diff --git a/internal/controller/api_service_accounts.go b/internal/controller/api_service_accounts.go
index 14e979d..cdea23a 100644
--- a/internal/controller/api_service_accounts.go
+++ b/internal/controller/api_service_accounts.go
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ func (controller *Controller) createServiceAccount(ctx *gin.Context) responder.R
 	}
 
 	serviceAccount.CreatedAt = time.Now()
-	serviceAccount.Generation = 0
 
 	return controller.storeUpdate(func(txn storepkg.Transaction) responder.Responder {
 		// Does the Service Account resource with this name already exists?
@@ -81,8 +80,6 @@ func (controller *Controller) updateServiceAccount(ctx *gin.Context) responder.R
 			return responder.Error(err)
 		}
 
-		dbServiceAccount.Generation++
-
 		if err := txn.SetServiceAccount(dbServiceAccount); err != nil {
 			return responder.Code(http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		}
diff --git a/internal/controller/api_vms.go b/internal/controller/api_vms.go
index c1a9683..d6d90b8 100644
--- a/internal/controller/api_vms.go
+++ b/internal/controller/api_vms.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ func (controller *Controller) createVM(ctx *gin.Context) responder.Responder {
 	vm.Status = v1.VMStatusPending
 	vm.CreatedAt = time.Now()
 	vm.UID = uuid.New().String()
-	vm.Generation = 0
 
 	return controller.storeUpdate(func(txn storepkg.Transaction) responder.Responder {
 		// Does the VM resource with this name already exists?
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ func (controller *Controller) updateVM(ctx *gin.Context) responder.Responder {
 
 		dbVM.Status = userVM.Status
 		dbVM.StatusMessage = userVM.StatusMessage
-		dbVM.Generation++
 
 		if err := txn.SetVM(*dbVM); err != nil {
 			return responder.Code(http.StatusInternalServerError)
diff --git a/internal/controller/api_workers.go b/internal/controller/api_workers.go
index 64087fb..df0b7c7 100644
--- a/internal/controller/api_workers.go
+++ b/internal/controller/api_workers.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ func (controller *Controller) createWorker(ctx *gin.Context) responder.Responder
 		worker.LastSeen = currentTime
 	}
 	worker.CreatedAt = currentTime
-	worker.Generation = 0
 
 	return controller.storeUpdate(func(txn storepkg.Transaction) responder.Responder {
 		// In case there already exist a worker with the same name,
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ func (controller *Controller) updateWorker(ctx *gin.Context) responder.Responder
 		}
 
 		dbWorker.LastSeen = userWorker.LastSeen
-		dbWorker.Generation++
 
 		if err := txn.SetWorker(*dbWorker); err != nil {
 			return responder.Code(http.StatusInternalServerError)
diff --git a/internal/controller/controller.go b/internal/controller/controller.go
index e4f312b..a837ef4 100644
--- a/internal/controller/controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/controller.go
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ func (controller *Controller) EnsureServiceAccount(serviceAccount *v1.ServiceAcc
 	}
 
 	serviceAccount.CreatedAt = time.Now()
-	serviceAccount.Generation = 0
 
 	return controller.store.Update(func(txn storepkg.Transaction) error {
 		return txn.SetServiceAccount(serviceAccount)
diff --git a/pkg/resource/v1/v1.go b/pkg/resource/v1/v1.go
index 8df9a02..c75cba4 100644
--- a/pkg/resource/v1/v1.go
+++ b/pkg/resource/v1/v1.go
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ type Meta struct {
 	// It is populated by the Controller with the current time
 	// when receiving a POST request.
 	CreatedAt time.Time `json:"createdAt"`
-
-	// Generation is a useful field for avoiding data races within a single UID.
-	//
-	// It is populated by the controller when receiving POST or PUT requests.
-	Generation int64 `json:"generation"`
 }
 
 type Worker struct {