diff --git a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
index 66eae0e1d06..b7e3dc0f4e1 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ func (proxier *Proxier) syncProxyRules() {
 			// If the "external" IP happens to be an IP that is local to this
 			// machine, hold the local port open so no other process can open it
 			// (because the socket might open but it would never work).
-			if localAddrSet.Len() > 0 && (svcInfo.Protocol() != v1.ProtocolSCTP) && localAddrSet.Has(net.ParseIP(externalIP)) {
+			if (svcInfo.Protocol() != v1.ProtocolSCTP) && localAddrSet.Has(net.ParseIP(externalIP)) {
 				lp := utilproxy.LocalPort{
 					Description: "externalIP for " + svcNameString,
 					IP:          externalIP,
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier.go b/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier.go
index 80f5e49117c..47c544c61b1 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier.go
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ func (proxier *Proxier) syncProxyRules() {
 			// If the "external" IP happens to be an IP that is local to this
 			// machine, hold the local port open so no other process can open it
 			// (because the socket might open but it would never work).
-			if localAddrSet.Len() > 0 && (svcInfo.Protocol() != v1.ProtocolSCTP) && localAddrSet.Has(net.ParseIP(externalIP)) {
+			if (svcInfo.Protocol() != v1.ProtocolSCTP) && localAddrSet.Has(net.ParseIP(externalIP)) {
 				// We do not start listening on SCTP ports, according to our agreement in the SCTP support KEP
 				lp := utilproxy.LocalPort{
 					Description: "externalIP for " + svcNameString,