diff --git a/controllers/helmchart_controller.go b/controllers/helmchart_controller.go
index 93a79509f..8260a0f0a 100644
--- a/controllers/helmchart_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/helmchart_controller.go
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ import (
 
 	sourcev1 "github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api/v1beta1"
 	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/helm"
-	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/util"
 )
 
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=source.toolkit.fluxcd.io,resources=helmcharts,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
@@ -926,7 +925,7 @@ func (r *HelmChartReconciler) requestsForHelmRepositoryChange(o client.Object) [
 	//  enqueued twice.
 	var reqs []reconcile.Request
 	for _, i := range list.Items {
-		reqs = append(reqs, reconcile.Request{NamespacedName: util.ObjectKey(&i)})
+		reqs = append(reqs, reconcile.Request{NamespacedName: client.ObjectKeyFromObject(&i)})
 	}
 	return reqs
 }
@@ -955,7 +954,7 @@ func (r *HelmChartReconciler) requestsForGitRepositoryChange(o client.Object) []
 	//  enqueued twice.
 	var reqs []reconcile.Request
 	for _, i := range list.Items {
-		reqs = append(reqs, reconcile.Request{NamespacedName: util.ObjectKey(&i)})
+		reqs = append(reqs, reconcile.Request{NamespacedName: client.ObjectKeyFromObject(&i)})
 	}
 	return reqs
 }
@@ -984,7 +983,7 @@ func (r *HelmChartReconciler) requestsForBucketChange(o client.Object) []reconci
 	//  enqueued twice.
 	var reqs []reconcile.Request
 	for _, i := range list.Items {
-		reqs = append(reqs, reconcile.Request{NamespacedName: util.ObjectKey(&i)})
+		reqs = append(reqs, reconcile.Request{NamespacedName: client.ObjectKeyFromObject(&i)})
 	}
 	return reqs
 }
diff --git a/internal/util/util.go b/internal/util/util.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 4d9e19adf..000000000
--- a/internal/util/util.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package util
-
-import (
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
-)
-
-// ObjectKey returns client.ObjectKey for the object.
-func ObjectKey(object metav1.Object) client.ObjectKey {
-	return client.ObjectKey{
-		Namespace: object.GetNamespace(),
-		Name:      object.GetName(),
-	}
-}