diff --git a/pkg/controller/reconciler/reconciler.go b/pkg/controller/reconciler/reconciler.go
index 8ac0e6f9a23..565738e3a7b 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/reconciler/reconciler.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/reconciler/reconciler.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller/controllerutil"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/manager"
 
@@ -27,10 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/controller/types"
 )
 
-const (
-	finalizerName = "platform.opendatahub.io/finalizer"
-)
-
 // Reconciler provides generic reconciliation functionality for ODH objects.
 type Reconciler struct {
 	Client     *odhClient.Client
@@ -117,14 +112,7 @@ func (r *Reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Resu
 		if err := r.delete(ctx, res); err != nil {
 			return ctrl.Result{}, err
 		}
-		if err := r.removeFinalizer(ctx, res); err != nil {
-			return ctrl.Result{}, err
-		}
 	} else {
-		if err := r.addFinalizer(ctx, res); err != nil {
-			return ctrl.Result{}, err
-		}
-
 		if err := r.apply(ctx, res); err != nil {
 			return ctrl.Result{}, err
 		}
@@ -133,36 +121,6 @@ func (r *Reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Resu
 	return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 }
 
-func (r *Reconciler) addFinalizer(ctx context.Context, res common.PlatformObject) error {
-	if len(r.Finalizer) == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if !controllerutil.AddFinalizer(res, finalizerName) {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	err := r.Client.Update(ctx, res)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failure adding finalizer %s: %w", finalizerName, err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (r *Reconciler) removeFinalizer(ctx context.Context, res common.PlatformObject) error {
-	if !controllerutil.RemoveFinalizer(res, finalizerName) {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	err := r.Client.Update(ctx, res)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failure removing finalizer %s: %w", finalizerName, err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (r *Reconciler) delete(ctx context.Context, res common.PlatformObject) error {
 	l := log.FromContext(ctx)
 	l.Info("delete")