diff --git a/internal/status/opampbridge/handle.go b/internal/status/opampbridge/handle.go
index 18e5719904..629b6de231 100644
--- a/internal/status/opampbridge/handle.go
+++ b/internal/status/opampbridge/handle.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/manifests"
+	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/version"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -44,10 +45,8 @@ func HandleReconcileStatus(ctx context.Context, log logr.Logger, params manifest
 	}
 	changed := params.OpAMPBridge.DeepCopy()
 
-	statusErr := UpdateOpAMPBridgeStatus(ctx, params.Client, changed)
-	if statusErr != nil {
-		params.Recorder.Event(changed, eventTypeWarning, reasonStatusFailure, statusErr.Error())
-		return ctrl.Result{}, statusErr
+	if changed.Status.Version == "" {
+		changed.Status.Version = version.OperatorOpAMPBridge()
 	}
 	statusPatch := client.MergeFrom(&params.OpAMPBridge)
 	if err := params.Client.Status().Patch(ctx, changed, statusPatch); err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/status/opampbridge/opampbridge.go b/internal/status/opampbridge/opampbridge.go
deleted file mode 100644
index d09bfbf8aa..0000000000
--- a/internal/status/opampbridge/opampbridge.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright The OpenTelemetry 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 opampbridge
-
-import (
-	"context"
-
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
-
-	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/apis/v1alpha1"
-	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/version"
-)
-
-func UpdateOpAMPBridgeStatus(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client, changed *v1alpha1.OpAMPBridge) error {
-	if changed.Status.Version == "" {
-		changed.Status.Version = version.OperatorOpAMPBridge()
-	}
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/internal/status/targetallocator/handle.go b/internal/status/targetallocator/handle.go
index 82750ff006..122040cddc 100644
--- a/internal/status/targetallocator/handle.go
+++ b/internal/status/targetallocator/handle.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/manifests/targetallocator"
+	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/version"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -44,10 +45,8 @@ func HandleReconcileStatus(ctx context.Context, log logr.Logger, params targetal
 	}
 	changed := params.TargetAllocator.DeepCopy()
 
-	statusErr := UpdateTargetAllocatorStatus(ctx, params.Client, changed)
-	if statusErr != nil {
-		params.Recorder.Event(changed, eventTypeWarning, reasonStatusFailure, statusErr.Error())
-		return ctrl.Result{}, statusErr
+	if changed.Status.Version == "" {
+		changed.Status.Version = version.TargetAllocator()
 	}
 	statusPatch := client.MergeFrom(&params.TargetAllocator)
 	if err := params.Client.Status().Patch(ctx, changed, statusPatch); err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/status/targetallocator/targetallocator.go b/internal/status/targetallocator/targetallocator.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 8c0df97260..0000000000
--- a/internal/status/targetallocator/targetallocator.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright The OpenTelemetry 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 targetallocator
-
-import (
-	"context"
-
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
-
-	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/apis/v1alpha1"
-	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/version"
-)
-
-func UpdateTargetAllocatorStatus(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client, changed *v1alpha1.TargetAllocator) error {
-	if changed.Status.Version == "" {
-		changed.Status.Version = version.TargetAllocator()
-	}
-	return nil
-}