diff --git a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/apply/apply_command.go b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/apply/apply_command.go
index b1af3be4c0..8ebb793b12 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/apply/apply_command.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/apply/apply_command.go
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func (c *ApplyCommandConfig) applyCommandHelper() (rc *common.ResultCounts, reso
 		return rc, resources, skipInvalidPolicies, pvInfos, err
 	}
 
-	openAPIController, err := openapi.NewOpenAPIController()
+	openApiManager, err := openapi.NewOpenAPIManager()
 	if err != nil {
 		return rc, resources, skipInvalidPolicies, pvInfos, sanitizederror.NewWithError("failed to initialize openAPIController", err)
 	}
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ func (c *ApplyCommandConfig) applyCommandHelper() (rc *common.ResultCounts, reso
 	skipInvalidPolicies.invalid = make([]string, 0)
 
 	for _, policy := range mutatedPolicies {
-		_, err := policy2.Validate(policy, nil, true, openAPIController)
+		_, err := policy2.Validate(policy, nil, true, openApiManager)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Log.Error(err, "policy validation error")
 			if strings.HasPrefix(err.Error(), "variable 'element.name'") {
diff --git a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/test/test_command.go b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/test/test_command.go
index 248f42a5ca..b4d31dd688 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/test/test_command.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/test/test_command.go
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ func testCommandExecute(dirPath []string, fileName string, gitBranch string, tes
 		tf.enabled = false
 	}
 
-	openAPIController, err := openapi.NewOpenAPIController()
+	openAPIController, err := openapi.NewOpenAPIManager()
 	if err != nil {
 		return rc, fmt.Errorf("unable to create open api controller, %w", err)
 	}
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ func testCommandExecute(dirPath []string, fileName string, gitBranch string, tes
 	return rc, nil
 }
 
-func getLocalDirTestFiles(fs billy.Filesystem, path, fileName string, rc *resultCounts, testFiles *int, openAPIController *openapi.Controller, tf *testFilter, failOnly, removeColor bool) []error {
+func getLocalDirTestFiles(fs billy.Filesystem, path, fileName string, rc *resultCounts, testFiles *int, openApiManager *openapi.Manager, tf *testFilter, failOnly, removeColor bool) []error {
 	var errors []error
 
 	files, err := os.ReadDir(path)
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ func getLocalDirTestFiles(fs billy.Filesystem, path, fileName string, rc *result
 	}
 	for _, file := range files {
 		if file.IsDir() {
-			getLocalDirTestFiles(fs, filepath.Join(path, file.Name()), fileName, rc, testFiles, openAPIController, tf, failOnly, removeColor)
+			getLocalDirTestFiles(fs, filepath.Join(path, file.Name()), fileName, rc, testFiles, openApiManager, tf, failOnly, removeColor)
 			continue
 		}
 		if file.Name() == fileName {
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ func getLocalDirTestFiles(fs billy.Filesystem, path, fileName string, rc *result
 				errors = append(errors, sanitizederror.NewWithError("failed to convert json", err))
 				continue
 			}
-			if err := applyPoliciesFromPath(fs, valuesBytes, false, path, rc, openAPIController, tf, failOnly, removeColor); err != nil {
+			if err := applyPoliciesFromPath(fs, valuesBytes, false, path, rc, openApiManager, tf, failOnly, removeColor); err != nil {
 				errors = append(errors, sanitizederror.NewWithError(fmt.Sprintf("failed to apply test command from file %s", file.Name()), err))
 				continue
 			}
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ func getFullPath(paths []string, policyResourcePath string, isGit bool) []string
 	return paths
 }
 
-func applyPoliciesFromPath(fs billy.Filesystem, policyBytes []byte, isGit bool, policyResourcePath string, rc *resultCounts, openAPIController *openapi.Controller, tf *testFilter, failOnly, removeColor bool) (err error) {
+func applyPoliciesFromPath(fs billy.Filesystem, policyBytes []byte, isGit bool, policyResourcePath string, rc *resultCounts, openAPIController *openapi.Manager, tf *testFilter, failOnly, removeColor bool) (err error) {
 	engineResponses := make([]*response.EngineResponse, 0)
 	var dClient dclient.Interface
 	values := &Test{}
diff --git a/cmd/kyverno/main.go b/cmd/kyverno/main.go
index bc0569011a..7dcc204316 100644
--- a/cmd/kyverno/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kyverno/main.go
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ func createNonLeaderControllers(
 	configuration config.Configuration,
 	policyCache policycache.Cache,
 	eventGenerator event.Interface,
-	manager *openapi.Controller,
+	manager *openapi.Manager,
 ) ([]controller, func() error) {
 	policyCacheController := policycachecontroller.NewController(
 		policyCache,
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ func main() {
 		logger.Error(err, "failed to initialize configuration")
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	openApiManager, err := openapi.NewOpenAPIController()
+	openApiManager, err := openapi.NewOpenAPIManager()
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error(err, "Failed to create openapi manager")
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/pkg/openapi/crdSync.go b/pkg/openapi/crdSync.go
index dd028dcabb..a3734f3608 100644
--- a/pkg/openapi/crdSync.go
+++ b/pkg/openapi/crdSync.go
@@ -2,29 +2,24 @@ package openapi
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/google/gnostic/compiler"
-	openapiv2 "github.com/google/gnostic/openapiv2"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/clients/dclient"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/logging"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/metrics"
 	util "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	runtimeSchema "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/discovery"
 )
 
 type crdSync struct {
-	client     dclient.Interface
-	controller *Controller
+	client  dclient.Interface
+	manager *Manager
 }
 
 const (
@@ -59,14 +54,14 @@ var crdDefinitionNew struct {
 }
 
 // NewCRDSync ...
-func NewCRDSync(client dclient.Interface, controller *Controller) *crdSync {
-	if controller == nil {
-		panic(fmt.Errorf("nil controller sent into crd sync"))
+func NewCRDSync(client dclient.Interface, mgr *Manager) *crdSync {
+	if mgr == nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("nil manager sent into crd sync"))
 	}
 
 	return &crdSync{
-		controller: controller,
-		client:     client,
+		manager: mgr,
+		client:  client,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -80,7 +75,7 @@ func (c *crdSync) Run(ctx context.Context, workers int) {
 		logging.Error(err, "cannot get OpenAPI schema")
 	}
 
-	err = c.controller.useOpenAPIDocument(newDoc)
+	err = c.manager.useOpenAPIDocument(newDoc)
 	if err != nil {
 		logging.Error(err, "Could not set custom OpenAPI document")
 	}
@@ -105,10 +100,10 @@ func (c *crdSync) sync() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	c.controller.deleteCRDFromPreviousSync()
+	c.manager.deleteCRDFromPreviousSync()
 
 	for _, crd := range crds.Items {
-		c.controller.ParseCRD(crd)
+		c.manager.ParseCRD(crd)
 	}
 
 	if err := c.updateInClusterKindToAPIVersions(); err != nil {
@@ -120,7 +115,7 @@ func (c *crdSync) sync() {
 		logging.Error(err, "cannot get OpenAPI schema")
 	}
 
-	err = c.controller.useOpenAPIDocument(newDoc)
+	err = c.manager.useOpenAPIDocument(newDoc)
 	if err != nil {
 		logging.Error(err, "Could not set custom OpenAPI document")
 	}
@@ -138,117 +133,10 @@ func (c *crdSync) updateInClusterKindToAPIVersions() error {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "fetching API server preferreds resources")
 	}
 
-	c.controller.updateKindToAPIVersions(apiResourceLists, preferredAPIResourcesLists)
+	c.manager.updateKindToAPIVersions(apiResourceLists, preferredAPIResourcesLists)
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (o *Controller) deleteCRDFromPreviousSync() {
-	for _, crd := range o.crdList {
-		o.gvkToDefinitionName.Remove(crd)
-		o.definitions.Remove(crd)
-	}
-
-	o.crdList = make([]string, 0)
-}
-
-// ParseCRD loads CRD to the cache
-func (o *Controller) ParseCRD(crd unstructured.Unstructured) {
-	var err error
-
-	crdRaw, _ := json.Marshal(crd.Object)
-	_ = json.Unmarshal(crdRaw, &crdDefinitionPrior)
-
-	openV3schema := crdDefinitionPrior.Spec.Validation.OpenAPIV3Schema
-	crdName := crdDefinitionPrior.Spec.Names.Kind
-
-	if openV3schema == nil {
-		_ = json.Unmarshal(crdRaw, &crdDefinitionNew)
-		for _, crdVersion := range crdDefinitionNew.Spec.Versions {
-			if crdVersion.Storage {
-				openV3schema = crdVersion.Schema.OpenAPIV3Schema
-				crdName = crdDefinitionNew.Spec.Names.Kind
-				break
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	if openV3schema == nil {
-		logging.V(4).Info("skip adding schema, CRD has no properties", "name", crdName)
-		return
-	}
-
-	schemaRaw, _ := json.Marshal(openV3schema)
-	if len(schemaRaw) < 1 {
-		logging.V(4).Info("failed to parse crd schema", "name", crdName)
-		return
-	}
-
-	schemaRaw, err = addingDefaultFieldsToSchema(crdName, schemaRaw)
-	if err != nil {
-		logging.Error(err, "failed to parse crd schema", "name", crdName)
-		return
-	}
-
-	var schema yaml.Node
-	_ = yaml.Unmarshal(schemaRaw, &schema)
-
-	parsedSchema, err := openapiv2.NewSchema(&schema, compiler.NewContext("schema", &schema, nil))
-	if err != nil {
-		v3valueFound := isOpenV3Error(err)
-		if !v3valueFound {
-			logging.Error(err, "failed to parse crd schema", "name", crdName)
-		}
-		return
-	}
-
-	o.crdList = append(o.crdList, crdName)
-	o.gvkToDefinitionName.Set(crdName, crdName)
-	o.definitions.Set(crdName, parsedSchema)
-}
-
-func isOpenV3Error(err error) bool {
-	unsupportedValues := []string{"anyOf", "allOf", "not"}
-	v3valueFound := false
-	for _, value := range unsupportedValues {
-		if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), fmt.Sprintf("has invalid property: %s", value)) {
-			v3valueFound = true
-			break
-		}
-	}
-	return v3valueFound
-}
-
-// addingDefaultFieldsToSchema will add any default missing fields like apiVersion, metadata
-func addingDefaultFieldsToSchema(crdName string, schemaRaw []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	var schema struct {
-		Properties map[string]interface{} `json:"properties"`
-	}
-	_ = json.Unmarshal(schemaRaw, &schema)
-
-	if len(schema.Properties) < 1 {
-		logging.V(6).Info("crd schema has no properties", "name", crdName)
-		return schemaRaw, nil
-	}
-
-	if schema.Properties["apiVersion"] == nil {
-		apiVersionDefRaw := `{"description":"APIVersion defines the versioned schema of this representation of an object. Servers should convert recognized schemas to the latest internal value, and may reject unrecognized values. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#resources","type":"string"}`
-		apiVersionDef := make(map[string]interface{})
-		_ = json.Unmarshal([]byte(apiVersionDefRaw), &apiVersionDef)
-		schema.Properties["apiVersion"] = apiVersionDef
-	}
-
-	if schema.Properties["metadata"] == nil {
-		metadataDefRaw := `{"$ref":"#/definitions/io.k8s.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.ObjectMeta","description":"Standard object's metadata. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#metadata"}`
-		metadataDef := make(map[string]interface{})
-		_ = json.Unmarshal([]byte(metadataDefRaw), &metadataDef)
-		schema.Properties["metadata"] = metadataDef
-	}
-
-	schemaWithDefaultFields, _ := json.Marshal(schema)
-
-	return schemaWithDefaultFields, nil
-}
-
 func (c *crdSync) CheckSync(ctx context.Context) {
 	crds, err := c.client.GetDynamicInterface().Resource(runtimeSchema.GroupVersionResource{
 		Group:    "apiextensions.k8s.io",
@@ -259,7 +147,7 @@ func (c *crdSync) CheckSync(ctx context.Context) {
 		logging.Error(err, "could not fetch crd's from server")
 		return
 	}
-	if len(c.controller.crdList) != len(crds.Items) {
+	if len(c.manager.crdList) != len(crds.Items) {
 		c.sync()
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/openapi/validation.go b/pkg/openapi/manager.go
similarity index 50%
rename from pkg/openapi/validation.go
rename to pkg/openapi/manager.go
index 44685cbd7b..108e19137e 100644
--- a/pkg/openapi/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/openapi/manager.go
@@ -3,18 +3,14 @@ package openapi
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/google/gnostic/compiler"
 	openapiv2 "github.com/google/gnostic/openapiv2"
 	kyvernov1 "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/api/kyverno/v1"
-	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/data"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/autogen"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/engine"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/logging"
-	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/utils"
 	cmap "github.com/orcaman/concurrent-map/v2"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
@@ -24,14 +20,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/util/proto/validation"
 )
 
-// type concurrentMap struct{ cmap.ConcurrentMap }
-
 type ValidateInterface interface {
 	ValidateResource(resource unstructured.Unstructured, apiVersion, kind string) error
 }
 
-// Controller represents OpenAPIController
-type Controller struct {
+type Manager struct {
 	// definitions holds the map of {definitionName: *openapiv2.Schema}
 	definitions cmap.ConcurrentMap[*openapiv2.Schema]
 
@@ -56,9 +49,9 @@ type apiVersions struct {
 	gvks               []string
 }
 
-// NewOpenAPIController initializes a new instance of OpenAPIController
-func NewOpenAPIController() (*Controller, error) {
-	controller := &Controller{
+// NewOpenAPIManager initializes a new instance of openapi schema manager
+func NewOpenAPIManager() (*Manager, error) {
+	mgr := &Manager{
 		definitions:         cmap.New[*openapiv2.Schema](),
 		gvkToDefinitionName: cmap.New[string](),
 		kindToAPIVersions:   cmap.New[apiVersions](),
@@ -69,23 +62,23 @@ func NewOpenAPIController() (*Controller, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	controller.updateKindToAPIVersions(apiResourceLists, preferredAPIResourcesLists)
+	mgr.updateKindToAPIVersions(apiResourceLists, preferredAPIResourcesLists)
 
 	defaultDoc, err := getSchemaDocument()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	err = controller.useOpenAPIDocument(defaultDoc)
+	err = mgr.useOpenAPIDocument(defaultDoc)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return controller, nil
+	return mgr, nil
 }
 
 // ValidateResource ...
-func (o *Controller) ValidateResource(patchedResource unstructured.Unstructured, apiVersion, kind string) error {
+func (o *Manager) ValidateResource(patchedResource unstructured.Unstructured, apiVersion, kind string) error {
 	var err error
 
 	gvk := kind
@@ -117,7 +110,7 @@ func (o *Controller) ValidateResource(patchedResource unstructured.Unstructured,
 }
 
 // ValidatePolicyMutation ...
-func (o *Controller) ValidatePolicyMutation(policy kyvernov1.PolicyInterface) error {
+func (o *Manager) ValidatePolicyMutation(policy kyvernov1.PolicyInterface) error {
 	kindToRules := make(map[string][]kyvernov1.Rule)
 	for _, rule := range autogen.ComputeRules(policy) {
 		if rule.HasMutate() {
@@ -158,7 +151,7 @@ func (o *Controller) ValidatePolicyMutation(policy kyvernov1.PolicyInterface) er
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (o *Controller) useOpenAPIDocument(doc *openapiv2.Document) error {
+func (o *Manager) useOpenAPIDocument(doc *openapiv2.Document) error {
 	for _, definition := range doc.GetDefinitions().AdditionalProperties {
 		definitionName := definition.GetName()
 
@@ -190,7 +183,7 @@ func (o *Controller) useOpenAPIDocument(doc *openapiv2.Document) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (o *Controller) getGVKByDefinitionName(definitionName string) (gvk string, preferredGVK bool, err error) {
+func (o *Manager) getGVKByDefinitionName(definitionName string) (gvk string, preferredGVK bool, err error) {
 	paths := strings.Split(definitionName, ".")
 	kind := paths[len(paths)-1]
 	versions, ok := o.kindToAPIVersions.Get(kind)
@@ -213,64 +206,8 @@ func (o *Controller) getGVKByDefinitionName(definitionName string) (gvk string,
 	return "", preferredGVK, fmt.Errorf("gvk not found by the given definition name %s, %v", definitionName, versions.gvks)
 }
 
-func parseGVK(str string) (group, apiVersion, kind string) {
-	if strings.Count(str, "/") == 0 {
-		return "", "", str
-	}
-	splitString := strings.Split(str, "/")
-	if strings.Count(str, "/") == 1 {
-		return "", splitString[0], splitString[1]
-	}
-	return splitString[0], splitString[1], splitString[2]
-}
-
-func groupMatches(gvkMap map[string]bool, group, kind string) bool {
-	if group == "" {
-		ok := gvkMap["core"]
-		if ok {
-			return true
-		}
-	} else {
-		elements := strings.Split(group, ".")
-		ok := gvkMap[elements[0]]
-		if ok {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
-// matchGVK is a helper function that checks if the
-// given GVK matches the definition name
-
-func matchGVK(definitionName, gvk string) bool {
-	paths := strings.Split(definitionName, ".")
-
-	gvkMap := make(map[string]bool)
-	for _, p := range paths {
-		gvkMap[p] = true
-	}
-
-	group, version, kind := parseGVK(gvk)
-
-	ok := gvkMap[kind]
-	if !ok {
-		return false
-	}
-	ok = gvkMap[version]
-	if !ok {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	if !groupMatches(gvkMap, group, kind) {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	return true
-}
-
 // updateKindToAPIVersions sets kindToAPIVersions with static manifests
-func (c *Controller) updateKindToAPIVersions(apiResourceLists, preferredAPIResourcesLists []*metav1.APIResourceList) {
+func (c *Manager) updateKindToAPIVersions(apiResourceLists, preferredAPIResourcesLists []*metav1.APIResourceList) {
 	tempKindToAPIVersions := getAllAPIVersions(apiResourceLists)
 	tempKindToAPIVersions = setPreferredVersions(tempKindToAPIVersions, preferredAPIResourcesLists)
 
@@ -280,19 +217,8 @@ func (c *Controller) updateKindToAPIVersions(apiResourceLists, preferredAPIResou
 	}
 }
 
-func getSchemaDocument() (*openapiv2.Document, error) {
-	var spec yaml.Node
-	err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(data.SwaggerDoc), &spec)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	root := spec.Content[0]
-	return openapiv2.NewDocument(root, compiler.NewContext("$root", root, nil))
-}
-
 // For crd, we do not store definition in document
-func (o *Controller) getCRDSchema(kind string) (proto.Schema, error) {
+func (o *Manager) getCRDSchema(kind string) (proto.Schema, error) {
 	if kind == "" {
 		return nil, errors.New("invalid kind")
 	}
@@ -312,7 +238,7 @@ func (o *Controller) getCRDSchema(kind string) (proto.Schema, error) {
 	return (existingDefinitions).ParseSchema(definition, &path)
 }
 
-func (o *Controller) generateEmptyResource(kindSchema *openapiv2.Schema) interface{} {
+func (o *Manager) generateEmptyResource(kindSchema *openapiv2.Schema) interface{} {
 	types := kindSchema.GetType().GetValue()
 
 	if kindSchema.GetXRef() != "" {
@@ -347,169 +273,66 @@ func (o *Controller) generateEmptyResource(kindSchema *openapiv2.Schema) interfa
 	return nil
 }
 
-func getArrayValue(kindSchema *openapiv2.Schema, o *Controller) interface{} {
-	var array []interface{}
-	for _, schema := range kindSchema.GetItems().GetSchema() {
-		array = append(array, o.generateEmptyResource(schema))
+func (o *Manager) deleteCRDFromPreviousSync() {
+	for _, crd := range o.crdList {
+		o.gvkToDefinitionName.Remove(crd)
+		o.definitions.Remove(crd)
 	}
 
-	return array
+	o.crdList = make([]string, 0)
 }
 
-func getObjectValue(kindSchema *openapiv2.Schema, o *Controller) interface{} {
-	props := make(map[string]interface{})
-	properties := kindSchema.GetProperties().GetAdditionalProperties()
-	if len(properties) == 0 {
-		return props
-	}
+// ParseCRD loads CRD to the cache
+func (o *Manager) ParseCRD(crd unstructured.Unstructured) {
+	var err error
 
-	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-	var mutex sync.Mutex
-	wg.Add(len(properties))
-	for _, property := range properties {
-		go func(property *openapiv2.NamedSchema) {
-			prop := o.generateEmptyResource(property.GetValue())
-			mutex.Lock()
-			props[property.GetName()] = prop
-			mutex.Unlock()
-			wg.Done()
-		}(property)
-	}
-	wg.Wait()
-	return props
-}
+	crdRaw, _ := json.Marshal(crd.Object)
+	_ = json.Unmarshal(crdRaw, &crdDefinitionPrior)
 
-func getBoolValue(kindSchema *openapiv2.Schema) bool {
-	if d := kindSchema.GetDefault(); d != nil {
-		v := getAnyValue(d)
-		return string(v) == "true"
-	}
+	openV3schema := crdDefinitionPrior.Spec.Validation.OpenAPIV3Schema
+	crdName := crdDefinitionPrior.Spec.Names.Kind
 
-	if e := kindSchema.GetExample(); e != nil {
-		v := getAnyValue(e)
-		return string(v) == "true"
-	}
-
-	return false
-}
-
-func getNumericValue(kindSchema *openapiv2.Schema) int64 {
-	if d := kindSchema.GetDefault(); d != nil {
-		v := getAnyValue(d)
-		val, _ := strconv.Atoi(string(v))
-		return int64(val)
-	}
-
-	if e := kindSchema.GetExample(); e != nil {
-		v := getAnyValue(e)
-		val, _ := strconv.Atoi(string(v))
-		return int64(val)
-	}
-
-	return int64(0)
-}
-
-func getStringValue(kindSchema *openapiv2.Schema) string {
-	if d := kindSchema.GetDefault(); d != nil {
-		v := getAnyValue(d)
-		return string(v)
-	}
-
-	if e := kindSchema.GetExample(); e != nil {
-		v := getAnyValue(e)
-		return string(v)
-	}
-
-	return ""
-}
-
-func getAnyValue(any *openapiv2.Any) []byte {
-	if any != nil {
-		if val := any.GetValue(); val != nil {
-			return val.GetValue()
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// getAllAPIVersions gets all available versions for a kind
-// returns a map which stores all kinds with its versions
-func getAllAPIVersions(apiResourceLists []*metav1.APIResourceList) map[string]apiVersions {
-	tempKindToAPIVersions := make(map[string]apiVersions)
-
-	for _, apiResourceList := range apiResourceLists {
-		lastKind := ""
-		for _, apiResource := range apiResourceList.APIResources {
-			if apiResource.Kind == lastKind {
-				continue
-			}
-
-			version, ok := tempKindToAPIVersions[apiResource.Kind]
-			if !ok {
-				tempKindToAPIVersions[apiResource.Kind] = apiVersions{}
-			}
-
-			gvk := strings.Join([]string{apiResourceList.GroupVersion, apiResource.Kind}, "/")
-			version.gvks = append(version.gvks, gvk)
-			tempKindToAPIVersions[apiResource.Kind] = version
-			lastKind = apiResource.Kind
-		}
-	}
-
-	return tempKindToAPIVersions
-}
-
-// setPreferredVersions sets the serverPreferredGVK of the given apiVersions map
-func setPreferredVersions(kindToAPIVersions map[string]apiVersions, preferredAPIResourcesLists []*metav1.APIResourceList) map[string]apiVersions {
-	tempKindToAPIVersionsCopied := copyKindToAPIVersions(kindToAPIVersions)
-
-	for kind, versions := range tempKindToAPIVersionsCopied {
-		for _, preferredAPIResourcesList := range preferredAPIResourcesLists {
-			for _, resource := range preferredAPIResourcesList.APIResources {
-				preferredGV := preferredAPIResourcesList.GroupVersion
-				preferredGVK := preferredGV + "/" + resource.Kind
-
-				if utils.ContainsString(versions.gvks, preferredGVK) {
-					v := kindToAPIVersions[kind]
-
-					// if a Kind belongs to multiple groups, the first group/version
-					// returned from discovery docs is used as preferred version
-					// https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/94761#issuecomment-691982480
-					if v.serverPreferredGVK != "" {
-						continue
-					}
-
-					v.serverPreferredGVK = strings.Join([]string{preferredGV, kind}, "/")
-					kindToAPIVersions[kind] = v
-				}
+	if openV3schema == nil {
+		_ = json.Unmarshal(crdRaw, &crdDefinitionNew)
+		for _, crdVersion := range crdDefinitionNew.Spec.Versions {
+			if crdVersion.Storage {
+				openV3schema = crdVersion.Schema.OpenAPIV3Schema
+				crdName = crdDefinitionNew.Spec.Names.Kind
+				break
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	return kindToAPIVersions
-}
-
-func copyKindToAPIVersions(old map[string]apiVersions) map[string]apiVersions {
-	new := make(map[string]apiVersions, len(old))
-	for key, value := range old {
-		new[key] = value
+	if openV3schema == nil {
+		logging.V(4).Info("skip adding schema, CRD has no properties", "name", crdName)
+		return
 	}
-	return new
-}
 
-func getAPIResourceLists() ([]*metav1.APIResourceList, []*metav1.APIResourceList, error) {
-	var apiResourceLists []*metav1.APIResourceList
-	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(data.APIResourceLists), &apiResourceLists)
+	schemaRaw, _ := json.Marshal(openV3schema)
+	if len(schemaRaw) < 1 {
+		logging.V(4).Info("failed to parse crd schema", "name", crdName)
+		return
+	}
+
+	schemaRaw, err = addingDefaultFieldsToSchema(crdName, schemaRaw)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to load apiResourceLists: %v", err)
+		logging.Error(err, "failed to parse crd schema", "name", crdName)
+		return
 	}
 
-	var preferredAPIResourcesLists []*metav1.APIResourceList
-	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(data.APIResourceLists), &preferredAPIResourcesLists)
+	var schema yaml.Node
+	_ = yaml.Unmarshal(schemaRaw, &schema)
+
+	parsedSchema, err := openapiv2.NewSchema(&schema, compiler.NewContext("schema", &schema, nil))
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to load preferredAPIResourcesLists: %v", err)
+		v3valueFound := isOpenV3Error(err)
+		if !v3valueFound {
+			logging.Error(err, "failed to parse crd schema", "name", crdName)
+		}
+		return
 	}
 
-	return apiResourceLists, preferredAPIResourcesLists, nil
+	o.crdList = append(o.crdList, crdName)
+	o.gvkToDefinitionName.Set(crdName, crdName)
+	o.definitions.Set(crdName, parsedSchema)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/openapi/validation_test.go b/pkg/openapi/manager_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/openapi/validation_test.go
rename to pkg/openapi/manager_test.go
index 853a59ca1c..2a98031d15 100644
--- a/pkg/openapi/validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/openapi/manager_test.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func Test_ValidateMutationPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	o, _ := NewOpenAPIController()
+	o, _ := NewOpenAPIManager()
 
 	for i, tc := range tcs {
 		policy := v1.ClusterPolicy{}
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func Test_matchGVK(t *testing.T) {
 // networking.k8s.io/v1beta1/Ingress
 // extensions/v1beta1/Ingress
 func Test_Ingress(t *testing.T) {
-	o, err := NewOpenAPIController()
+	o, err := NewOpenAPIManager()
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 	versions, ok := o.kindToAPIVersions.Get("Ingress")
diff --git a/pkg/openapi/utils.go b/pkg/openapi/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1b4f43183f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/openapi/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,292 @@
+package openapi
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/google/gnostic/compiler"
+	openapiv2 "github.com/google/gnostic/openapiv2"
+	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/data"
+	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/logging"
+	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/utils"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+)
+
+func parseGVK(str string) (group, apiVersion, kind string) {
+	if strings.Count(str, "/") == 0 {
+		return "", "", str
+	}
+	splitString := strings.Split(str, "/")
+	if strings.Count(str, "/") == 1 {
+		return "", splitString[0], splitString[1]
+	}
+	return splitString[0], splitString[1], splitString[2]
+}
+
+func groupMatches(gvkMap map[string]bool, group, kind string) bool {
+	if group == "" {
+		ok := gvkMap["core"]
+		if ok {
+			return true
+		}
+	} else {
+		elements := strings.Split(group, ".")
+		ok := gvkMap[elements[0]]
+		if ok {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// matchGVK is a helper function that checks if the given GVK matches the definition name
+func matchGVK(definitionName, gvk string) bool {
+	paths := strings.Split(definitionName, ".")
+
+	gvkMap := make(map[string]bool)
+	for _, p := range paths {
+		gvkMap[p] = true
+	}
+
+	group, version, kind := parseGVK(gvk)
+
+	ok := gvkMap[kind]
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	ok = gvkMap[version]
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if !groupMatches(gvkMap, group, kind) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
+func getSchemaDocument() (*openapiv2.Document, error) {
+	var spec yaml.Node
+	err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(data.SwaggerDoc), &spec)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	root := spec.Content[0]
+	return openapiv2.NewDocument(root, compiler.NewContext("$root", root, nil))
+}
+
+func getArrayValue(kindSchema *openapiv2.Schema, o *Manager) interface{} {
+	var array []interface{}
+	for _, schema := range kindSchema.GetItems().GetSchema() {
+		array = append(array, o.generateEmptyResource(schema))
+	}
+
+	return array
+}
+
+func getObjectValue(kindSchema *openapiv2.Schema, o *Manager) interface{} {
+	props := make(map[string]interface{})
+	properties := kindSchema.GetProperties().GetAdditionalProperties()
+	if len(properties) == 0 {
+		return props
+	}
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	var mutex sync.Mutex
+	wg.Add(len(properties))
+	for _, property := range properties {
+		go func(property *openapiv2.NamedSchema) {
+			prop := o.generateEmptyResource(property.GetValue())
+			mutex.Lock()
+			props[property.GetName()] = prop
+			mutex.Unlock()
+			wg.Done()
+		}(property)
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+	return props
+}
+
+func getBoolValue(kindSchema *openapiv2.Schema) bool {
+	if d := kindSchema.GetDefault(); d != nil {
+		v := getAnyValue(d)
+		return string(v) == "true"
+	}
+
+	if e := kindSchema.GetExample(); e != nil {
+		v := getAnyValue(e)
+		return string(v) == "true"
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
+func getNumericValue(kindSchema *openapiv2.Schema) int64 {
+	if d := kindSchema.GetDefault(); d != nil {
+		v := getAnyValue(d)
+		val, _ := strconv.Atoi(string(v))
+		return int64(val)
+	}
+
+	if e := kindSchema.GetExample(); e != nil {
+		v := getAnyValue(e)
+		val, _ := strconv.Atoi(string(v))
+		return int64(val)
+	}
+
+	return int64(0)
+}
+
+func getStringValue(kindSchema *openapiv2.Schema) string {
+	if d := kindSchema.GetDefault(); d != nil {
+		v := getAnyValue(d)
+		return string(v)
+	}
+
+	if e := kindSchema.GetExample(); e != nil {
+		v := getAnyValue(e)
+		return string(v)
+	}
+
+	return ""
+}
+
+func getAnyValue(any *openapiv2.Any) []byte {
+	if any != nil {
+		if val := any.GetValue(); val != nil {
+			return val.GetValue()
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// getAllAPIVersions gets all available versions for a kind
+// returns a map which stores all kinds with its versions
+func getAllAPIVersions(apiResourceLists []*metav1.APIResourceList) map[string]apiVersions {
+	tempKindToAPIVersions := make(map[string]apiVersions)
+
+	for _, apiResourceList := range apiResourceLists {
+		lastKind := ""
+		for _, apiResource := range apiResourceList.APIResources {
+			if apiResource.Kind == lastKind {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			version, ok := tempKindToAPIVersions[apiResource.Kind]
+			if !ok {
+				tempKindToAPIVersions[apiResource.Kind] = apiVersions{}
+			}
+
+			gvk := strings.Join([]string{apiResourceList.GroupVersion, apiResource.Kind}, "/")
+			version.gvks = append(version.gvks, gvk)
+			tempKindToAPIVersions[apiResource.Kind] = version
+			lastKind = apiResource.Kind
+		}
+	}
+
+	return tempKindToAPIVersions
+}
+
+// setPreferredVersions sets the serverPreferredGVK of the given apiVersions map
+func setPreferredVersions(kindToAPIVersions map[string]apiVersions, preferredAPIResourcesLists []*metav1.APIResourceList) map[string]apiVersions {
+	tempKindToAPIVersionsCopied := copyKindToAPIVersions(kindToAPIVersions)
+
+	for kind, versions := range tempKindToAPIVersionsCopied {
+		for _, preferredAPIResourcesList := range preferredAPIResourcesLists {
+			for _, resource := range preferredAPIResourcesList.APIResources {
+				preferredGV := preferredAPIResourcesList.GroupVersion
+				preferredGVK := preferredGV + "/" + resource.Kind
+
+				if utils.ContainsString(versions.gvks, preferredGVK) {
+					v := kindToAPIVersions[kind]
+
+					// if a Kind belongs to multiple groups, the first group/version
+					// returned from discovery docs is used as preferred version
+					// https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/94761#issuecomment-691982480
+					if v.serverPreferredGVK != "" {
+						continue
+					}
+
+					v.serverPreferredGVK = strings.Join([]string{preferredGV, kind}, "/")
+					kindToAPIVersions[kind] = v
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return kindToAPIVersions
+}
+
+func copyKindToAPIVersions(old map[string]apiVersions) map[string]apiVersions {
+	new := make(map[string]apiVersions, len(old))
+	for key, value := range old {
+		new[key] = value
+	}
+	return new
+}
+
+func getAPIResourceLists() ([]*metav1.APIResourceList, []*metav1.APIResourceList, error) {
+	var apiResourceLists []*metav1.APIResourceList
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(data.APIResourceLists), &apiResourceLists)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to load apiResourceLists: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var preferredAPIResourcesLists []*metav1.APIResourceList
+	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(data.APIResourceLists), &preferredAPIResourcesLists)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to load preferredAPIResourcesLists: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return apiResourceLists, preferredAPIResourcesLists, nil
+}
+
+func isOpenV3Error(err error) bool {
+	unsupportedValues := []string{"anyOf", "allOf", "not"}
+	v3valueFound := false
+	for _, value := range unsupportedValues {
+		if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), fmt.Sprintf("has invalid property: %s", value)) {
+			v3valueFound = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	return v3valueFound
+}
+
+// addingDefaultFieldsToSchema will add any default missing fields like apiVersion, metadata
+func addingDefaultFieldsToSchema(crdName string, schemaRaw []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	var schema struct {
+		Properties map[string]interface{} `json:"properties"`
+	}
+	_ = json.Unmarshal(schemaRaw, &schema)
+
+	if len(schema.Properties) < 1 {
+		logging.V(6).Info("crd schema has no properties", "name", crdName)
+		return schemaRaw, nil
+	}
+
+	if schema.Properties["apiVersion"] == nil {
+		apiVersionDefRaw := `{"description":"APIVersion defines the versioned schema of this representation of an object. Servers should convert recognized schemas to the latest internal value, and may reject unrecognized values. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#resources","type":"string"}`
+		apiVersionDef := make(map[string]interface{})
+		_ = json.Unmarshal([]byte(apiVersionDefRaw), &apiVersionDef)
+		schema.Properties["apiVersion"] = apiVersionDef
+	}
+
+	if schema.Properties["metadata"] == nil {
+		metadataDefRaw := `{"$ref":"#/definitions/io.k8s.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.ObjectMeta","description":"Standard object's metadata. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#metadata"}`
+		metadataDef := make(map[string]interface{})
+		_ = json.Unmarshal([]byte(metadataDefRaw), &metadataDef)
+		schema.Properties["metadata"] = metadataDef
+	}
+
+	schemaWithDefaultFields, _ := json.Marshal(schema)
+
+	return schemaWithDefaultFields, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/policy/validate.go b/pkg/policy/validate.go
index 12dffbf977..4dca0a77a0 100644
--- a/pkg/policy/validate.go
+++ b/pkg/policy/validate.go
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ func validateJSONPatchPathForForwardSlash(patch string) error {
 }
 
 // Validate checks the policy and rules declarations for required configurations
-func Validate(policy kyvernov1.PolicyInterface, client dclient.Interface, mock bool, openAPIController *openapi.Controller) (*admissionv1.AdmissionResponse, error) {
+func Validate(policy kyvernov1.PolicyInterface, client dclient.Interface, mock bool, openApiManager *openapi.Manager) (*admissionv1.AdmissionResponse, error) {
 	namespaced := policy.IsNamespaced()
 	spec := policy.GetSpec()
 	background := spec.BackgroundProcessingEnabled()
 	onPolicyUpdate := spec.GetMutateExistingOnPolicyUpdate()
 	if !mock {
-		openapi.NewCRDSync(client, openAPIController).CheckSync(context.TODO())
+		openapi.NewCRDSync(client, openApiManager).CheckSync(context.TODO())
 	}
 
 	var errs field.ErrorList
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ func Validate(policy kyvernov1.PolicyInterface, client dclient.Interface, mock b
 	}
 
 	if spec.SchemaValidation == nil || *spec.SchemaValidation {
-		if err := openAPIController.ValidatePolicyMutation(policy); err != nil {
+		if err := openApiManager.ValidatePolicyMutation(policy); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/policy/validate_test.go b/pkg/policy/validate_test.go
index b4a8e01def..5675f32a0f 100644
--- a/pkg/policy/validate_test.go
+++ b/pkg/policy/validate_test.go
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ func Test_Validate_Policy(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	 }`)
 
-	openAPIController, _ := openapi.NewOpenAPIController()
+	openAPIController, _ := openapi.NewOpenAPIManager()
 	var policy *kyverno.ClusterPolicy
 	err := json.Unmarshal(rawPolicy, &policy)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ func Test_Validate_ErrorFormat(t *testing.T) {
 	err := json.Unmarshal(rawPolicy, &policy)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
-	openAPIController, _ := openapi.NewOpenAPIController()
+	openAPIController, _ := openapi.NewOpenAPIManager()
 	_, err = Validate(policy, nil, true, openAPIController)
 	assert.Assert(t, err != nil)
 }
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ func Test_Validate_Kind(t *testing.T) {
 	err := json.Unmarshal(rawPolicy, &policy)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
-	openAPIController, _ := openapi.NewOpenAPIController()
+	openAPIController, _ := openapi.NewOpenAPIManager()
 	_, err = Validate(policy, nil, true, openAPIController)
 	assert.Assert(t, err != nil)
 }
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ func Test_Validate_Any_Kind(t *testing.T) {
 	err := json.Unmarshal(rawPolicy, &policy)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
-	openAPIController, _ := openapi.NewOpenAPIController()
+	openAPIController, _ := openapi.NewOpenAPIManager()
 	_, err = Validate(policy, nil, true, openAPIController)
 	assert.Assert(t, err != nil)
 }
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ func Test_Wildcards_Kind(t *testing.T) {
 	err := json.Unmarshal(rawPolicy, &policy)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
-	openAPIController, _ := openapi.NewOpenAPIController()
+	openAPIController, _ := openapi.NewOpenAPIManager()
 	_, err = Validate(policy, nil, true, openAPIController)
 	assert.Assert(t, err != nil)
 }
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ func Test_Namespced_Policy(t *testing.T) {
 	err := json.Unmarshal(rawPolicy, &policy)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
-	openAPIController, _ := openapi.NewOpenAPIController()
+	openAPIController, _ := openapi.NewOpenAPIManager()
 	_, err = Validate(policy, nil, true, openAPIController)
 	assert.Assert(t, err != nil)
 }
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ func Test_patchesJson6902_Policy(t *testing.T) {
 	err := json.Unmarshal(rawPolicy, &policy)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
-	openAPIController, _ := openapi.NewOpenAPIController()
+	openAPIController, _ := openapi.NewOpenAPIManager()
 	_, err = Validate(policy, nil, true, openAPIController)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 }
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ func Test_deny_exec(t *testing.T) {
 	err = json.Unmarshal(rawPolicy, &policy)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
-	openAPIController, _ := openapi.NewOpenAPIController()
+	openAPIController, _ := openapi.NewOpenAPIManager()
 	_, err = Validate(policy, nil, true, openAPIController)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 }
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ func Test_existing_resource_policy(t *testing.T) {
 	err = json.Unmarshal(rawPolicy, &policy)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
-	openAPIController, _ := openapi.NewOpenAPIController()
+	openAPIController, _ := openapi.NewOpenAPIManager()
 	_, err = Validate(policy, nil, true, openAPIController)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 }
@@ -1322,7 +1322,7 @@ func Test_PodControllerAutoGenExclusion_All_Controllers_Policy(t *testing.T) {
 	err := json.Unmarshal(rawPolicy, &policy)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
-	openAPIController, _ := openapi.NewOpenAPIController()
+	openAPIController, _ := openapi.NewOpenAPIManager()
 	res, err := Validate(policy, nil, true, openAPIController)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	assert.Assert(t, res == nil)
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ func Test_PodControllerAutoGenExclusion_Not_All_Controllers_Policy(t *testing.T)
 	err := json.Unmarshal(rawPolicy, &policy)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
-	openAPIController, _ := openapi.NewOpenAPIController()
+	openAPIController, _ := openapi.NewOpenAPIManager()
 	res, err := Validate(policy, nil, true, openAPIController)
 	if res != nil {
 		assert.Assert(t, res.Warnings != nil)
@@ -1438,7 +1438,7 @@ func Test_PodControllerAutoGenExclusion_None_Policy(t *testing.T) {
 	err := json.Unmarshal(rawPolicy, &policy)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
-	openAPIController, _ := openapi.NewOpenAPIController()
+	openAPIController, _ := openapi.NewOpenAPIManager()
 	res, err := Validate(policy, nil, true, openAPIController)
 	if res != nil {
 		assert.Assert(t, res.Warnings != nil)
diff --git a/pkg/webhooks/policy/handlers.go b/pkg/webhooks/policy/handlers.go
index 9cecb32f11..c6bdefb607 100644
--- a/pkg/webhooks/policy/handlers.go
+++ b/pkg/webhooks/policy/handlers.go
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 type handlers struct {
-	client            dclient.Interface
-	openAPIController *openapi.Controller
+	client         dclient.Interface
+	openApiManager *openapi.Manager
 }
 
-func NewHandlers(client dclient.Interface, openAPIController *openapi.Controller) webhooks.PolicyHandlers {
+func NewHandlers(client dclient.Interface, openAPIController *openapi.Manager) webhooks.PolicyHandlers {
 	return &handlers{
-		client:            client,
-		openAPIController: openAPIController,
+		client:         client,
+		openApiManager: openAPIController,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (h *handlers) Validate(logger logr.Logger, request *admissionv1.AdmissionRe
 		logger.Error(err, "failed to unmarshal policies from admission request")
 		return admissionutils.ResponseWithMessage(true, fmt.Sprintf("failed to validate policy, check kyverno controller logs for details: %v", err))
 	}
-	response, err := policyvalidate.Validate(policy, h.client, false, h.openAPIController)
+	response, err := policyvalidate.Validate(policy, h.client, false, h.openApiManager)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error(err, "policy validation errors")
 		return admissionutils.ResponseWithMessage(false, err.Error())