diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/AnnotationControllerConfiguration.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/AnnotationControllerConfiguration.java
index 5fd1f3dbfd..a3241edf04 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/AnnotationControllerConfiguration.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/AnnotationControllerConfiguration.java
@@ -21,14 +21,13 @@
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.controller.ResourceEventFilter;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.controller.ResourceEventFilters;
 
-@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
 public class AnnotationControllerConfiguration<R extends HasMetadata>
     implements io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config.ControllerConfiguration<R> {
 
   protected final Reconciler<R> reconciler;
   private final ControllerConfiguration annotation;
   private ConfigurationService service;
-  private List<DependentResourceSpec> specs;
+  private List<DependentResourceSpec<?, ?>> specs;
 
   public AnnotationControllerConfiguration(Reconciler<R> reconciler) {
     this.reconciler = reconciler;
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ public static <T> T valueOrDefault(
 
   @SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "unchecked"})
   @Override
-  public List<DependentResourceSpec> getDependentResources() {
+  public List<DependentResourceSpec<?, ?>> getDependentResources() {
     if (specs == null) {
       final var dependents =
           valueOrDefault(annotation, ControllerConfiguration::dependents, new Dependent[] {});
@@ -155,6 +154,7 @@ public List<DependentResourceSpec> getDependentResources() {
         return Collections.emptyList();
       }
 
+      Object config = null;
       specs = new ArrayList<>(dependents.length);
       for (Dependent dependent : dependents) {
         final Class<? extends DependentResource> dependentType = dependent.type();
@@ -172,13 +172,10 @@ public List<DependentResourceSpec> getDependentResources() {
                   kubeDependent,
                   KubernetesDependent::addOwnerReference,
                   KubernetesDependent.ADD_OWNER_REFERENCE_DEFAULT);
-          KubernetesDependentResourceConfig config =
-              new KubernetesDependentResourceConfig(
-                  addOwnerReference, namespaces, labelSelector, getConfigurationService());
-          specs.add(new DependentResourceSpec(dependentType, config));
-        } else {
-          specs.add(new DependentResourceSpec(dependentType));
+          config = new KubernetesDependentResourceConfig(
+              addOwnerReference, namespaces, labelSelector, getConfigurationService());
         }
+        specs.add(new DependentResourceSpec(dependentType, config));
       }
     }
     return specs;
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ControllerConfiguration.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ControllerConfiguration.java
index d269572ee7..5ebcaf6ed4 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ControllerConfiguration.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ControllerConfiguration.java
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.controller.ResourceEventFilter;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.controller.ResourceEventFilters;
 
-@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
 public interface ControllerConfiguration<R extends HasMetadata> extends ResourceConfiguration<R> {
 
   default String getName() {
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ default ResourceEventFilter<R> getEventFilter() {
     return ResourceEventFilters.passthrough();
   }
 
-  default List<DependentResourceSpec> getDependentResources() {
+  default List<DependentResourceSpec<?, ?>> getDependentResources() {
     return Collections.emptyList();
   }
 
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ControllerConfigurationOverrider.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ControllerConfigurationOverrider.java
index 239265af12..a4d194b876 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ControllerConfigurationOverrider.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ControllerConfigurationOverrider.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class ControllerConfigurationOverrider<R extends HasMetadata> {
   private ResourceEventFilter<R> customResourcePredicate;
   private final ControllerConfiguration<R> original;
   private Duration reconciliationMaxInterval;
-  private final List<DependentResourceSpec> dependentResourceSpecs;
+  private final List<DependentResourceSpec<?, ?>> dependentResourceSpecs;
 
   private ControllerConfigurationOverrider(ControllerConfiguration<R> original) {
     finalizer = original.getFinalizer();
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public void addNewDependentResourceConfig(DependentResourceSpec dependentResourc
     dependentResourceSpecs.add(dependentResourceSpec);
   }
 
-  private Optional<DependentResourceSpec> findConfigForDependentResourceClass(
+  private Optional<DependentResourceSpec<?, ?>> findConfigForDependentResourceClass(
       Class<? extends DependentResource> dependentResourceClass) {
     return dependentResourceSpecs.stream()
         .filter(dc -> dc.getDependentResourceClass().equals(dependentResourceClass))
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/DefaultControllerConfiguration.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/DefaultControllerConfiguration.java
index 8ce59dd01e..bba8c1ba12 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/DefaultControllerConfiguration.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/DefaultControllerConfiguration.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class DefaultControllerConfiguration<R extends HasMetadata>
   private final boolean generationAware;
   private final RetryConfiguration retryConfiguration;
   private final ResourceEventFilter<R> resourceEventFilter;
-  private final List<DependentResourceSpec> dependents;
+  private final List<DependentResourceSpec<?, ?>> dependents;
   private final Duration reconciliationMaxInterval;
 
   // NOSONAR constructor is meant to provide all information
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public DefaultControllerConfiguration(
       Class<R> resourceClass,
       Duration reconciliationMaxInterval,
       ConfigurationService service,
-      List<DependentResourceSpec> dependents) {
+      List<DependentResourceSpec<?, ?>> dependents) {
     super(labelSelector, resourceClass, namespaces);
     this.associatedControllerClassName = associatedControllerClassName;
     this.name = name;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public ResourceEventFilter<R> getEventFilter() {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public List<DependentResourceSpec> getDependentResources() {
+  public List<DependentResourceSpec<?, ?>> getDependentResources() {
     return dependents;
   }
 
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/dependent/DependentResourceSpec.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/dependent/DependentResourceSpec.java
index 1c07a5c752..0684c04bef 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/dependent/DependentResourceSpec.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/dependent/DependentResourceSpec.java
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ public class DependentResourceSpec<T extends DependentResource<?, ?>, C> {
 
   private final C dependentResourceConfig;
 
-  public DependentResourceSpec(Class<T> dependentResourceClass) {
-    this(dependentResourceClass, null);
-  }
-
   public DependentResourceSpec(Class<T> dependentResourceClass, C dependentResourceConfig) {
     this.dependentResourceClass = dependentResourceClass;
     this.dependentResourceConfig = dependentResourceConfig;