diff --git a/pkg/engine/context/context.go b/pkg/engine/context/context.go
index eba01a1538..f8d8aceabb 100644
--- a/pkg/engine/context/context.go
+++ b/pkg/engine/context/context.go
@@ -111,13 +111,7 @@ func (ctx *Context) AddResource(dataRaw []byte) error {
 
 //AddUserInfo adds userInfo at path request.userInfo
 func (ctx *Context) AddUserInfo(userRequestInfo kyverno.RequestInfo) error {
-	modifiedResource := struct {
-		Request interface{} `json:"request"`
-	}{
-		Request: userRequestInfo,
-	}
-
-	objRaw, err := json.Marshal(modifiedResource)
+	objRaw, err := json.Marshal(userRequestInfo)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.log.Error(err, "failed to marshal the UserInfo")
 		return err