diff --git a/pkg/neg/syncers/endpoints_calculator.go b/pkg/neg/syncers/endpoints_calculator.go
index 4025f892f7..7678d1572c 100644
--- a/pkg/neg/syncers/endpoints_calculator.go
+++ b/pkg/neg/syncers/endpoints_calculator.go
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ func (l *LocalL4ILBEndpointsCalculator) CalculateEndpoints(eds []types.Endpoints
 	return subsetMap, nil, 0, err
 }
 
+// UsesPodEndpoints Indicates if the calculator is calculating pod endpoints in addition to network endpoints.
+// It returns false for LocalL4ILBEndpointsCalculator since it does not calculate the pod endpoint map.
+func (l *LocalL4ILBEndpointsCalculator) UsesPodEndpoints() bool {
+	return false
+}
+
 // ClusterL4ILBEndpointGetter implements the NetworkEndpointsCalculator interface.
 // It exposes methods to calculate Network endpoints for GCE_VM_IP NEGs when the service
 // uses "ExternalTrafficPolicy: Cluster" mode This is the default mode.
@@ -161,6 +167,13 @@ func (l *ClusterL4ILBEndpointsCalculator) CalculateEndpoints(_ []types.Endpoints
 	return subsetMap, nil, 0, err
 }
 
+// UsesPodEndpoints Indicates if the calculator is calculating pod endpoints in addition to network endpoints.
+// It returns false for ClusterL4ILBEndpointsCalculator since it does not calculate the pod endpoint map.
+// ClusterL4ILBEndpointsCalculator does not even look at pod data from EndpointSlices in fact.
+func (l *ClusterL4ILBEndpointsCalculator) UsesPodEndpoints() bool {
+	return false
+}
+
 // L7EndpointsCalculator implements methods to calculate Network endpoints for VM_IP_PORT NEGs
 type L7EndpointsCalculator struct {
 	zoneGetter          types.ZoneGetter
@@ -190,6 +203,12 @@ func (l *L7EndpointsCalculator) CalculateEndpoints(eds []types.EndpointsData, _
 	return toZoneNetworkEndpointMap(eds, l.zoneGetter, l.servicePortName, l.networkEndpointType)
 }
 
+// UsesPodEndpoints Indicates if the calculator is calculating pod endpoints in addition to network endpoints.
+// It returns true for L7 since it calculates the pod endpoint map.
+func (l *L7EndpointsCalculator) UsesPodEndpoints() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
 func nodeMapToString(nodeMap map[string][]*v1.Node) string {
 	var str []string
 	for zone, nodeList := range nodeMap {
diff --git a/pkg/neg/syncers/endpoints_calculator_test.go b/pkg/neg/syncers/endpoints_calculator_test.go
index 6a8c6a5e37..b6b0310828 100644
--- a/pkg/neg/syncers/endpoints_calculator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/neg/syncers/endpoints_calculator_test.go
@@ -207,6 +207,29 @@ func TestClusterGetEndpointSet(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestClusterL4EndpointsCalculatorUsesPodEndpoints(t *testing.T) {
+	ec := &ClusterL4ILBEndpointsCalculator{}
+
+	if ec.UsesPodEndpoints() {
+		t.Errorf("ClusterL4EndpointsCalculator should not use PodEndpoints but UsesPodEndpoints() returned true")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLocalL4EndpointsCalculatorUsesPodEndpoints(t *testing.T) {
+	ec := &LocalL4ILBEndpointsCalculator{}
+
+	if ec.UsesPodEndpoints() {
+		t.Errorf("LocalL4ILBEndpointsCalculator should not use PodEndpoints but UsesPodEndpoints() returned true")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestL7EndpointsCalculatorUsesPodEndpoints(t *testing.T) {
+	ec := &L7EndpointsCalculator{}
+
+	if !ec.UsesPodEndpoints() {
+		t.Errorf("L7EndpointsCalculator should use PodEndpoints but UsesPodEndpoints() returned false")
+	}
+}
 func createNodes(t *testing.T, nodeNames []string, nodeLabels map[string]map[string]string, nodeReadyStatus map[string]v1.ConditionStatus, nodeIndexer cache.Indexer) {
 	t.Helper()
 	for i, nodeName := range nodeNames {
diff --git a/pkg/neg/syncers/transaction.go b/pkg/neg/syncers/transaction.go
index 6b96e53e86..52ac30ec72 100644
--- a/pkg/neg/syncers/transaction.go
+++ b/pkg/neg/syncers/transaction.go
@@ -266,9 +266,12 @@ func (s *transactionSyncer) syncInternalImpl() *negtypes.NegSyncResult {
 		s.setErrorState(result.Result)
 		return result
 	}
-	if valid, result := s.CheckEndpointInfo(endpointsData, endpointPodMap, dupCount); !valid {
-		s.setErrorState(result.Result)
-		return result
+	// skip CheckEndpointInfo for calculators that don't return endpointPodMap data.
+	if s.endpointsCalculator.UsesPodEndpoints() {
+		if valid, result := s.CheckEndpointInfo(endpointsData, endpointPodMap, dupCount); !valid {
+			s.setErrorState(result.Result)
+			return result
+		}
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return negtypes.NewNegSyncResult(fmt.Errorf("endpoints calculation error in mode %q, err: %w", s.endpointsCalculator.Mode(), err), negtypes.ResultOtherError)
diff --git a/pkg/neg/types/interfaces.go b/pkg/neg/types/interfaces.go
index 054b3dd9d1..34a40a6064 100644
--- a/pkg/neg/types/interfaces.go
+++ b/pkg/neg/types/interfaces.go
@@ -86,4 +86,7 @@ type NetworkEndpointsCalculator interface {
 	CalculateEndpoints(eds []EndpointsData, currentMap map[string]NetworkEndpointSet) (map[string]NetworkEndpointSet, EndpointPodMap, int, error)
 	// Mode indicates the mode that the EndpointsCalculator is operating in.
 	Mode() EndpointsCalculatorMode
+	// UsesPodEndpoints Indicates if the calculator is calculating pod endpoints in addition to network endpoints.
+	// If this function returns false then EndpointPodMap returned from CalculateEndpoints will be empty.
+	UsesPodEndpoints() bool
 }