diff --git a/pkg/watcher/reconciler/dynamic/dynamic.go b/pkg/watcher/reconciler/dynamic/dynamic.go
index 48e90eb4d..2e8fc8f38 100644
--- a/pkg/watcher/reconciler/dynamic/dynamic.go
+++ b/pkg/watcher/reconciler/dynamic/dynamic.go
@@ -722,10 +722,6 @@ func (r *Reconciler) addStoredAnnotations(ctx context.Context, o results.Object)
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if r.cfg.GetCompletedResourceGracePeriod() != 0*time.Second {
-		logger.Debugf("Skipping CRD annotation patch: CompletedResourceGracePeriod is disabled ObjectName: %s", o.GetName())
-		return nil
-	}
 	if r.cfg.GetDisableAnnotationUpdate() { //nolint:gocritic
 		logger.Debug("Skipping CRD annotation patch: annotation update is disabled")
 		return nil
diff --git a/pkg/watcher/reconciler/pipelinerun/reconciler.go b/pkg/watcher/reconciler/pipelinerun/reconciler.go
index 0147e74d2..6036af5a7 100644
--- a/pkg/watcher/reconciler/pipelinerun/reconciler.go
+++ b/pkg/watcher/reconciler/pipelinerun/reconciler.go
@@ -144,12 +144,6 @@ func (r *Reconciler) FinalizeKind(ctx context.Context, pr *pipelinev1.PipelineRu
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// If the completed resource grace period isn't 0, we can't use finalizers
-	// to coordinate deletion because a results pruner is running.
-	if r.cfg.GetCompletedResourceGracePeriod() != 0*time.Second {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	// Check to make sure the PipelineRun is finished.
 	if !pr.IsDone() {
 		logging.FromContext(ctx).Debugf("pipelinerun %s/%s is still running", pr.Namespace, pr.Name)
diff --git a/pkg/watcher/reconciler/taskrun/reconciler.go b/pkg/watcher/reconciler/taskrun/reconciler.go
index 5cf818506..473228e60 100644
--- a/pkg/watcher/reconciler/taskrun/reconciler.go
+++ b/pkg/watcher/reconciler/taskrun/reconciler.go
@@ -78,12 +78,6 @@ func (r *Reconciler) FinalizeKind(ctx context.Context, tr *pipelinev1.TaskRun) k
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// If the completed resource grace period isn't 0, we can't use finalizers
-	// to coordinate deletion because a results pruner is running.
-	if r.cfg.GetCompletedResourceGracePeriod() != 0*time.Second {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	// Check the TaskRun has finished.
 	if !tr.IsDone() {
 		logging.FromContext(ctx).Debugf("taskrun %s/%s is still running", tr.Namespace, tr.Name)
diff --git a/test/e2e/kustomize/watcher.yaml b/test/e2e/kustomize/watcher.yaml
index 4f51f4634..c30220b5d 100644
--- a/test/e2e/kustomize/watcher.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/kustomize/watcher.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@
 - op: add
   path: "/spec/template/spec/containers/0/args/-"
   value: "15s"
+- op: add
+  path: "/spec/template/spec/containers/0/args/-"
+  value: "-store_deadline"
+- op: add
+  path: "/spec/template/spec/containers/0/args/-"
+  value: "20s"
+- op: add
+  path: "/spec/template/spec/containers/0/args/-"
+  value: "-forward_buffer"
+- op: add
+  path: "/spec/template/spec/containers/0/args/-"
+  value: "17s"
 - op: add
   path: "/spec/template/spec/containers/0/args/-"
   value: "-store_event=true"