diff --git a/apis/bigqueryconnection/v1alpha1/connection_reference.go b/apis/bigqueryconnection/v1alpha1/connection_reference.go
index 47d28d3420..fc87be509a 100644
--- a/apis/bigqueryconnection/v1alpha1/connection_reference.go
+++ b/apis/bigqueryconnection/v1alpha1/connection_reference.go
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/k8s-config-connector/apis/common"
 	refsv1beta1 "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/k8s-config-connector/apis/refs/v1beta1"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/k8s-config-connector/pkg/controller/direct"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/k8s-config-connector/pkg/k8s"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func NewBigQueryConnectionConnectionRef(ctx context.Context, reader client.Reade
 	location := obj.Spec.Location
 
 	// Get desired service-generated ID from spec
-	desiredServiceID := direct.ValueOf(obj.Spec.ResourceID)
+	desiredServiceID := common.ValueOf(obj.Spec.ResourceID)
 	if desiredServiceID != "" {
 		if _, err := uuid.Parse(desiredServiceID); err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("spec.resourceID should be in a UUID format, got %s ", desiredServiceID)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func NewBigQueryConnectionConnectionRef(ctx context.Context, reader client.Reade
 	}
 
 	// Get externalReference
-	externalRef := direct.ValueOf(obj.Status.ExternalRef)
+	externalRef := common.ValueOf(obj.Status.ExternalRef)
 	if externalRef != "" {
 		tokens := strings.Split(externalRef, "/")
 
diff --git a/apis/compute/v1beta1/targettcpproxy_reference.go b/apis/compute/v1beta1/targettcpproxy_reference.go
index 1e28b254fd..66aab79bdf 100644
--- a/apis/compute/v1beta1/targettcpproxy_reference.go
+++ b/apis/compute/v1beta1/targettcpproxy_reference.go
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/k8s-config-connector/pkg/controller/direct"
-
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/k8s-config-connector/apis/common"
 	refsv1beta1 "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/k8s-config-connector/apis/refs/v1beta1"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/k8s-config-connector/pkg/k8s"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ func NewComputeTargetTCPProxyRef(ctx context.Context, reader client.Reader, obj
 	if obj.Spec.Location == nil {
 		id.parent = &ComputeTargetTCPProxyParent{ProjectID: projectID, Region: "global"}
 	} else {
-		region := direct.ValueOf(obj.Spec.Location)
+		region := common.ValueOf(obj.Spec.Location)
 		id.parent = &ComputeTargetTCPProxyParent{ProjectID: projectID, Region: region}
 	}