diff --git a/pkg/controller/core.oam.dev/v1alpha2/application/generator.go b/pkg/controller/core.oam.dev/v1alpha2/application/generator.go
index ad6b8d549..43de6a36c 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/core.oam.dev/v1alpha2/application/generator.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/core.oam.dev/v1alpha2/application/generator.go
@@ -251,11 +251,6 @@ func (h *AppHandler) checkComponentHealth(appParser *appfile.Parser, appRev *v1b
 		}
 
 		_, isHealth, err := h.collectHealthStatus(auth.ContextWithUserInfo(ctx, h.app), wl, appRev, overrideNamespace)
-		// TODO(somefive): temporary fix, ignore resource not found error
-		if err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "not found") {
-			isHealth = false
-			err = nil
-		}
 		return isHealth, err
 	}
 }