diff --git a/operator/cmd/main.go b/operator/cmd/main.go
index f655f1a..3207f45 100644
--- a/operator/cmd/main.go
+++ b/operator/cmd/main.go
@@ -175,20 +175,19 @@ func mainWithError() error {
 	informerManager.Start()
 
 	// Set up the ElastiService controller
-	reconciler := &controller.ElastiServiceReconciler{
+	if err = (&controller.ElastiServiceReconciler{
 		Client:          mgr.GetClient(),
 		Scheme:          mgr.GetScheme(),
 		Logger:          zapLogger,
 		InformerManager: informerManager,
-	}
-	if err = reconciler.SetupWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
+	}).SetupWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create controller", "controller", "ElastiService")
 		sentry.CaptureException(err)
 		return fmt.Errorf("main: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Start the elasti server
-	eServer := elastiserver.NewServer(zapLogger, mgr.GetConfig(), 30*time.Second, reconciler)
+	eServer := elastiserver.NewServer(zapLogger, mgr.GetConfig(), 30*time.Second)
 	errChan := make(chan error, 1)
 	go func() {
 		if err := eServer.Start(elastiServerPort); err != nil {
diff --git a/operator/internal/elastiserver/elastiServer.go b/operator/internal/elastiserver/elastiServer.go
index ceab36a..55330b5 100644
--- a/operator/internal/elastiserver/elastiServer.go
+++ b/operator/internal/elastiserver/elastiServer.go
@@ -14,14 +14,11 @@ import (
 
 	sentryhttp "github.com/getsentry/sentry-go/http"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 
 	"truefoundry/elasti/operator/internal/crddirectory"
 	"truefoundry/elasti/operator/internal/prom"
 
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/reconcile"
-
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
 	"github.com/truefoundry/elasti/pkg/k8shelper"
 	"github.com/truefoundry/elasti/pkg/messages"
@@ -42,11 +39,10 @@ type (
 		scaleLocks sync.Map
 		// rescaleDuration is the duration to wait before checking to rescaling the target
 		rescaleDuration time.Duration
-		reconciler      reconcile.Reconciler
 	}
 )
 
-func NewServer(logger *zap.Logger, config *rest.Config, rescaleDuration time.Duration, reconciler reconcile.Reconciler) *Server {
+func NewServer(logger *zap.Logger, config *rest.Config, rescaleDuration time.Duration) *Server {
 	// Get Ops client
 	k8sUtil := k8shelper.NewOps(logger, config)
 	return &Server{
@@ -54,7 +50,6 @@ func NewServer(logger *zap.Logger, config *rest.Config, rescaleDuration time.Dur
 		k8shelper: k8sUtil,
 		// rescaleDuration is the duration to wait before checking to rescaling the target
 		rescaleDuration: rescaleDuration,
-		reconciler:      reconciler,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -153,7 +148,7 @@ func (s *Server) resolverReqHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		zap.String("namespace", body.Namespace))
 }
 
-func (s *Server) scaleTargetForService(ctx context.Context, serviceName, namespace string) error {
+func (s *Server) scaleTargetForService(_ context.Context, serviceName, namespace string) error {
 	scaleMutex, loaded := s.getMutexForServiceScale(serviceName)
 	if loaded {
 		s.logger.Debug("Scale target lock already exists", zap.String("service", serviceName))
@@ -162,26 +157,10 @@ func (s *Server) scaleTargetForService(ctx context.Context, serviceName, namespa
 	scaleMutex.Lock()
 	defer s.logger.Debug("Scale target lock released", zap.String("service", serviceName))
 	s.logger.Debug("Scale target lock taken", zap.String("service", serviceName))
-
 	crd, found := crddirectory.CRDDirectory.GetCRD(serviceName)
 	if !found {
-		s.logger.Debug("Failed to get CRD details from directory, running reconcile")
-		_, err := s.reconciler.Reconcile(ctx, reconcile.Request{
-			NamespacedName: types.NamespacedName{
-				Name:      serviceName,
-				Namespace: namespace,
-			},
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			s.releaseMutexForServiceScale(serviceName)
-			return fmt.Errorf("scaleTargetForService - error: reconcile failed, serviceName: %s, %w", serviceName, err)
-		}
-
-		crd, found = crddirectory.CRDDirectory.GetCRD(serviceName)
-		if !found {
-			s.releaseMutexForServiceScale(serviceName)
-			return fmt.Errorf("scaleTargetForService - error: failed to get CRD details from directory even after reconcile, serviceName: %s", serviceName)
-		}
+		s.releaseMutexForServiceScale(serviceName)
+		return fmt.Errorf("scaleTargetForService - error: failed to get CRD details from directory, serviceName: %s", serviceName)
 	}
 
 	if err := s.k8shelper.ScaleTargetWhenAtZero(namespace, crd.Spec.ScaleTargetRef.Name, crd.Spec.ScaleTargetRef.Kind, crd.Spec.MinTargetReplicas); err != nil {