diff --git a/control-plane-operator/controllers/hostedcontrolplane/hostedcontrolplane_controller.go b/control-plane-operator/controllers/hostedcontrolplane/hostedcontrolplane_controller.go
index 3362847678..b3a58c26b2 100644
--- a/control-plane-operator/controllers/hostedcontrolplane/hostedcontrolplane_controller.go
+++ b/control-plane-operator/controllers/hostedcontrolplane/hostedcontrolplane_controller.go
@@ -865,14 +865,6 @@ func (r *HostedControlPlaneReconciler) update(ctx context.Context, hostedControl
 
 	createOrUpdate := r.createOrUpdate(hostedControlPlane)
 
-	if util.IsPrivateHCP(hostedControlPlane) {
-		r.Log.Info("Removing private IngressController")
-		// Ensure that if an ingress controller exists from a previous version, it is removed
-		if err := r.reconcilePrivateIngressController(ctx, hostedControlPlane); err != nil {
-			return reconcile.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to reconcile private ingresscontroller: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	r.Log.Info("Reconciling infrastructure services")
 	if err := r.reconcileInfrastructure(ctx, hostedControlPlane, createOrUpdate); err != nil {
 		return reconcile.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to ensure infrastructure: %w", err)
@@ -3537,18 +3529,6 @@ func (r *HostedControlPlaneReconciler) reconcileCoreIgnitionConfig(ctx context.C
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (r *HostedControlPlaneReconciler) reconcilePrivateIngressController(ctx context.Context, hcp *hyperv1.HostedControlPlane) error {
-	ic := manifests.IngressPrivateIngressController(hcp.Namespace)
-	if err := r.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(ic), ic); err == nil {
-		if err = r.Delete(ctx, ic); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete private ingress controller: %w", err)
-		}
-	} else if !apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get private ingress controller: %w", err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (r *HostedControlPlaneReconciler) reconcileRouter(ctx context.Context, hcp *hyperv1.HostedControlPlane, releaseImageProvider *imageprovider.ReleaseImageProvider, createOrUpdate upsert.CreateOrUpdateFN, exposeKASThroughRouter bool, privateRouterHost, externalRouterHost string) error {
 	routeList := &routev1.RouteList{}
 	if err := r.List(ctx, routeList, client.InNamespace(hcp.Namespace)); err != nil {
diff --git a/control-plane-operator/controllers/hostedcontrolplane/manifests/ingress.go b/control-plane-operator/controllers/hostedcontrolplane/manifests/ingress.go
index 84de606e92..d976156d8f 100644
--- a/control-plane-operator/controllers/hostedcontrolplane/manifests/ingress.go
+++ b/control-plane-operator/controllers/hostedcontrolplane/manifests/ingress.go
@@ -30,15 +30,6 @@ func IngressDefaultIngressController() *operatorv1.IngressController {
 	}
 }
 
-func IngressPrivateIngressController(name string) *operatorv1.IngressController {
-	return &operatorv1.IngressController{
-		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			Name:      name,
-			Namespace: "openshift-ingress-operator",
-		},
-	}
-}
-
 func RouterServiceAccount(ns string) *corev1.ServiceAccount {
 	return &corev1.ServiceAccount{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
diff --git a/control-plane-operator/main.go b/control-plane-operator/main.go
index 8739f4f447..49fa192003 100644
--- a/control-plane-operator/main.go
+++ b/control-plane-operator/main.go
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openshift/hypershift/support/releaseinfo"
 	"github.com/openshift/hypershift/support/upsert"
 
-	operatorv1 "github.com/openshift/api/operator/v1"
-
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log/zap"
 	// +kubebuilder:scaffold:imports
@@ -213,9 +211,6 @@ func NewStartCommand() *cobra.Command {
 			HealthProbeBindAddress:        healthProbeAddr,
 			Cache: cache.Options{
 				DefaultFieldSelector: fields.OneTermEqualSelector("metadata.namespace", namespace),
-				ByObject: map[crclient.Object]cache.ByObject{
-					&operatorv1.IngressController{}: {Field: fields.OneTermEqualSelector("metadata.namespace", manifests.IngressPrivateIngressController("").Namespace)},
-				},
 			},
 		})
 		if err != nil {