diff --git a/dev/tools/controllerbuilder/template/controller.go b/dev/tools/controllerbuilder/template/controller.go
index 0eb13cf482..6b12d514ba 100644
--- a/dev/tools/controllerbuilder/template/controller.go
+++ b/dev/tools/controllerbuilder/template/controller.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (m *model) AdapterForObject(ctx context.Context, reader client.Reader, u *u
 	if externalRef == "" {
 		id = BuildID(projectID, location, resourceID)
 	} else {
-		id, err = buildIDFromExternal(externalRef)
+		id, err = asID(externalRef)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func (a *Adapter) Create(ctx context.Context, u *unstructured.Unstructured) erro
 	if mapCtx.Err() != nil {
 		return mapCtx.Err()
 	}
-	status.ExternalRef = a.id.ExternalRef()
+	status.ExternalRef = a.id.AsExternalRef()
 	return setStatus(u, status)
 }
 
diff --git a/dev/tools/controllerbuilder/template/externalresource.go b/dev/tools/controllerbuilder/template/externalresource.go
index aaf96ae143..bd36bcd3a5 100644
--- a/dev/tools/controllerbuilder/template/externalresource.go
+++ b/dev/tools/controllerbuilder/template/externalresource.go
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ func (c *{{.Kind}}Identity) FullyQualifiedName() string {
 	// TODO(user): Define resource fully qualified name
 }
 
-// ExternalRef builds a externalRef from a {{.Kind}}
-func (c *{{.Kind}}Identity) ExternalRef() *string {
+// AsExternalRef builds a externalRef from a {{.Kind}}
+func (c *{{.Kind}}Identity) AsExternalRef() *string {
 	e := serviceDomain + "/" + c.FullyQualifiedName()
 	return &e
 }
 
-// BuildIDFromExternal builds a {{.Kind}}Identity from a external reference
-func BuildIDFromExternal(externalRef string) (*{{.Kind}}Identity, error) {
+// asID builds a {{.Kind}}Identity from a external reference
+func asID(externalRef string) (*{{.Kind}}Identity, error) {
 	// TODO(user): Build resource identity from external reference
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(externalRef, serviceDomain) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("externalRef should have prefix %s, got %s", serviceDomain, externalRef)
diff --git a/pkg/controller/direct/cloudbuild/workerpool_controller.go b/pkg/controller/direct/cloudbuild/workerpool_controller.go
index 7d295ee378..f7ec46d9b2 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/direct/cloudbuild/workerpool_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/direct/cloudbuild/workerpool_controller.go
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/fieldmaskpb"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 )
 
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ func (m *model) AdapterForObject(ctx context.Context, reader client.Reader, u *u
 	if externalRef == "" {
 		id = BuildID(projectID, location, resourceID)
 	} else {
-		id, err = BuildIDFromExternal(externalRef)
+		id, err = asID(externalRef)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -206,7 +205,7 @@ func (a *Adapter) Create(ctx context.Context, u *unstructured.Unstructured) erro
 	if mapCtx.Err() != nil {
 		return mapCtx.Err()
 	}
-	status.ExternalRef = a.id.ExternalRef()
+	status.ExternalRef = a.id.AsExternalRef()
 	return setStatus(u, status)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/direct/cloudbuild/workerpool_externalresource.go b/pkg/controller/direct/cloudbuild/workerpool_externalresource.go
index e2d1e3e80b..86d91c96a8 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/direct/cloudbuild/workerpool_externalresource.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/direct/cloudbuild/workerpool_externalresource.go
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ func (c *CloudBuildWorkerPoolIdentity) FullyQualifiedName() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/%s/workerPools/%s", c.project, c.location, c.workerpool)
 }
 
-// ExternalRef builds a externalRef from a CloudBuildWorkerPoolIdentity
-func (c *CloudBuildWorkerPoolIdentity) ExternalRef() *string {
+// AsExternalRef builds a externalRef from a CloudBuildWorkerPoolIdentity
+func (c *CloudBuildWorkerPoolIdentity) AsExternalRef() *string {
 	e := serviceDomain + "/" + c.FullyQualifiedName()
 	return &e
 }
 
-// BuildIDFromExternal builds a CloudBuildWorkerPoolIdentity from a externalRef
-func BuildIDFromExternal(externalRef string) (*CloudBuildWorkerPoolIdentity, error) {
+// asID builds a CloudBuildWorkerPoolIdentity from a externalRef
+func asID(externalRef string) (*CloudBuildWorkerPoolIdentity, error) {
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(externalRef, serviceDomain) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("externalRef should have prefix %s, got %s", serviceDomain, externalRef)
 	}