diff --git a/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller.go b/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller.go
index 9dd772f1..5390244b 100644
--- a/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller.go
@@ -2810,25 +2810,8 @@ func handleKeys(
 				continue
 			}
 
-			// check key for mismatch
-			errorMsg, keyUpdateNeeded, mergedObj, skipped := handleSingleKey(
-				key, desiredObj, existingObjectCopy, compType, zeroValueEqualsNil,
-			)
-			if errorMsg != "" {
-				log.Info(errorMsg)
-
-				return true, errorMsg, true, statusMismatch
-			}
-
-			// If the mergedObj is nil, we'll use the value to erase it from the existing object.
-			if skipped {
-				continue
-			}
-
-			if keyUpdateNeeded {
-				existingObj.Object[key] = mergedObj
-				updateNeeded = true
-			}
+			delete(existingObj.Object, key)
+			updateNeeded = true
 		}
 	}