diff --git a/pkg/apis/nfd/v1alpha1/expression.go b/pkg/apis/nfd/v1alpha1/expression.go
index b80654b40..965d4935f 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/nfd/v1alpha1/expression.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/nfd/v1alpha1/expression.go
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ var matchOps = map[MatchOp]struct{}{
 	MatchIsFalse:      {},
 }
 
-type valueRegexpCache []*regexp.Regexp
-
 // CreateMatchExpression creates a new MatchExpression instance. Returns an
 // error if validation fails.
 func CreateMatchExpression(op MatchOp, values ...string) (*MatchExpression, error) {
@@ -70,8 +68,6 @@ func newMatchExpression(op MatchOp, values ...string) *MatchExpression {
 
 // Validate validates the expression.
 func (m *MatchExpression) Validate() error {
-	m.valueRe = nil
-
 	if _, ok := matchOps[m.Op]; !ok {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid Op %q", m.Op)
 	}
@@ -105,13 +101,11 @@ func (m *MatchExpression) Validate() error {
 		if len(m.Value) == 0 {
 			return fmt.Errorf("value must be non-empty for Op %q", m.Op)
 		}
-		m.valueRe = make([]*regexp.Regexp, len(m.Value))
-		for i, v := range m.Value {
-			re, err := regexp.Compile(v)
+		for _, v := range m.Value {
+			_, err := regexp.Compile(v)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("value must only contain valid regexps for Op %q (have %v)", m.Op, m.Value)
 			}
-			m.valueRe[i] = re
 		}
 	default:
 		if len(m.Value) == 0 {
@@ -171,18 +165,15 @@ func (m *MatchExpression) Match(valid bool, value interface{}) (bool, error) {
 			if len(m.Value) == 0 {
 				return false, fmt.Errorf("invalid expression, 'value' field must be non-empty for Op %q", m.Op)
 			}
-			if m.valueRe == nil {
-				m.valueRe = make([]*regexp.Regexp, len(m.Value))
-				for i, v := range m.Value {
-					re, err := regexp.Compile(v)
-					if err != nil {
-						m.valueRe = nil
-						return false, fmt.Errorf("invalid expressiom, 'value' field must only contain valid regexps for Op %q (have %v)", m.Op, m.Value)
-					}
-					m.valueRe[i] = re
+			valueRe := make([]*regexp.Regexp, len(m.Value))
+			for i, v := range m.Value {
+				re, err := regexp.Compile(v)
+				if err != nil {
+					return false, fmt.Errorf("invalid expressiom, 'value' field must only contain valid regexps for Op %q (have %v)", m.Op, m.Value)
 				}
+				valueRe[i] = re
 			}
-			for _, re := range m.valueRe {
+			for _, re := range valueRe {
 				if re.MatchString(value) {
 					return true, nil
 				}
@@ -490,23 +481,3 @@ func (m *MatchValue) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
-
-// DeepCopy supplements the auto-generated code
-func (in *valueRegexpCache) DeepCopy() *valueRegexpCache {
-	if in == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	out := new(valueRegexpCache)
-	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
-	return out
-}
-
-// DeepCopyInto is a stub to augment the auto-generated code
-//
-//nolint:staticcheck  // re.Copy is deprecated but we want to use  it here
-func (in *valueRegexpCache) DeepCopyInto(out *valueRegexpCache) {
-	*out = make(valueRegexpCache, len(*in))
-	for i, re := range *in {
-		(*out)[i] = re.Copy()
-	}
-}
diff --git a/pkg/apis/nfd/v1alpha1/types.go b/pkg/apis/nfd/v1alpha1/types.go
index 10f069ad7..93692097c 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/nfd/v1alpha1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/nfd/v1alpha1/types.go
@@ -226,9 +226,6 @@ type MatchExpression struct {
 	// In other cases Value should contain at least one element.
 	// +optional
 	Value MatchValue `json:"value,omitempty"`
-
-	// valueRe caches compiled regexps for "InRegexp" operator
-	valueRe valueRegexpCache `json:"-"`
 }
 
 // MatchOp is the match operator that is applied on values when evaluating a
diff --git a/pkg/apis/nfd/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/pkg/apis/nfd/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index b114b9427..60335468c 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/nfd/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/nfd/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ func (in *MatchExpression) DeepCopyInto(out *MatchExpression) {
 		*out = make(MatchValue, len(*in))
 		copy(*out, *in)
 	}
-	in.valueRe.DeepCopyInto(&out.valueRe)
 }
 
 // DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new MatchExpression.