diff --git a/pkg/utils/namer.go b/pkg/utils/namer.go
index 11ec6814cd..4803a096c0 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/namer.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/namer.go
@@ -224,28 +224,21 @@ func (n *Namer) ParseName(name string) *NameComponents {
 	}
 }
 
-// negBelongsToCluster checks that the UID is present and a substring of the
-// cluster uid, since the NEG naming schema truncates it to 8 characters.
-// This is only valid for NEGs, BackendServices and Healthchecks for NEG.
-func (n *Namer) negBelongsToCluster(name string) bool {
-	fields := strings.Split(name, "-")
-	var uid string
-	if len(fields) > 1 {
-		uid = fields[1]
-	}
-
-	return len(uid) > 0 && strings.Contains(n.UID(), uid)
-}
-
 // NameBelongsToCluster checks if a given name is tagged with this
 // cluster's UID.
 func (n *Namer) NameBelongsToCluster(name string) bool {
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(name, n.prefix) {
+	// Name follows the NEG naming scheme
+	if n.IsNEG(name) {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	// Name follows the naming scheme where clusterid is the suffix.
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(name, n.prefix+"-") {
 		return false
 	}
 	clusterName := n.UID()
 	components := n.ParseName(name)
-	return components.ClusterName == clusterName || n.negBelongsToCluster(name)
+	return components.ClusterName == clusterName
 }
 
 // IGBackend constructs the name for a backend service targeting instance groups.
@@ -389,6 +382,9 @@ func (n *Namer) NEG(namespace, name string, port int32) string {
 }
 
 // IsNEG returns true if the name is a NEG owned by this cluster.
+// It checks that the UID is present and a substring of the
+// cluster uid, since the NEG naming schema truncates it to 8 characters.
+// This is only valid for NEGs, BackendServices and Healthchecks for NEG.
 func (n *Namer) IsNEG(name string) bool {
 	return strings.HasPrefix(name, n.negPrefix())
 }
diff --git a/pkg/utils/namer_test.go b/pkg/utils/namer_test.go
index 8cd938bc2c..337feb6471 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/namer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/namer_test.go
@@ -463,6 +463,12 @@ func TestIsNEG(t *testing.T) {
 		{defaultPrefix, "k8s1-uid1-namespace-name-80-1e047e33", true},
 		{"mci", "mci1-uid1-ns-svc-port-16c06497", true},
 		{defaultPrefix, "k8s1-uid1234567890123-namespace-name-80-2d8100t5", true},
+		{defaultPrefix, "k8s1-uid12345-namespace-name-80-1e047e33", true},
+		{defaultPrefix, "k8s1-uid12345-ns-svc-port-16c06497", true},
+		{defaultPrefix, "k8s1-wronguid-namespace-name-80-1e047e33", false},
+		{defaultPrefix, "k8s-be-80--uid1", false},
+		{defaultPrefix, "k8s-ssl-foo--uid", false},
+		{defaultPrefix, "invalidk8sresourcename", false},
 	} {
 		namer := NewNamerWithPrefix(tc.prefix, "uid1", "fw1")
 		res := namer.IsNEG(tc.in)
@@ -471,23 +477,3 @@ func TestIsNEG(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-func TestNegBelongsToCluster(t *testing.T) {
-	for _, tc := range []struct {
-		name string
-		want bool
-	}{
-		{"k8s1-uid12345-namespace-name-80-1e047e33", true},
-		{"k8s1-uid12345-ns-svc-port-16c06497", true},
-		{"k8s1-wronguid-namespace-name-80-1e047e33", false},
-		{"k8s-be-80--uid1", false},
-		{"k8s-ssl-foo--uid", false},
-		{"invalidk8sresourcename", false},
-	} {
-		namer := NewNamer("uid1234567890", "fw1")
-		res := namer.negBelongsToCluster(tc.name)
-		if res != tc.want {
-			t.Errorf("namer.negBelongsToCluster(%q) = %v, want %v", tc.name, res, tc.want)
-		}
-	}
-}