diff --git a/pkg/netutils/netutils.go b/pkg/netutils/netutils.go
index 84e35128b..9f71d83da 100644
--- a/pkg/netutils/netutils.go
+++ b/pkg/netutils/netutils.go
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ func deleteDefaultGWCacheBytes(cacheFile []byte, ipv4, ipv6 bool) ([]byte, error
 }
 
 func deleteDefaultGWResultRoutes(routes []interface{}, dstGW string) ([]interface{}, error) {
+	var newRoutes []interface{}
 	for i, r := range routes {
 		route, ok := r.(map[string]interface{})
 		if !ok {
@@ -150,12 +151,12 @@ func deleteDefaultGWResultRoutes(routes []interface{}, dstGW string) ([]interfac
 			if !ok {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("wrong dst format: %v", route["dst"])
 			}
-			if dst == dstGW {
-				routes = append(routes[:i], routes[i+1:]...)
+			if dst != dstGW {
+				newRoutes = append(newRoutes, routes[i])
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return routes, nil
+	return newRoutes, nil
 }
 
 func deleteDefaultGWResult(result map[string]interface{}, ipv4, ipv6 bool) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/netutils/netutils_test.go b/pkg/netutils/netutils_test.go
index e91d38b98..d907184e1 100644
--- a/pkg/netutils/netutils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/netutils/netutils_test.go
@@ -1421,3 +1421,23 @@ var _ = Describe("netutil cnicache function testing", func() {
 
 	})
 })
+
+var _ = Describe("other function unit testing", func() {
+	It("deleteDefaultGWResultRoutes with invalid config", func() {
+		cniRouteConfig := []byte(`[
+		{ "dst": "0.0.0.0/0", "gw": "10.1.1.1" },
+		{ "dst": "10.1.1.0/24" },
+		{ "dst": "0.0.0.0/0", "gw": "10.1.1.1" }
+		]`)
+
+		var routes []interface{}
+		err := json.Unmarshal(cniRouteConfig, &routes)
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+		newRoute, err := deleteDefaultGWResultRoutes(routes, "0.0.0.0/0")
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		routeJSON, err := json.Marshal(newRoute)
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(routeJSON).Should(MatchJSON(`[{"dst":"10.1.1.0/24"}]`))
+	})
+})