diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/Context.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/Context.java
index 75480dedb5..75d12eb1ad 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/Context.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/Context.java
@@ -194,8 +194,7 @@ default <R extends HasMetadata> Optional<R> getSecondaryResource(
    *     accounts for it)
    * @since 5.4.0
    */
-  <R extends HasMetadata> Stream<R> getSecondaryResourcesAsStream(
-      Class<R> expectedType, String eventSourceName);
+  <R> Stream<R> getSecondaryResourcesAsStream(Class<R> expectedType, String eventSourceName);
 
   ControllerConfiguration<P> getControllerConfiguration();
 
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/DefaultContext.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/DefaultContext.java
index ea7bd21874..2d9a22b6fa 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/DefaultContext.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/DefaultContext.java
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public <R extends HasMetadata> Optional<R> getSecondaryResource(
   }
 
   @Override
-  public <R extends HasMetadata> Stream<R> getSecondaryResourcesAsStream(
+  public <R> Stream<R> getSecondaryResourcesAsStream(
       Class<R> expectedType, String eventSourceName) {
     try {
       final var eventSource =