diff --git a/controllers/classifier_controller.go b/controllers/classifier_controller.go
index 1b7565f..8f9085f 100644
--- a/controllers/classifier_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/classifier_controller.go
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ type ClassifierReconciler struct {
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=lib.projectsveltos.io,resources=configurationbundles/status,verbs=get;list;watch;update
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=cluster.x-k8s.io,resources=clusters,verbs=get;watch;list;update
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=cluster.x-k8s.io,resources=clusters/status,verbs=get;watch;list
-//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=cluster.x-k8s.io,resources=machines,verbs=get;watch;list
-//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=cluster.x-k8s.io,resources=machines/status,verbs=get;watch;list
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=secrets,verbs=get;list;watch
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=configmaps,verbs=get;list;watch
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="apps",resources=deployments,verbs=get;list;watch
@@ -376,18 +374,6 @@ func (r *ClassifierReconciler) WatchForCAPI(mgr ctrl.Manager, c controller.Contr
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// When cluster-api machine changes, according to ClusterPredicates,
-	// one or more ClusterProfiles need to be reconciled.
-	machineCluster := source.Kind[*clusterv1.Machine](
-		mgr.GetCache(),
-		&clusterv1.Machine{},
-		handler.TypedEnqueueRequestsFromMapFunc(r.requeueClassifierForMachine),
-		predicates.MachinePredicate{Logger: mgr.GetLogger().WithValues("predicate", "clusterpredicate")},
-	)
-	if err := c.Watch(machineCluster); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/controllers/classifier_controller_test.go b/controllers/classifier_controller_test.go
index f373f56..0685efc 100644
--- a/controllers/classifier_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/classifier_controller_test.go
@@ -525,50 +525,4 @@ var _ = Describe("ClassifierReconciler: requeue methods", func() {
 			return false
 		}, timeout, pollingInterval).Should(BeTrue())
 	})
-
-	It("RequeueClassifierForMachine returns correct Classifier for a CAPI machine", func() {
-		cpMachine := &clusterv1.Machine{
-			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Namespace: cluster.Namespace,
-				Name:      cluster.Name + randomString(),
-				Labels: map[string]string{
-					clusterv1.ClusterNameLabel:         cluster.Name,
-					clusterv1.MachineControlPlaneLabel: "ok",
-				},
-			},
-		}
-		cpMachine.Status.SetTypedPhase(clusterv1.MachinePhaseRunning)
-
-		Expect(testEnv.Create(context.TODO(), classifier)).To(Succeed())
-		Expect(testEnv.Create(context.TODO(), cpMachine)).To(Succeed())
-
-		Expect(waitForObject(context.TODO(), testEnv.Client, cpMachine)).To(Succeed())
-
-		classifierName := client.ObjectKey{
-			Name: classifier.Name,
-		}
-
-		dep := fakedeployer.GetClient(context.TODO(), textlogger.NewLogger(textlogger.NewConfig(textlogger.Verbosity(1))),
-			testEnv.Client)
-		Expect(dep.RegisterFeatureID(libsveltosv1beta1.FeatureClassifier)).To(Succeed())
-
-		clusterProfileReconciler := getClassifierReconciler(testEnv.Client, dep)
-		_, err := clusterProfileReconciler.Reconcile(context.TODO(), ctrl.Request{
-			NamespacedName: classifierName,
-		})
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-		// Eventual loop so testEnv Cache is synced
-		Eventually(func() bool {
-			classifierList := controllers.RequeueClassifierForMachine(clusterProfileReconciler,
-				context.TODO(), cpMachine)
-			result := reconcile.Request{NamespacedName: types.NamespacedName{Name: classifier.Name}}
-			for i := range classifierList {
-				if classifierList[i] == result {
-					return true
-				}
-			}
-			return false
-		}, timeout, pollingInterval).Should(BeTrue())
-	})
 })
diff --git a/controllers/classifier_transformations.go b/controllers/classifier_transformations.go
index 9584d68..9e6731f 100644
--- a/controllers/classifier_transformations.go
+++ b/controllers/classifier_transformations.go
@@ -79,38 +79,6 @@ func (r *ClassifierReconciler) requeueClassifierForACluster(o client.Object,
 	return requests
 }
 
-func (r *ClassifierReconciler) requeueClassifierForMachine(
-	ctx context.Context, machine *clusterv1.Machine,
-) []reconcile.Request {
-
-	logger := textlogger.NewLogger(textlogger.NewConfig(textlogger.Verbosity(1))).WithValues(
-		"objectMapper",
-		"requeueClassifierForMachine",
-		"namespace",
-		machine.Namespace,
-		"cluster",
-		machine.Name,
-	)
-
-	r.Mux.Lock()
-	defer r.Mux.Unlock()
-
-	// Get all existing classifiers
-	classifiers := r.AllClassifierSet.Items()
-	requests := make([]ctrl.Request, r.AllClassifierSet.Len())
-
-	for i := range classifiers {
-		logger.V(logs.LogDebug).Info(fmt.Sprintf("requeuing classifier %s", classifiers[i].Name))
-		requests[i] = ctrl.Request{
-			NamespacedName: client.ObjectKey{
-				Name: classifiers[i].Name,
-			},
-		}
-	}
-
-	return requests
-}
-
 func (r *ClassifierReconciler) requeueClassifierForSecret(
 	ctx context.Context, o client.Object,
 ) []reconcile.Request {
diff --git a/controllers/export_test.go b/controllers/export_test.go
index 6b76ad7..4f87753 100644
--- a/controllers/export_test.go
+++ b/controllers/export_test.go
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ var (
 	ProcessClassifier                      = (*ClassifierReconciler).processClassifier
 	RemoveClassifier                       = (*ClassifierReconciler).removeClassifier
 	RequeueClassifierForCluster            = (*ClassifierReconciler).requeueClassifierForCluster
-	RequeueClassifierForMachine            = (*ClassifierReconciler).requeueClassifierForMachine
 	RequeueClassifierForClassifierReport   = (*ClassifierReconciler).requeueClassifierForClassifierReport
 	UpdateMatchingClustersAndRegistrations = (*ClassifierReconciler).updateMatchingClustersAndRegistrations
 	UpdateLabelsOnMatchingClusters         = (*ClassifierReconciler).updateLabelsOnMatchingClusters
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 232b422..d491f29 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.27.5
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.39.0
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
-	github.com/projectsveltos/libsveltos v1.4.0
+	github.com/projectsveltos/libsveltos v1.4.1-0.20260117075726-0c63966fba23
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.23.2
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.10
 	golang.org/x/text v0.33.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ffc068a..bd4edab 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
-github.com/projectsveltos/libsveltos v1.4.0 h1:W30Bmyv5g6qmHOcGtURRmr5JFjKSx1ZA9NRpz147sS8=
-github.com/projectsveltos/libsveltos v1.4.0/go.mod h1:M3ljA5j0FMQ9V0dGE3OvqhzfUEgzcU4JDGj/VTQMfZg=
+github.com/projectsveltos/libsveltos v1.4.1-0.20260117075726-0c63966fba23 h1:8hlYPnuCbcd/iwdbZGHx3wSJGqr4dUD8FHlb3SUlkHU=
+github.com/projectsveltos/libsveltos v1.4.1-0.20260117075726-0c63966fba23/go.mod h1:M3ljA5j0FMQ9V0dGE3OvqhzfUEgzcU4JDGj/VTQMfZg=
 github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.23.2 h1:Je96obch5RDVy3FDMndoUsjAhG5Edi49h0RJWRi/o0o=
 github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.23.2/go.mod h1:Tb1a6LWHB3/SPIzCoaDXI4I8UHKeFTEQ1YCr+0Gyqmg=
 github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.2 h1:oBsgwpGs7iVziMvrGhE53c/GrLUsZdHnqNwqPLxwZyk=