def METHOD_NAME(duthost, packets_count):
    """ Verify L3 drop counters were not incremented """
    intf_l3_counters = get_pkt_drops(duthost, GET_L3_COUNTERS)
    unexpected_drops = {}
    for iface, value in list(intf_l3_counters.items()):
        try:
            rx_err_value = int(value[RX_ERR])
        except ValueError as err:
            logger.info("Unable to verify L3 drops on iface {}, L3 counters may not be supported on this platform\n{}"
                        .format(iface, err))
            continue
        if rx_err_value >= packets_count:
            unexpected_drops[iface] = rx_err_value
    if unexpected_drops:
        pytest.fail("L3 'RX_ERR' was incremented for the following interfaces:\n{}".format(unexpected_drops))