diff --git a/pkg/controller/endpointslice/reconciler.go b/pkg/controller/endpointslice/reconciler.go
index d8540f9d3e5..a29749fc74e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/endpointslice/reconciler.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/endpointslice/reconciler.go
@@ -199,15 +199,9 @@ func (r *reconciler) reconcileByAddressType(service *corev1.Service, pods []*cor
 			Slices:    len(existingSlicesByPortMap[portMap]) + len(pmSlicesToCreate) - len(pmSlicesToDelete),
 		})
 
-		if len(pmSlicesToCreate) > 0 {
-			slicesToCreate = append(slicesToCreate, pmSlicesToCreate...)
-		}
-		if len(pmSlicesToUpdate) > 0 {
-			slicesToUpdate = append(slicesToUpdate, pmSlicesToUpdate...)
-		}
-		if len(pmSlicesToDelete) > 0 {
-			slicesToDelete = append(slicesToDelete, pmSlicesToDelete...)
-		}
+		slicesToCreate = append(slicesToCreate, pmSlicesToCreate...)
+		slicesToUpdate = append(slicesToUpdate, pmSlicesToUpdate...)
+		slicesToDelete = append(slicesToDelete, pmSlicesToDelete...)
 	}
 
 	// If there are unique sets of ports that are no longer desired, mark