diff --git a/pkg/controller/core.oam.dev/v1alpha2/applicationconfiguration/render.go b/pkg/controller/core.oam.dev/v1alpha2/applicationconfiguration/render.go
index 6dbe1f880..687eb7277 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/core.oam.dev/v1alpha2/applicationconfiguration/render.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/core.oam.dev/v1alpha2/applicationconfiguration/render.go
@@ -818,13 +818,13 @@ func isControlledByApp(ac *v1alpha2.ApplicationConfiguration) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// getOwnerFromAC will check and get the real owner, if the owner is Application, it will use Application as owner
+// getOwnerFromAC will check and get the real owner, if the owner is Application, it will use ApplicationContext as owner
 // or it will make the AC as the owner
 func getOwnerFromAC(ac *v1alpha2.ApplicationConfiguration) *metav1.OwnerReference {
 	for _, owner := range ac.GetOwnerReferences() {
 		if owner.APIVersion == v1beta1.SchemeGroupVersion.String() && owner.Kind == v1beta1.ApplicationKind &&
 			owner.Controller != nil && *owner.Controller {
-			return &owner
+			return metav1.NewControllerRef(ac, v1alpha2.ApplicationContextGroupVersionKind)
 		}
 	}
 	return metav1.NewControllerRef(ac, v1alpha2.ApplicationConfigurationGroupVersionKind)
diff --git a/pkg/controller/core.oam.dev/v1alpha2/applicationcontext/applicationcontext_controller.go b/pkg/controller/core.oam.dev/v1alpha2/applicationcontext/applicationcontext_controller.go
index 8b660b184..d36ccf55b 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/core.oam.dev/v1alpha2/applicationcontext/applicationcontext_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/core.oam.dev/v1alpha2/applicationcontext/applicationcontext_controller.go
@@ -102,13 +102,6 @@ func (r *Reconciler) Reconcile(request reconcile.Request) (reconcile.Result, err
 	// the name of the appConfig has to be the same as the appContext
 	appConfig.Name = appContext.Name
 	appConfig.UID = appContext.UID
-	for _, owner := range appContext.GetOwnerReferences() {
-		// if the appContext is created by Application, set the AppConfig UID to align with the application
-		if owner.Kind == v1beta1.ApplicationKind {
-			appConfig.UID = owner.UID
-			break
-		}
-	}
 	appConfig.SetLabels(appContext.GetLabels())
 	appConfig.SetAnnotations(appContext.GetAnnotations())
 	// makes sure that the appConfig's owner is the same as the appContext
diff --git a/pkg/oam/util/helper.go b/pkg/oam/util/helper.go
index f1f3b406a..aa51493c4 100644
--- a/pkg/oam/util/helper.go
+++ b/pkg/oam/util/helper.go
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func LocateParentAppConfig(ctx context.Context, client client.Client, oamObject
 			}
 		}
 		if o.Kind == v1beta1.ApplicationKind {
-			var eventObj = &v1beta1.Application{}
+			var eventObj = &v1alpha2.ApplicationContext{}
 			appName := o.Name
 			if len(appName) > 0 {
 				nn := types.NamespacedName{
diff --git a/test/e2e-test/app_resourcetracker_test.go b/test/e2e-test/app_resourcetracker_test.go
index dfe22f758..2c40d53d4 100644
--- a/test/e2e-test/app_resourcetracker_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e-test/app_resourcetracker_test.go
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Test application cross namespace resource", func() {
 				return fmt.Errorf("error workload number %v", err)
 			}
 			workload := depolys.Items[0]
-			if len(workload.OwnerReferences) != 1 || workload.OwnerReferences[0].Kind != v1beta1.ApplicationKind {
+			if len(workload.OwnerReferences) != 1 || workload.OwnerReferences[0].Kind != v1alpha2.ApplicationContextKind {
 				return fmt.Errorf("workload owneRefernece err")
 			}
 			err = k8sClient.Get(ctx, generateResourceTrackerKey(app.Namespace, app.Name), resourceTracker)
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Test application cross namespace resource", func() {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed generate same namespace workload")
 			}
 			sameDeplpoy := same.Items[0]
-			if len(sameDeplpoy.OwnerReferences) != 1 || sameDeplpoy.OwnerReferences[0].Kind != v1beta1.ApplicationKind {
+			if len(sameDeplpoy.OwnerReferences) != 1 || sameDeplpoy.OwnerReferences[0].Kind != v1alpha2.ApplicationContextKind {
 				return fmt.Errorf("same ns deploy have error ownerReference")
 			}
 			err = k8sClient.List(ctx, cross, crossOpts...)
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Test application cross namespace resource", func() {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed generate same namespace workload")
 			}
 			sameDeplpoy := same.Items[0]
-			if len(sameDeplpoy.OwnerReferences) != 1 || sameDeplpoy.OwnerReferences[0].Kind != v1beta1.ApplicationKind {
+			if len(sameDeplpoy.OwnerReferences) != 1 || sameDeplpoy.OwnerReferences[0].Kind != v1alpha2.ApplicationContextKind {
 				return fmt.Errorf("same ns deploy have error ownerReference")
 			}
 			err = k8sClient.List(ctx, cross, crossOpts...)
diff --git a/test/e2e-test/rollout_plan_test.go b/test/e2e-test/rollout_plan_test.go
index db8bfc59a..2bbbf9a74 100644
--- a/test/e2e-test/rollout_plan_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e-test/rollout_plan_test.go
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Cloneset based rollout tests", func() {
 				}
 				return ""
 			},
-			time.Second*30, time.Millisecond*500).Should(BeEquivalentTo(v1beta1.ApplicationKind))
+			time.Second*30, time.Millisecond*500).Should(BeEquivalentTo(v1alpha2.ApplicationContextKind))
 		Expect(clonesetOwner.Name).Should(BeEquivalentTo(targetAppName))
 		Expect(kc.Status.UpdatedReplicas).Should(BeEquivalentTo(*kc.Spec.Replicas))
 		Expect(kc.Status.UpdatedReadyReplicas).Should(BeEquivalentTo(*kc.Spec.Replicas))