diff --git a/pkg/cmd/server/server.go b/pkg/cmd/server/server.go
index 20e14e368..a631b337d 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/server/server.go
@@ -700,7 +700,6 @@ func (s *server) runControllers(defaultVolumeSnapshotLocations map[string]string
 	bslr := controller.NewBackupStorageLocationReconciler(
 		s.ctx,
 		s.mgr.GetClient(),
-		s.mgr.GetScheme(),
 		storage.DefaultBackupLocationInfo{
 			StorageLocation:           s.config.defaultBackupLocation,
 			ServerValidationFrequency: s.config.storeValidationFrequency,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/backup_storage_location_controller.go b/pkg/controller/backup_storage_location_controller.go
index 26cc1e734..051dcb6fe 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/backup_storage_location_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/backup_storage_location_controller.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/builder"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ const (
 type backupStorageLocationReconciler struct {
 	ctx                       context.Context
 	client                    client.Client
-	scheme                    *runtime.Scheme
 	defaultBackupLocationInfo storage.DefaultBackupLocationInfo
 	// use variables to refer to these functions so they can be
 	// replaced with fakes for testing.
@@ -61,7 +59,6 @@ type backupStorageLocationReconciler struct {
 func NewBackupStorageLocationReconciler(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	client client.Client,
-	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 	defaultBackupLocationInfo storage.DefaultBackupLocationInfo,
 	newPluginManager func(logrus.FieldLogger) clientmgmt.Manager,
 	backupStoreGetter persistence.ObjectBackupStoreGetter,
@@ -69,7 +66,6 @@ func NewBackupStorageLocationReconciler(
 	return &backupStorageLocationReconciler{
 		ctx:                       ctx,
 		client:                    client,
-		scheme:                    scheme,
 		defaultBackupLocationInfo: defaultBackupLocationInfo,
 		newPluginManager:          newPluginManager,
 		backupStoreGetter:         backupStoreGetter,