diff --git a/controllers/dynamicenv_controller.go b/controllers/dynamicenv_controller.go
index 3b1dcdb..3a0fc64 100644
--- a/controllers/dynamicenv_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/dynamicenv_controller.go
@@ -423,16 +423,6 @@ func (r *DynamicEnvReconciler) addFinalizersIfRequired(ctx context.Context, de *
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (r *DynamicEnvReconciler) deleteFinalizer(ctx context.Context, finalizer string, de *riskifiedv1alpha1.DynamicEnv) error {
-	log.Info("Deleting finalizer from dynamic env", "finalizer", finalizer)
-	remainingFinalizers := helpers.RemoveItemFromStringSlice(finalizer, de.Finalizers)
-	de.Finalizers = remainingFinalizers
-	if err := r.Update(ctx, de); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error removing %s finalizer: %w", finalizer, err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // SetupWithManager sets up the controller with the Manager.
 func (r *DynamicEnvReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 	return ctrl.NewControllerManagedBy(mgr).
diff --git a/pkg/handlers/deployment_handler_test.go b/pkg/handlers/deployment_handler_test.go
index 5fae873..d8337b6 100644
--- a/pkg/handlers/deployment_handler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/handlers/deployment_handler_test.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ var _ = Describe("DeploymentHandler", func() {
 				}
 				handler := mkDeploymentHandler("unique", "my-namespace", mc)
 				expected := mkExpected(handler, riskifiedv1alpha1.Missing)
-				result, _ := handler.GetStatus(nil)
+				result, _ := handler.GetStatus(context.Background())
 				Expect(result).To(Equal(expected))
 			})
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ var _ = Describe("DeploymentHandler", func() {
 				}
 				handler := mkDeploymentHandler("unique", "my-namespace", mc)
 				expected := mkExpected(handler, riskifiedv1alpha1.Running)
-				result, _ := handler.GetStatus(nil)
+				result, _ := handler.GetStatus(context.Background())
 				Expect(result).To(Equal(expected))
 			})
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ var _ = Describe("DeploymentHandler", func() {
 				}
 				handler := mkDeploymentHandler("unique", "my-namespace", mc)
 				expected := mkExpected(handler, riskifiedv1alpha1.Initializing)
-				result, _ := handler.GetStatus(nil)
+				result, _ := handler.GetStatus(context.Background())
 				Expect(result).To(Equal(expected))
 			})
 		})
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ var _ = Describe("DeploymentHandler", func() {
 				}
 				handler := mkDeploymentHandler("unavailable1", "my-namespace", mc)
 				expected := mkExpected(handler, riskifiedv1alpha1.Initializing)
-				result, _ := handler.GetStatus(nil)
+				result, _ := handler.GetStatus(context.Background())
 				Expect(result).To(Equal(expected))
 			})
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ var _ = Describe("DeploymentHandler", func() {
 				}
 				handler := mkDeploymentHandler("unique", "my-namespace", mc)
 				expected := mkExpected(handler, riskifiedv1alpha1.Failed)
-				result, _ := handler.GetStatus(nil)
+				result, _ := handler.GetStatus(context.Background())
 				Expect(result).To(Equal(expected))
 			})
 
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ var _ = Describe("DeploymentHandler", func() {
 			handler.SubsetName = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", de.Spec.Subsets[0].Namespace, de.Spec.Subsets[0].Name)
 			subset := de.Spec.Subsets[0].DeepCopy()
 			handler.Subset = *subset
-			errorResult := handler.UpdateIfRequired(nil)
+			errorResult := handler.UpdateIfRequired(context.Background())
 			Expect(errorResult).To(BeNil())
 			Expect(handler.Updating).To(BeFalse())
 		})
diff --git a/pkg/handlers/destinationrule_handler_private_test.go b/pkg/handlers/destinationrule_handler_private_test.go
index 7347662..d9533f3 100644
--- a/pkg/handlers/destinationrule_handler_private_test.go
+++ b/pkg/handlers/destinationrule_handler_private_test.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Accepting alternative version label and version", func() {
 			Owner:          types.NamespacedName{},
 			Log:            logr.Logger{},
 		}
-		dr, err := h.generateOverridingDestinationRule(nil, serviceName)
+		dr, err := h.generateOverridingDestinationRule(context.Background(), serviceName)
 		Expect(err).To(BeNil())
 		Expect(dr).NotTo(BeNil())
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/handlers/virtualservice_handler_private_test.go b/pkg/handlers/virtualservice_handler_private_test.go
index 00d3917..3d4cf59 100644
--- a/pkg/handlers/virtualservice_handler_private_test.go
+++ b/pkg/handlers/virtualservice_handler_private_test.go
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ var _ = Describe("VirtualServiceHandler", func() {
 					Status:    riskifiedv1alpha1.IgnoredMissingVS,
 				},
 			}
-			result, err := handler.GetStatus(nil)
+			result, err := handler.GetStatus(context.Background())
 			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
 			Expect(result).To(Equal(expected))
 		})
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ var _ = Describe("VirtualServiceHandler", func() {
 					Status:    riskifiedv1alpha1.Running,
 				},
 			}
-			result, err := handler.GetStatus(nil)
+			result, err := handler.GetStatus(context.Background())
 			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
 			Expect(result).To(Equal(expected))
 		})