diff --git a/api/v1/multiclusterengine_types.go b/api/v1/multiclusterengine_types.go
index b961ae44c..0967407e5 100644
--- a/api/v1/multiclusterengine_types.go
+++ b/api/v1/multiclusterengine_types.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ package v1
 import (
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 )
 
 // AvailabilityType ...
@@ -266,10 +265,6 @@ type InternalHubComponentList struct {
 	Items           []InternalHubComponent `json:"items"`
 }
 
-var (
-	InternalHubComponentGroupVersion = schema.GroupVersion{Group: "operator.open-cluster-management.io", Version: "v1"}
-)
-
 type InternalHubComponentSpec struct{}
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/controllers/backplaneconfig_controller.go b/controllers/backplaneconfig_controller.go
index 46c649eba..6f4b31358 100644
--- a/controllers/backplaneconfig_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/backplaneconfig_controller.go
@@ -799,10 +799,6 @@ func (r *MultiClusterEngineReconciler) ensureInternalHubComponent(
 	component string) (ctrl.Result, error) {
 
 	componentCR := &backplanev1.InternalHubComponent{
-		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
-			APIVersion: backplanev1.InternalHubComponentGroupVersion.String(),
-			Kind:       "InternalHubComponent",
-		},
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:      component,
 			Namespace: backplaneConfig.Namespace,