var err error
				deleted, err = kl.mirrorPodClient.DeleteMirrorPod(podFullName, &mirrorPod.ObjectMeta.UID)
				if deleted {
					klog.InfoS("Deleted mirror pod because it is outdated", "pod", klog.KObj(mirrorPod))
				} else if err != nil {
					klog.ErrorS(err, "Failed deleting mirror pod", "pod", klog.KObj(mirrorPod))
				}
			}
		}
		if mirrorPod == nil || deleted {
			node, err := kl.GetNode()

			// unless there is a major API violation
			restartCount++
		}
	}
	metrics.RestartedPodTotal.WithLabelValues("true").Add(float64(restartCountStatic))
	metrics.RestartedPodTotal.WithLabelValues("").Add(float64(restartCount))

	// Complete termination of deleted pods that are not runtime pods (don't have