sorting endpoints and ports lexicographically
-// and setting default protocols. EndpointSlice is the successor to the deprecated Endpoints API.
-func normalizeEndpointSlice(un *unstructured.Unstructured, o options) {
-	if un == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	gvk := un.GroupVersionKind()
-	if gvk.Group != "discovery.k8s.io" || gvk.Kind != "EndpointSlice" {
-		return
-	}
-
-	var eps discoveryv1.EndpointSlice
-	err := runtime.DefaultUnstructuredConverter.FromUnstructured(un.Object, &eps)
-	if err != nil {
-		o.log.Error(err, "Failed to convert from unstructured into EndpointSlice")
-		return
-	}
-
-	// add default protocol to ports if it is empty
-	for p, port := range eps.Ports {
-		if port.Protocol == nil {
-			tcp := corev1.ProtocolTCP
-			port.Protocol = &tcp
-			eps.Ports[p] = port
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Sort endpoints by their addresses for consistent comparison
-	sortEndpointSliceEndpoints(eps.Endpoints)
-	sortEndpointSlicePorts(eps.Ports)
-
-	newObj, err := runtime.DefaultUnstructuredConverter.ToUnstructured(&eps)
-	if err != nil {
-		o.log.Info(fmt.Sprintf(couldNotMarshalErrMsg, gvk, err))
-		return
-	}
-	un.Object = newObj
-}
-
-// sortEndpointSliceEndpoints sorts EndpointSlice endpoints by their addresses
-func sortEndpointSliceEndpoints(endpoints []discoveryv1.Endpoint) {
-	sort.Slice(endpoints, func(i, j int) bool {
-		// Sort by first address if available
-		if len(endpoints[i].Addresses) > 0 && len(endpoints[j].Addresses) > 0 {
-			addrCmp := bytes.Compare([]byte(endpoints[i].Addresses[0]), []byte(endpoints[j].Addresses[0]))
-			if addrCmp != 0 {
-				return addrCmp < 0
-			}
-		}
-		// Sort by target ref if available
-		if endpoints[i].TargetRef != nil && endpoints[j].TargetRef != nil {
-			return endpoints[i].TargetRef.UID < endpoints[j].TargetRef.UID
-		}
-		return false
-	})
-}
-
-// sortEndpointSlicePorts sorts EndpointSlice ports by port number and protocol
-func sortEndpointSlicePorts(ports []discoveryv1.EndpointPort) {
-	sort.Slice(ports, func(i, j int) bool {
-		// Compare by port number first
-		if ports[i].Port != nil && ports[j].Port != nil && *ports[i].Port != *ports[j].Port {
-			return *ports[i].Port < *ports[j].Port
-		}
-		// Then by name
-		if ports[i].Name != nil && ports[j].Name != nil && *ports[i].Name != *ports[j].Name {
-			return *ports[i].Name < *ports[j].Name
-		}
-		// Then by protocol
-		if ports[i].Protocol != nil && ports[j].Protocol != nil {
-			return *ports[i].Protocol < *ports[j].Protocol
-		}
-		return false
-	})
-}
-
 // normalizeRole mutates the supplied Role/ClusterRole and sets rules to null if it is an empty list or an aggregated role
 func normalizeRole(un *unstructured.Unstructured, o options) {
 	if un == nil {