diff --git a/internal/controller/eks/accessentry/zz_controller.go b/internal/controller/eks/accessentry/zz_controller.go
index f29f1088b3..570b7c6c8f 100755
--- a/internal/controller/eks/accessentry/zz_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/eks/accessentry/zz_controller.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ func Setup(mgr ctrl.Manager, o tjcontroller.Options) error {
 	for _, i := range o.Provider.Resources["aws_eks_access_entry"].InitializerFns {
 		initializers = append(initializers, i(mgr.GetClient()))
 	}
-	initializers = append(initializers, managed.NewNameAsExternalName(mgr.GetClient()))
 	cps := []managed.ConnectionPublisher{managed.NewAPISecretPublisher(mgr.GetClient(), mgr.GetScheme())}
 	if o.SecretStoreConfigGVK != nil {
 		cps = append(cps, connection.NewDetailsManager(mgr.GetClient(), *o.SecretStoreConfigGVK, connection.WithTLSConfig(o.ESSOptions.TLSConfig)))
diff --git a/internal/controller/eks/accesspolicyassociation/zz_controller.go b/internal/controller/eks/accesspolicyassociation/zz_controller.go
index 92d43924b6..fb8232a9ef 100755
--- a/internal/controller/eks/accesspolicyassociation/zz_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/eks/accesspolicyassociation/zz_controller.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 func Setup(mgr ctrl.Manager, o tjcontroller.Options) error {
 	name := managed.ControllerName(v1beta1.AccessPolicyAssociation_GroupVersionKind.String())
 	var initializers managed.InitializerChain
-	initializers = append(initializers, managed.NewNameAsExternalName(mgr.GetClient()))
 	cps := []managed.ConnectionPublisher{managed.NewAPISecretPublisher(mgr.GetClient(), mgr.GetScheme())}
 	if o.SecretStoreConfigGVK != nil {
 		cps = append(cps, connection.NewDetailsManager(mgr.GetClient(), *o.SecretStoreConfigGVK, connection.WithTLSConfig(o.ESSOptions.TLSConfig)))