// If we did, remove it from ztunnel
		if util.PodRedirectionActive(pod) {
			log.Debugf("pod %s is deleted and was annotated, removing from ztunnel", pod.Name)
			err := s.dataplane.DelPodFromMesh(s.ctx, pod)
			if err != nil {
				log.Warnf("DelPodFromMesh(%s) returned %v", pod.Name, err)
			}
		} else {
			log.Debugf("skipped deleting from mesh for pod (%s), pod not in mesh", pod.Name)
		}
	}
	return nil

		log.Errorf("failed to delete pod from ztunnel: %v", err)
	}
	return nil
}

// Delete pod from mesh: pod is deleted. iptables rules will die with it, we just need to update ztunnel
func (s *NetServer) DelPodFromMesh(ctx context.Context, pod *corev1.Pod) error {
	log := log.WithLabels("ns", pod.Namespace, "name", pod.Name)
	log.Debug("Pod is now stopped... cleaning up.")

	closed := fakens.closed
	workload := WorkloadInfo{
		Workload: podToWorkload(pod),
		Netns:    fakens,
	}
	fixture.podNsMap.UpsertPodCacheWithNetns(string(pod.UID), workload)
	err := netServer.DelPodFromMesh(ctx, pod)
	assert.NoError(t, err)
	assert.Equal(t, ztunnelServer.deletedPods.Load(), 1)
	// with delete iptables is not called, as there is no need to delete the iptables rules
	// from a pod that's gone from the cluster.