diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ConfigurationService.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ConfigurationService.java
index 18e74d29a9..864b65c3f7 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ConfigurationService.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ConfigurationService.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.dependent.kubernetes.KubernetesDependent;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.dependent.kubernetes.KubernetesDependentResource;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.dependent.kubernetes.KubernetesDependentResourceConfig;
-import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.dependent.kubernetes.ResourceUpdaterMatcher;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.dependent.workflow.ManagedWorkflowFactory;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.controller.ControllerEventSource;
 
@@ -396,9 +395,6 @@ default boolean shouldUseSSA(
       Class<? extends KubernetesDependentResource> dependentResourceType,
       Class<? extends HasMetadata> resourceType,
       KubernetesDependentResourceConfig<? extends HasMetadata> config) {
-    if (ResourceUpdaterMatcher.class.isAssignableFrom(dependentResourceType)) {
-      return false;
-    }
     Boolean useSSAConfig =
         Optional.ofNullable(config).map(KubernetesDependentResourceConfig::useSSA).orElse(null);
     // don't use SSA for certain resources by default, only if explicitly overridden
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/kubernetes/ResourceUpdaterMatcher.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/kubernetes/ResourceUpdaterMatcher.java
deleted file mode 100644
index d893ff3e86..0000000000
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/kubernetes/ResourceUpdaterMatcher.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.dependent.kubernetes;
-
-import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
-import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.Context;
-
-public interface ResourceUpdaterMatcher<R extends HasMetadata> {
-
-  R updateResource(R actual, R desired, Context<?> context);
-
-  boolean matches(R actual, R desired, Context<?> context);
-}