diff --git a/cmd/kyverno/main.go b/cmd/kyverno/main.go
index 681b6bb95e..020dc9d02a 100755
--- a/cmd/kyverno/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kyverno/main.go
@@ -524,7 +524,6 @@ func main() {
 	go reportReqGen.Run(2, stopCh)
 	go configData.Run(stopCh)
 	go eventGenerator.Run(3, stopCh)
-	go grgen.Run(10, stopCh)
 	go pCacheController.Run(1, stopCh)
 	go auditHandler.Run(10, stopCh)
 	if !debug {
diff --git a/pkg/webhooks/generate/generate.go b/pkg/webhooks/generate/generate.go
index 1cb11b5a30..13ac31b38b 100644
--- a/pkg/webhooks/generate/generate.go
+++ b/pkg/webhooks/generate/generate.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	admissionv1 "k8s.io/api/admission/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
-	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 )
 
@@ -67,24 +66,6 @@ func (g *Generator) Apply(gr kyverno.GenerateRequestSpec, action admissionv1.Ope
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Run starts the generate request spec
-func (g *Generator) Run(workers int, stopCh <-chan struct{}) {
-	logger := g.log
-	defer utilruntime.HandleCrash()
-
-	logger.V(4).Info("starting")
-	defer func() {
-		logger.V(4).Info("shutting down")
-	}()
-
-	if !cache.WaitForCacheSync(stopCh, g.grSynced) {
-		logger.Info("failed to sync informer cache")
-		return
-	}
-
-	<-g.stopCh
-}
-
 func (g *Generator) processApply(m GeneratorChannel) {
 	if err := g.generate(m.spec, m.action); err != nil {
 		logger.Error(err, "failed to generate request CR")