diff --git a/go-controller/pkg/node/gateway_shared_intf.go b/go-controller/pkg/node/gateway_shared_intf.go
index 85141b1ff5..18217d9718 100644
--- a/go-controller/pkg/node/gateway_shared_intf.go
+++ b/go-controller/pkg/node/gateway_shared_intf.go
@@ -812,10 +812,8 @@ func serviceUpdateNotNeeded(old, new *corev1.Service) bool {
 		reflect.DeepEqual(new.Spec.Type, old.Spec.Type) &&
 		reflect.DeepEqual(new.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress, old.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) &&
 		reflect.DeepEqual(new.Spec.ExternalTrafficPolicy, old.Spec.ExternalTrafficPolicy) &&
-		(new.Spec.InternalTrafficPolicy != nil && old.Spec.InternalTrafficPolicy != nil &&
-			reflect.DeepEqual(*new.Spec.InternalTrafficPolicy, *old.Spec.InternalTrafficPolicy)) &&
-		(new.Spec.AllocateLoadBalancerNodePorts != nil && old.Spec.AllocateLoadBalancerNodePorts != nil &&
-			reflect.DeepEqual(*new.Spec.AllocateLoadBalancerNodePorts, *old.Spec.AllocateLoadBalancerNodePorts))
+		reflect.DeepEqual(new.Spec.InternalTrafficPolicy, old.Spec.InternalTrafficPolicy) &&
+		reflect.DeepEqual(new.Spec.AllocateLoadBalancerNodePorts, old.Spec.AllocateLoadBalancerNodePorts)
 }
 
 // AddService handles configuring shared gateway bridge flows to steer External IP, Node Port, Ingress LB traffic into OVN