diff --git a/internal/k8s/controller.go b/internal/k8s/controller.go
index 04afbc31bd..ff640cd7e2 100644
--- a/internal/k8s/controller.go
+++ b/internal/k8s/controller.go
@@ -1834,10 +1834,6 @@ func generateSecretNSName(secret *api_v1.Secret) string {
 	return secret.Namespace + "/" + secret.Name
 }
 
-func generateSecretNSName(secret *api_v1.Secret) string {
-	return secret.Namespace + "/" + secret.Name
-}
-
 func getStatusFromEventTitle(eventTitle string) string {
 	switch eventTitle {
 	case "AddedOrUpdatedWithError", "Rejected", "NoVirtualServersFound", "Missing Secret", "UpdatedWithError":