diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 741c491e17c..99be157f3f8 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	VolumePVCDataSource:                            {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	PodOverhead:                                    {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	IPv6DualStack:                                  {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
-	EndpointSlice:                                  {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+	EndpointSlice:                                  {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	EvenPodsSpread:                                 {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	StartupProbe:                                   {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	AllowInsecureBackendProxy:                      {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml
index ad6468a53d2..a6fec3d54cb 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml
+++ b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml
@@ -1051,13 +1051,6 @@ items:
     - create
     - patch
     - update
-  - apiGroups:
-    - discovery.k8s.io
-    resources:
-    - endpointslices
-    verbs:
-    - list
-    - watch
 - apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
   kind: ClusterRole
   metadata:
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/controller-role-bindings.yaml b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/controller-role-bindings.yaml
index 8a1ab919472..6d5cb73e50d 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/controller-role-bindings.yaml
+++ b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/controller-role-bindings.yaml
@@ -136,23 +136,6 @@ items:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: endpoint-controller
     namespace: kube-system
-- apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-  kind: ClusterRoleBinding
-  metadata:
-    annotations:
-      rbac.authorization.kubernetes.io/autoupdate: "true"
-    creationTimestamp: null
-    labels:
-      kubernetes.io/bootstrapping: rbac-defaults
-    name: system:controller:endpointslice-controller
-  roleRef:
-    apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
-    kind: ClusterRole
-    name: system:controller:endpointslice-controller
-  subjects:
-  - kind: ServiceAccount
-    name: endpointslice-controller
-    namespace: kube-system
 - apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
   kind: ClusterRoleBinding
   metadata:
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/controller-roles.yaml b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/controller-roles.yaml
index b47b6c69d22..969d81fe10b 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/controller-roles.yaml
+++ b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/controller-roles.yaml
@@ -447,45 +447,6 @@ items:
     - create
     - patch
     - update
-- apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-  kind: ClusterRole
-  metadata:
-    annotations:
-      rbac.authorization.kubernetes.io/autoupdate: "true"
-    creationTimestamp: null
-    labels:
-      kubernetes.io/bootstrapping: rbac-defaults
-    name: system:controller:endpointslice-controller
-  rules:
-  - apiGroups:
-    - ""
-    resources:
-    - nodes
-    - pods
-    - services
-    verbs:
-    - get
-    - list
-    - watch
-  - apiGroups:
-    - discovery.k8s.io
-    resources:
-    - endpointslices
-    verbs:
-    - create
-    - delete
-    - get
-    - list
-    - update
-  - apiGroups:
-    - ""
-    - events.k8s.io
-    resources:
-    - events
-    verbs:
-    - create
-    - patch
-    - update
 - apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
   kind: ClusterRole
   metadata: