diff --git a/pkg/controller/endpointslice/endpointslice_controller.go b/pkg/controller/endpointslice/endpointslice_controller.go
index c7abb0cee2b..f91dc4de11d 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/endpointslice/endpointslice_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/endpointslice/endpointslice_controller.go
@@ -265,10 +265,6 @@ func (c *Controller) Run(workers int, stopCh <-chan struct{}) {
 		go wait.Until(c.worker, c.workerLoopPeriod, stopCh)
 	}
 
-	go func() {
-		defer utilruntime.HandleCrash()
-	}()
-
 	<-stopCh
 }