newReplicasCount := *(targetRS.Spec.Replicas) - scaleDownCount
		if newReplicasCount > *(targetRS.Spec.Replicas) {
			return 0, fmt.Errorf("when scaling down old RS, got invalid request to scale down %s/%s %d -> %d", targetRS.Namespace, targetRS.Name, *(targetRS.Spec.Replicas), newReplicasCount)
		}
		_, _, err := dc.scaleReplicaSetAndRecordEvent(ctx, targetRS, newReplicasCount, deployment)
		if err != nil {