diff --git a/operators/endpointmetrics/controllers/observabilityendpoint/ocp_monitoring_config.go b/operators/endpointmetrics/controllers/observabilityendpoint/ocp_monitoring_config.go
index 622c08b30..8218e044c 100644
--- a/operators/endpointmetrics/controllers/observabilityendpoint/ocp_monitoring_config.go
+++ b/operators/endpointmetrics/controllers/observabilityendpoint/ocp_monitoring_config.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
 
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
-	"github.com/ghodss/yaml"
 	cmomanifests "github.com/openshift/cluster-monitoring-operator/pkg/manifests"
 	operatorconfig "github.com/stolostron/multicluster-observability-operator/operators/pkg/config"
 )
diff --git a/operators/endpointmetrics/pkg/collector/metrics_collector.go b/operators/endpointmetrics/pkg/collector/metrics_collector.go
index d9ec1f75d..bc820984f 100644
--- a/operators/endpointmetrics/pkg/collector/metrics_collector.go
+++ b/operators/endpointmetrics/pkg/collector/metrics_collector.go
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ func (m *MetricsCollector) ensureService(ctx context.Context, isUWL bool) error
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get service %s/%s: %w", m.Namespace, name, err)
 		}
 
-		if !equality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(desiredService.Spec, foundService.Spec) {
+		if !equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(desiredService.Spec, foundService.Spec) {
 			m.Log.Info("Updating Service", "name", name, "namespace", m.Namespace)
 
 			foundService.Spec = desiredService.Spec
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ func (m *MetricsCollector) ensureServiceMonitor(ctx context.Context, isUWL bool)
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get ServiceMonitor %s/%s: %w", m.Namespace, name, err)
 		}
 
-		if !equality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(desiredSm.Spec, foundSm.Spec) {
+		if !equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(desiredSm.Spec, foundSm.Spec) {
 			m.Log.Info("Updating ServiceMonitor", "name", name, "namespace", m.Namespace)
 
 			foundSm.Spec = desiredSm.Spec
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ func (m *MetricsCollector) ensureAlertingRule(ctx context.Context, isUWL bool) e
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get PrometheusRule %s/%s: %w", m.Namespace, name, err)
 		}
 
-		if !equality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(desiredPromRule.Spec, foundPromRule.Spec) {
+		if !equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(desiredPromRule.Spec, foundPromRule.Spec) {
 			m.Log.Info("Updating PrometheusRule", "name", name, "namespace", m.Namespace)
 
 			foundPromRule.Spec = desiredPromRule.Spec
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ func (m *MetricsCollector) ensureDeployment(ctx context.Context, isUWL bool, dep
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get Deployment %s/%s: %w", m.Namespace, name, err)
 		}
 
-		isDifferentSpec := !equality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(desiredMetricsCollectorDep.Spec.Template.Spec, foundMetricsCollectorDep.Spec.Template.Spec)
+		isDifferentSpec := !equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(desiredMetricsCollectorDep.Spec.Template.Spec, foundMetricsCollectorDep.Spec.Template.Spec)
 		isDifferentReplicas := !equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(desiredMetricsCollectorDep.Spec.Replicas, foundMetricsCollectorDep.Spec.Replicas)
 		if isDifferentSpec || isDifferentReplicas || deployParams.forceRestart {
 			m.Log.Info("Updating Deployment", "name", name, "namespace", m.Namespace, "isDifferentSpec", isDifferentSpec, "isDifferentReplicas", isDifferentReplicas, "forceRestart", deployParams.forceRestart)
diff --git a/operators/pkg/deploying/deployer.go b/operators/pkg/deploying/deployer.go
index 8595649f1..c8040445f 100644
--- a/operators/pkg/deploying/deployer.go
+++ b/operators/pkg/deploying/deployer.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (d *Deployer) updateDeployment(ctx context.Context, desiredObj, runtimeObj
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(desiredDeploy.Spec, runtimeDepoly.Spec) {
+	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(desiredDeploy.Spec, runtimeDepoly.Spec) {
 		logUpdateInfo(runtimeObj)
 		return d.client.Update(ctx, desiredDeploy)
 	}
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ func (d *Deployer) updateStatefulSet(ctx context.Context, desiredObj, runtimeObj
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(desiredDepoly.Spec.Template, runtimeDepoly.Spec.Template) ||
-		!apiequality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(desiredDepoly.Spec.Replicas, runtimeDepoly.Spec.Replicas) {
+	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(desiredDepoly.Spec.Template, runtimeDepoly.Spec.Template) ||
+		!apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(desiredDepoly.Spec.Replicas, runtimeDepoly.Spec.Replicas) {
 		logUpdateInfo(runtimeObj)
 		runtimeDepoly.Spec.Replicas = desiredDepoly.Spec.Replicas
 		runtimeDepoly.Spec.Template = desiredDepoly.Spec.Template
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func (d *Deployer) updateService(ctx context.Context, desiredObj, runtimeObj *un
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(desiredService.Spec, runtimeService.Spec) {
+	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(desiredService.Spec, runtimeService.Spec) {
 		desiredService.ObjectMeta.ResourceVersion = runtimeService.ObjectMeta.ResourceVersion
 		desiredService.Spec.ClusterIP = runtimeService.Spec.ClusterIP
 		logUpdateInfo(runtimeObj)
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func (d *Deployer) updateConfigMap(ctx context.Context, desiredObj, runtimeObj *
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(desiredConfigMap.Data, runtimeConfigMap.Data) {
+	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(desiredConfigMap.Data, runtimeConfigMap.Data) {
 		logUpdateInfo(runtimeObj)
 		return d.client.Update(ctx, desiredConfigMap)
 	}
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func (d *Deployer) updateSecret(ctx context.Context, desiredObj, runtimeObj *uns
 	}
 
 	if desiredSecret.Data == nil ||
-		!apiequality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(desiredSecret.Data, runtimeSecret.Data) {
+		!apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(desiredSecret.Data, runtimeSecret.Data) {
 		logUpdateInfo(desiredObj)
 		return d.client.Update(ctx, desiredSecret)
 	}
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ func (d *Deployer) updateClusterRole(ctx context.Context, desiredObj, runtimeObj
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(desiredClusterRole.Rules, runtimeClusterRole.Rules) ||
-		!apiequality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(desiredClusterRole.AggregationRule, runtimeClusterRole.AggregationRule) {
+	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(desiredClusterRole.Rules, runtimeClusterRole.Rules) ||
+		!apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(desiredClusterRole.AggregationRule, runtimeClusterRole.AggregationRule) {
 		logUpdateInfo(desiredObj)
 		return d.client.Update(ctx, desiredClusterRole)
 	}
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ func (d *Deployer) updateClusterRoleBinding(ctx context.Context, desiredObj, run
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(desiredClusterRoleBinding.Subjects, runtimeClusterRoleBinding.Subjects) ||
-		!apiequality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(desiredClusterRoleBinding.RoleRef, runtimeClusterRoleBinding.RoleRef) {
+	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(desiredClusterRoleBinding.Subjects, runtimeClusterRoleBinding.Subjects) ||
+		!apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(desiredClusterRoleBinding.RoleRef, runtimeClusterRoleBinding.RoleRef) {
 		logUpdateInfo(desiredObj)
 		return d.client.Update(ctx, desiredClusterRoleBinding)
 	}
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func (d *Deployer) updateCRD(ctx context.Context, desiredObj, runtimeObj *unstru
 
 	desiredCRD.ObjectMeta.ResourceVersion = runtimeCRD.ObjectMeta.ResourceVersion
 
-	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(desiredCRD.Spec, runtimeCRD.Spec) {
+	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(desiredCRD.Spec, runtimeCRD.Spec) {
 		logUpdateInfo(runtimeObj)
 		return d.client.Update(ctx, desiredCRD)
 	}
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func (d *Deployer) updatePrometheus(ctx context.Context, desiredObj, runtimeObj
 		log.Info("Desired Prometheus: AdditionalAlertManagerConfig is null")
 	}
 
-	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(desiredPrometheus.Spec, runtimePrometheus.Spec) {
+	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(desiredPrometheus.Spec, runtimePrometheus.Spec) {
 		logUpdateInfo(runtimeObj)
 		return d.client.Update(ctx, desiredPrometheus)
 	} else {
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func (d *Deployer) updatePrometheusRule(ctx context.Context, desiredObj, runtime
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(desiredPrometheusRule.Spec, runtimePrometheusRule.Spec) {
+	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(desiredPrometheusRule.Spec, runtimePrometheusRule.Spec) {
 		logUpdateInfo(runtimeObj)
 		if desiredPrometheusRule.ResourceVersion != runtimePrometheusRule.ResourceVersion {
 			desiredPrometheusRule.ResourceVersion = runtimePrometheusRule.ResourceVersion
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func (d *Deployer) updateIngress(ctx context.Context, desiredObj, runtimeObj *un
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(desiredIngress.Spec, runtimeIngress.Spec) {
+	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(desiredIngress.Spec, runtimeIngress.Spec) {
 		logUpdateInfo(runtimeObj)
 		return d.client.Update(ctx, desiredIngress)
 	}
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ func (d *Deployer) updateRole(ctx context.Context, desiredObj, runtimeObj *unstr
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(desiredRole.Rules, runtimeRole.Rules) {
+	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(desiredRole.Rules, runtimeRole.Rules) {
 		logUpdateInfo(runtimeObj)
 		return d.client.Update(ctx, desiredRole)
 	}
@@ -314,8 +314,8 @@ func (d *Deployer) updateRoleBinding(ctx context.Context, desiredObj, runtimeObj
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(desiredRoleBinding.Subjects, runtimeRoleBinding.Subjects) ||
-		!apiequality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(desiredRoleBinding.RoleRef, runtimeRoleBinding.RoleRef) {
+	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(desiredRoleBinding.Subjects, runtimeRoleBinding.Subjects) ||
+		!apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(desiredRoleBinding.RoleRef, runtimeRoleBinding.RoleRef) {
 		logUpdateInfo(runtimeObj)
 		return d.client.Update(ctx, desiredRoleBinding)
 	}
@@ -329,8 +329,8 @@ func (d *Deployer) updateServiceAccount(ctx context.Context, desiredObj, runtime
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(desiredServiceAccount.ImagePullSecrets, runtimeServiceAccount.ImagePullSecrets) ||
-		!apiequality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(desiredServiceAccount.Secrets, runtimeServiceAccount.Secrets) {
+	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(desiredServiceAccount.ImagePullSecrets, runtimeServiceAccount.ImagePullSecrets) ||
+		!apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(desiredServiceAccount.Secrets, runtimeServiceAccount.Secrets) {
 		logUpdateInfo(runtimeObj)
 		return d.client.Update(ctx, desiredServiceAccount)
 	}
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ func (d *Deployer) updateDaemonSet(ctx context.Context, desiredObj, runtimeObj *
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(desiredDaemonSet.Spec, runtimeDaemonSet.Spec) {
+	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(desiredDaemonSet.Spec, runtimeDaemonSet.Spec) {
 		logUpdateInfo(runtimeObj)
 		return d.client.Update(ctx, desiredDaemonSet)
 	}
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ func (d *Deployer) updateServiceMonitor(ctx context.Context, desiredObj, runtime
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(desiredServiceMonitor.Spec, runtimeServiceMonitor.Spec) {
+	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(desiredServiceMonitor.Spec, runtimeServiceMonitor.Spec) {
 		logUpdateInfo(runtimeObj)
 		return d.client.Update(ctx, desiredServiceMonitor)
 	}