metav1.PatchOptions{},
			// Both "pods" and "pods/status" can mutate the metadata. However, pods/status is lower privilege, so we use that instead.
			"status",
		)
	return err
}

func AnnotateUnenrollPod(client kubernetes.Interface, pod *metav1.ObjectMeta) error {
	if pod.Annotations[constants.AmbientRedirection] != constants.AmbientRedirectionEnabled {
		return nil
	}
	// TODO: do not overwrite if already none

	err := s.netServer.RemovePodFromMesh(ctx, pod)
	if err != nil {
		log.Errorf("failed to remove pod from mesh: %v", err)
		return err
	}
	log.Debug("removing annotation from pod")
	err = util.AnnotateUnenrollPod(s.kubeClient, &pod.ObjectMeta)
	if err != nil {
		log.Errorf("failed to annotate pod unenrollment: %v", err)
	}
	return err
}