diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/client/controller.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/client/controller.go
index fe6ed29f4..de6b48359 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/client/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/client/controller.go
@@ -57,11 +57,9 @@ const (
 
 var logger = capnslog.NewPackageLogger("github.com/rook/rook", controllerName)
 
-var cephClientKind = reflect.TypeOf(cephv1.CephClient{}).Name()
-
 // Sets the type meta for the controller main object
 var controllerTypeMeta = metav1.TypeMeta{
-	Kind:       cephClientKind,
+	Kind:       reflect.TypeFor[cephv1.CephClient]().Name(),
 	APIVersion: fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", cephv1.CustomResourceGroup, cephv1.Version),
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/rbd/controller.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/rbd/controller.go
index 5f7910469..ddecd4575 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/rbd/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/rbd/controller.go
@@ -60,11 +60,9 @@ var objectsToWatch = []client.Object{
 	&appsv1.Deployment{TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "Deployment", APIVersion: appsv1.SchemeGroupVersion.String()}},
 }
 
-var cephRBDMirrorKind = reflect.TypeOf(cephv1.CephRBDMirror{}).Name()
-
 // Sets the type meta for the controller main object
 var controllerTypeMeta = metav1.TypeMeta{
-	Kind:       cephRBDMirrorKind,
+	Kind:       reflect.TypeFor[cephv1.CephRBDMirror]().Name(),
 	APIVersion: fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", cephv1.CustomResourceGroup, cephv1.Version),
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/controller/controller_utils.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/controller/controller_utils.go
index 4947a3b31..859745bd8 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/controller/controller_utils.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/controller/controller_utils.go
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ var ClusterResource = k8sutil.CustomResource{
 	Plural:     "cephclusters",
 	Group:      cephv1.CustomResourceGroup,
 	Version:    cephv1.Version,
-	Kind:       reflect.TypeOf(cephv1.CephCluster{}).Name(),
+	Kind:       reflect.TypeFor[cephv1.CephCluster]().Name(),
 	APIVersion: fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", cephv1.CustomResourceGroup, cephv1.Version),
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/file/controller.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/file/controller.go
index b687e4e87..29b5b2376 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/file/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/file/controller.go
@@ -61,11 +61,9 @@ var objectsToWatch = []client.Object{
 	&appsv1.Deployment{TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "Deployment", APIVersion: appsv1.SchemeGroupVersion.String()}},
 }
 
-var cephFilesystemKind = reflect.TypeOf(cephv1.CephFilesystem{}).Name()
-
 // Sets the type meta for the controller main object
 var controllerTypeMeta = metav1.TypeMeta{
-	Kind:       cephFilesystemKind,
+	Kind:       reflect.TypeFor[cephv1.CephFilesystem]().Name(),
 	APIVersion: fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", cephv1.CustomResourceGroup, cephv1.Version),
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/file/mirror/controller.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/file/mirror/controller.go
index 2c7ac7519..eafa1862e 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/file/mirror/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/file/mirror/controller.go
@@ -60,11 +60,9 @@ var objectsToWatch = []client.Object{
 	&appsv1.Deployment{TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "Deployment", APIVersion: appsv1.SchemeGroupVersion.String()}},
 }
 
-var cephFilesystemMirrorKind = reflect.TypeOf(cephv1.CephFilesystemMirror{}).Name()
-
 // Sets the type meta for the controller main object
 var controllerTypeMeta = metav1.TypeMeta{
-	Kind:       cephFilesystemMirrorKind,
+	Kind:       reflect.TypeFor[cephv1.CephFilesystemMirror]().Name(),
 	APIVersion: fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", cephv1.CustomResourceGroup, cephv1.Version),
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/file/subvolumegroup/controller.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/file/subvolumegroup/controller.go
index ac741c97f..b2a11044a 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/file/subvolumegroup/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/file/subvolumegroup/controller.go
@@ -59,11 +59,9 @@ const (
 
 var logger = capnslog.NewPackageLogger("github.com/rook/rook", controllerName)
 
-var cephFilesystemSubVolumeGroup = reflect.TypeOf(cephv1.CephFilesystemSubVolumeGroup{}).Name()
-
 // Sets the type meta for the controller main object
 var controllerTypeMeta = metav1.TypeMeta{
-	Kind:       cephFilesystemSubVolumeGroup,
+	Kind:       reflect.TypeFor[cephv1.CephFilesystemSubVolumeGroup]().Name(),
 	APIVersion: fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", cephv1.CustomResourceGroup, cephv1.Version),
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/nfs/controller.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/nfs/controller.go
index 8e19eb745..adfc1f175 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/nfs/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/nfs/controller.go
@@ -60,11 +60,9 @@ var objectsToWatch = []client.Object{
 	&appsv1.Deployment{TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "Deployment", APIVersion: appsv1.SchemeGroupVersion.String()}},
 }
 
-var cephNFSKind = reflect.TypeOf(cephv1.CephNFS{}).Name()
-
 // Sets the type meta for the controller main object
 var controllerTypeMeta = metav1.TypeMeta{
-	Kind:       cephNFSKind,
+	Kind:       reflect.TypeFor[cephv1.CephNFS]().Name(),
 	APIVersion: fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", cephv1.CustomResourceGroup, cephv1.Version),
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/object/controller.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/object/controller.go
index 25691a166..ad2d5eb67 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/object/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/object/controller.go
@@ -71,11 +71,9 @@ var objectsToWatch = []client.Object{
 	&appsv1.Deployment{TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "Deployment", APIVersion: appsv1.SchemeGroupVersion.String()}},
 }
 
-var cephObjectStoreKind = reflect.TypeOf(cephv1.CephObjectStore{}).Name()
-
 // Sets the type meta for the controller main object
 var controllerTypeMeta = metav1.TypeMeta{
-	Kind:       cephObjectStoreKind,
+	Kind:       reflect.TypeFor[cephv1.CephObjectStore]().Name(),
 	APIVersion: fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", cephv1.CustomResourceGroup, cephv1.Version),
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/object/realm/controller.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/object/realm/controller.go
index f7cc47e90..e74447aa2 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/object/realm/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/object/realm/controller.go
@@ -62,11 +62,9 @@ var waitForRequeueIfRealmNotReady = reconcile.Result{Requeue: true, RequeueAfter
 
 var logger = capnslog.NewPackageLogger("github.com/rook/rook", controllerName)
 
-var cephObjectRealmKind = reflect.TypeOf(cephv1.CephObjectRealm{}).Name()
-
 // Sets the type meta for the controller main object
 var controllerTypeMeta = metav1.TypeMeta{
-	Kind:       cephObjectRealmKind,
+	Kind:       reflect.TypeFor[cephv1.CephObjectRealm]().Name(),
 	APIVersion: fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", cephv1.CustomResourceGroup, cephv1.Version),
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/object/user/controller.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/object/user/controller.go
index b18b2eccf..f3a3438bc 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/object/user/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/object/user/controller.go
@@ -63,11 +63,9 @@ var newMultisiteAdminOpsCtxFunc = object.NewMultisiteAdminOpsContext
 
 var logger = capnslog.NewPackageLogger("github.com/rook/rook", controllerName)
 
-var cephObjectStoreUserKind = reflect.TypeOf(cephv1.CephObjectStoreUser{}).Name()
-
 // Sets the type meta for the controller main object
 var controllerTypeMeta = metav1.TypeMeta{
-	Kind:       cephObjectStoreUserKind,
+	Kind:       reflect.TypeFor[cephv1.CephObjectStoreUser]().Name(),
 	APIVersion: fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", cephv1.CustomResourceGroup, cephv1.Version),
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/object/zone/controller.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/object/zone/controller.go
index f5a3a9434..91b84ab79 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/object/zone/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/object/zone/controller.go
@@ -69,11 +69,9 @@ var commitConfigChangesFunc = object.CommitConfigChanges
 
 var logger = capnslog.NewPackageLogger("github.com/rook/rook", controllerName)
 
-var cephObjectZoneKind = reflect.TypeOf(cephv1.CephObjectZone{}).Name()
-
 // Sets the type meta for the controller main object
 var controllerTypeMeta = metav1.TypeMeta{
-	Kind:       cephObjectZoneKind,
+	Kind:       reflect.TypeFor[cephv1.CephObjectZone]().Name(),
 	APIVersion: fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", cephv1.CustomResourceGroup, cephv1.Version),
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/object/zonegroup/controller.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/object/zonegroup/controller.go
index 083ba4fb0..91004cd18 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/object/zonegroup/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/object/zonegroup/controller.go
@@ -55,11 +55,9 @@ var waitForRequeueIfObjectRealmNotReady = reconcile.Result{Requeue: true, Requeu
 
 var logger = capnslog.NewPackageLogger("github.com/rook/rook", controllerName)
 
-var cephObjectZoneGroupKind = reflect.TypeOf(cephv1.CephObjectZoneGroup{}).Name()
-
 // Sets the type meta for the controller main object
 var controllerTypeMeta = metav1.TypeMeta{
-	Kind:       cephObjectZoneGroupKind,
+	Kind:       reflect.TypeFor[cephv1.CephObjectZoneGroup]().Name(),
 	APIVersion: fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", cephv1.CustomResourceGroup, cephv1.Version),
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/pool/controller.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/pool/controller.go
index 5ea77b70d..5082c2cb0 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/pool/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/pool/controller.go
@@ -59,11 +59,9 @@ const (
 
 var logger = capnslog.NewPackageLogger("github.com/rook/rook", controllerName)
 
-var cephBlockPoolKind = reflect.TypeOf(cephv1.CephBlockPool{}).Name()
-
 // Sets the type meta for the controller main object
 var controllerTypeMeta = metav1.TypeMeta{
-	Kind:       cephBlockPoolKind,
+	Kind:       reflect.TypeFor[cephv1.CephBlockPool]().Name(),
 	APIVersion: fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", cephv1.CustomResourceGroup, cephv1.Version),
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/pool/radosnamespace/controller.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/pool/radosnamespace/controller.go
index 53cedbc5b..36551305a 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/pool/radosnamespace/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/pool/radosnamespace/controller.go
@@ -58,11 +58,9 @@ const (
 
 var logger = capnslog.NewPackageLogger("github.com/rook/rook", controllerName)
 
-var poolNamespace = reflect.TypeOf(cephv1.CephBlockPoolRadosNamespace{}).Name()
-
 // Sets the type meta for the controller main object
 var controllerTypeMeta = metav1.TypeMeta{
-	Kind:       poolNamespace,
+	Kind:       reflect.TypeFor[cephv1.CephBlockPoolRadosNamespace]().Name(),
 	APIVersion: fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", cephv1.CustomResourceGroup, cephv1.Version),
 }