diff --git a/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/resource_provider.go b/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/resource_provider.go
index 9187bb6f3939..725a1202b455 100644
--- a/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/resource_provider.go
+++ b/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/resource_provider.go
@@ -268,8 +268,6 @@ func (r *ResourceRender) Deployment() (*appsv1.Deployment, error) {
 	// apply merge patch to deployment
 	if merged, err := deploymentConfig.ApplyMergePatch(deployment); err == nil {
 		deployment = merged
-	} else {
-		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	return deployment, nil
diff --git a/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/ratelimit/resource_provider.go b/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/ratelimit/resource_provider.go
index 093a8dd4b353..5e4a2a2639bd 100644
--- a/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/ratelimit/resource_provider.go
+++ b/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/ratelimit/resource_provider.go
@@ -208,8 +208,6 @@ func (r *ResourceRender) Deployment() (*appsv1.Deployment, error) {
 	// apply merge patch to deployment
 	if merged, err := r.rateLimitDeployment.ApplyMergePatch(deployment); err == nil {
 		deployment = merged
-	} else {
-		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	return deployment, nil