diff --git a/internal/controller/spinapp_controller.go b/internal/controller/spinapp_controller.go
index 4983c18..77cda52 100644
--- a/internal/controller/spinapp_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/spinapp_controller.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"hash/adler32"
 	"maps"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2"
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
@@ -110,7 +111,9 @@ func (r *SpinAppReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ct
 		log.Error(err, "unable to fetch executor")
 		r.Recorder.Event(&spinApp, "Warning", "MissingExecutor",
 			fmt.Sprintf("Could not find SpinAppExecutor %s/%s", req.NamespacedName.Namespace, spinApp.Spec.Executor))
-		return ctrl.Result{}, err
+		return ctrl.Result{
+			RequeueAfter: 15 * time.Second,
+		}, err
 	}
 
 	// Update the status of the SpinApp
diff --git a/internal/webhook/spinapp_validating.go b/internal/webhook/spinapp_validating.go
index a02bb83..fa232ba 100644
--- a/internal/webhook/spinapp_validating.go
+++ b/internal/webhook/spinapp_validating.go
@@ -54,16 +54,9 @@ func (v *SpinAppValidator) ValidateDelete(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Objec
 
 func (v *SpinAppValidator) validateSpinApp(ctx context.Context, spinApp *spinv1alpha1.SpinApp) error {
 	var allErrs field.ErrorList
-	executor, err := validateExecutor(spinApp.Spec, v.fetchExecutor(ctx, spinApp.Namespace))
-	if err != nil {
-		allErrs = append(allErrs, err)
-	}
 	if err := validateReplicas(spinApp.Spec); err != nil {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, err)
 	}
-	if err := validateAnnotations(spinApp.Spec, executor); err != nil {
-		allErrs = append(allErrs, err)
-	}
 	if len(allErrs) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -113,27 +106,3 @@ func validateReplicas(spec spinv1alpha1.SpinAppSpec) *field.Error {
 
 	return nil
 }
-
-func validateAnnotations(spec spinv1alpha1.SpinAppSpec, executor *spinv1alpha1.SpinAppExecutor) *field.Error {
-	// We can't do any validation if the executor isn't available, but validation
-	// will fail because of earlier errors.
-	if executor == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if executor.Spec.CreateDeployment {
-		return nil
-	}
-	// TODO: Make these validations opt in for executors? - Some runtimes may want these regardless.
-	if len(spec.DeploymentAnnotations) != 0 {
-		return field.Invalid(
-			field.NewPath("spec").Child("deploymentAnnotations"),
-			spec.DeploymentAnnotations,
-			"deploymentAnnotations can't be set when the executor does not use operator deployments")
-	}
-	if len(spec.PodAnnotations) != 0 {
-		return field.Invalid(field.NewPath("spec").Child("podAnnotations"), spec.PodAnnotations, "podAnnotations can't be set when the executor does not use operator deployments")
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/internal/webhook/spinapp_validating_test.go b/internal/webhook/spinapp_validating_test.go
index 7a7e50a..78e8f84 100644
--- a/internal/webhook/spinapp_validating_test.go
+++ b/internal/webhook/spinapp_validating_test.go
@@ -1,29 +1,12 @@
 package webhook
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"testing"
 
 	spinv1alpha1 "github.com/spinkube/spin-operator/api/v1alpha1"
-	"github.com/spinkube/spin-operator/internal/constants"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-func TestValidateExecutor(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-
-	_, fldErr := validateExecutor(spinv1alpha1.SpinAppSpec{}, func(string) (*spinv1alpha1.SpinAppExecutor, error) { return nil, nil })
-	require.EqualError(t, fldErr, "spec.executor: Invalid value: \"\": executor must be set, likely no default executor was set because you have no executors installed")
-
-	_, fldErr = validateExecutor(
-		spinv1alpha1.SpinAppSpec{Executor: constants.CyclotronExecutor},
-		func(string) (*spinv1alpha1.SpinAppExecutor, error) { return nil, errors.New("executor not found?") })
-	require.EqualError(t, fldErr, "spec.executor: Invalid value: \"cyclotron\": executor does not exist in namespace")
-
-	_, fldErr = validateExecutor(spinv1alpha1.SpinAppSpec{Executor: constants.ContainerDShimSpinExecutor}, func(string) (*spinv1alpha1.SpinAppExecutor, error) { return nil, nil })
-	require.Nil(t, fldErr)
-}
-
 func TestValidateReplicas(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
@@ -33,45 +16,3 @@ func TestValidateReplicas(t *testing.T) {
 	fldErr = validateReplicas(spinv1alpha1.SpinAppSpec{Replicas: 1})
 	require.Nil(t, fldErr)
 }
-
-func TestValidateAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-
-	deploymentlessExecutor := &spinv1alpha1.SpinAppExecutor{
-		Spec: spinv1alpha1.SpinAppExecutorSpec{
-			CreateDeployment: false,
-		},
-	}
-	deploymentfullExecutor := &spinv1alpha1.SpinAppExecutor{
-		Spec: spinv1alpha1.SpinAppExecutorSpec{
-			CreateDeployment: true,
-		},
-	}
-
-	fldErr := validateAnnotations(spinv1alpha1.SpinAppSpec{
-		Executor:              "an-executor",
-		DeploymentAnnotations: map[string]string{"key": "asdf"},
-	}, deploymentlessExecutor)
-	require.EqualError(t, fldErr,
-		`spec.deploymentAnnotations: Invalid value: map[string]string{"key":"asdf"}: `+
-			`deploymentAnnotations can't be set when the executor does not use operator deployments`)
-
-	fldErr = validateAnnotations(spinv1alpha1.SpinAppSpec{
-		Executor:       "an-executor",
-		PodAnnotations: map[string]string{"key": "asdf"},
-	}, deploymentlessExecutor)
-	require.EqualError(t, fldErr,
-		`spec.podAnnotations: Invalid value: map[string]string{"key":"asdf"}: `+
-			`podAnnotations can't be set when the executor does not use operator deployments`)
-
-	fldErr = validateAnnotations(spinv1alpha1.SpinAppSpec{
-		Executor:              "an-executor",
-		DeploymentAnnotations: map[string]string{"key": "asdf"},
-	}, deploymentfullExecutor)
-	require.Nil(t, fldErr)
-
-	fldErr = validateAnnotations(spinv1alpha1.SpinAppSpec{
-		Executor: "an-executor",
-	}, deploymentlessExecutor)
-	require.Nil(t, fldErr)
-}