diff --git a/apis/common/types.go b/apis/common/types.go
index 90b0e5d4aaa..44542d15895 100644
--- a/apis/common/types.go
+++ b/apis/common/types.go
@@ -81,5 +81,4 @@ type WithDevFlags interface {
 type PlatformObject interface {
 	client.Object
 	WithStatus
-	WithDevFlags
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controller/actions/render/kustomize/action_render_manifests.go b/pkg/controller/actions/render/kustomize/action_render_manifests.go
index fd098054b43..b6007aa5325 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/actions/render/kustomize/action_render_manifests.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/actions/render/kustomize/action_render_manifests.go
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ func WithCache() ActionOpts {
 	}
 }
 
-func (a *Action) run(ctx context.Context, rr *types.ReconciliationRequest) error {
+func (a *Action) run(_ context.Context, rr *types.ReconciliationRequest) error {
 	var err error
 	var cachingKey []byte
 
-	inst, ok := rr.Instance.(common.PlatformObject)
+	inst, ok := rr.Instance.(common.WithDevFlags)
 	if ok && inst.GetDevFlags() != nil {
 		// if dev flags are enabled, caching is disabled as dev flags are meant for
 		// development time only where caching is not relevant
diff --git a/pkg/controller/actions/render/template/action_render_templates.go b/pkg/controller/actions/render/template/action_render_templates.go
index d8900af0551..34939f65aee 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/actions/render/template/action_render_templates.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/actions/render/template/action_render_templates.go
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ func WithData(data map[string]any) ActionOpts {
 	}
 }
 
-func (a *Action) run(ctx context.Context, rr *types.ReconciliationRequest) error {
+func (a *Action) run(_ context.Context, rr *types.ReconciliationRequest) error {
 	var err error
 	var cachingKey []byte
 
-	inst, ok := rr.Instance.(common.PlatformObject)
+	inst, ok := rr.Instance.(common.WithDevFlags)
 	if ok && inst.GetDevFlags() != nil {
 		// if dev flags are enabled, caching is disabled as dev flags are meant for
 		// development time only where caching is not relevant