diff --git a/pkg/proxy/endpoints.go b/pkg/proxy/endpoints.go
index fd1e9485cdb..d1c04c78d85 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/endpoints.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/endpoints.go
@@ -117,13 +117,6 @@ func (info *BaseEndpointInfo) Port() (int, error) {
 	return proxyutil.PortPart(info.Endpoint)
 }
 
-// Equal is part of proxy.Endpoint interface.
-func (info *BaseEndpointInfo) Equal(other Endpoint) bool {
-	return info.String() == other.String() &&
-		info.GetIsLocal() == other.GetIsLocal() &&
-		info.IsReady() == other.IsReady()
-}
-
 // GetNodeName returns the NodeName for this endpoint.
 func (info *BaseEndpointInfo) GetNodeName() string {
 	return info.NodeName
@@ -425,7 +418,9 @@ func detectStaleConntrackEntries(oldEndpointsMap, newEndpointsMap EndpointsMap,
 			// ready to not ready. If it did change stale entries for the old
 			// endpoint have to be cleared.
 			for i := range newEndpointsMap[svcPortName] {
-				if newEndpointsMap[svcPortName][i].Equal(ep) {
+				if newEndpointsMap[svcPortName][i].String() == ep.String() &&
+					newEndpointsMap[svcPortName][i].IsReady() == ep.IsReady() &&
+					newEndpointsMap[svcPortName][i].GetIsLocal() == ep.GetIsLocal() {
 					deleted = false
 					break
 				}
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
index a6132a881d5..9f036d88a10 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
@@ -136,19 +136,6 @@ func newEndpointInfo(baseInfo *proxy.BaseEndpointInfo, svcPortName *proxy.Servic
 	}
 }
 
-// Equal overrides the Equal() function implemented by proxy.BaseEndpointInfo.
-func (e *endpointsInfo) Equal(other proxy.Endpoint) bool {
-	o, ok := other.(*endpointsInfo)
-	if !ok {
-		klog.ErrorS(nil, "Failed to cast endpointsInfo")
-		return false
-	}
-	return e.Endpoint == o.Endpoint &&
-		e.IsLocal == o.IsLocal &&
-		e.ChainName == o.ChainName &&
-		e.Ready == o.Ready
-}
-
 // Proxier is an iptables based proxy for connections between a localhost:lport
 // and services that provide the actual backends.
 type Proxier struct {
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/types.go b/pkg/proxy/types.go
index 7c9d19ab818..56dc3369407 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/types.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/types.go
@@ -131,8 +131,6 @@ type Endpoint interface {
 	IP() string
 	// Port returns the Port part of the endpoint.
 	Port() (int, error)
-	// Equal checks if two endpoints are equal.
-	Equal(Endpoint) bool
 	// GetNodeName returns the node name for the endpoint
 	GetNodeName() string
 	// GetZone returns the zone for the endpoint