diff --git a/applicationset/controllers/applicationset_controller.go b/applicationset/controllers/applicationset_controller.go
index a2a7ac7ffeee8..fad22fdf55058 100644
--- a/applicationset/controllers/applicationset_controller.go
+++ b/applicationset/controllers/applicationset_controller.go
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
-	k8scache "k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/builder"
@@ -626,25 +625,6 @@ func (r *ApplicationSetReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager, enableProg
 		Complete(r)
 }
 
-func (r *ApplicationSetReconciler) updateCache(ctx context.Context, obj client.Object, logger *log.Entry) {
-	informer, err := r.Cache.GetInformer(ctx, obj)
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Errorf("failed to get informer: %v", err)
-		return
-	}
-	// The controller runtime abstract away informers creation
-	// so unfortunately could not find any other way to access informer store.
-	k8sInformer, ok := informer.(k8scache.SharedInformer)
-	if !ok {
-		logger.Error("informer is not a kubernetes informer")
-		return
-	}
-	if err := k8sInformer.GetStore().Update(obj); err != nil {
-		logger.Errorf("failed to update cache: %v", err)
-		return
-	}
-}
-
 // createOrUpdateInCluster will create / update application resources in the cluster.
 // - For new applications, it will call create
 // - For existing application, it will call update
@@ -746,7 +726,6 @@ func (r *ApplicationSetReconciler) createOrUpdateInCluster(ctx context.Context,
 			}
 			continue
 		}
-		r.updateCache(ctx, found, appLog)
 
 		if action != controllerutil.OperationResultNone {
 			// Don't pollute etcd with "unchanged Application" events
@@ -913,7 +892,6 @@ func (r *ApplicationSetReconciler) removeFinalizerOnInvalidDestination(ctx conte
 			if err := r.Client.Patch(ctx, updated, patch); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("error updating finalizers: %w", err)
 			}
-			r.updateCache(ctx, updated, appLog)
 			// Application must have updated list of finalizers
 			updated.DeepCopyInto(app)