return err
	}

	// Drop EndpointSlices that have been marked for deletion to prevent the controller from getting stuck.
	endpointSlices = dropEndpointSlicesPendingDeletion(endpointSlices)

	if c.endpointSliceTracker.StaleSlices(service, endpointSlices) {
		return endpointslicepkg.NewStaleInformerCache("EndpointSlice informer cache is out of date")
	}

				{
					Addresses: []string{"3001:0da8:75a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334"},
				},
			},
		},
	}

	epSlice2 := endpointSlices[1]
	epSlice3 := endpointSlices[2]

	result := dropEndpointSlicesPendingDeletion(endpointSlices)

	assert.Len(t, result, 2)
	for _, epSlice := range result {
		if epSlice.Name == "epSlice1" {
			t.Errorf("Expected EndpointSlice marked for deletion to be dropped.")
		}
	}