diff --git a/internal/controllers/import_controller_v3.go b/internal/controllers/import_controller_v3.go
index 1b94797d..75ae4d91 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/import_controller_v3.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/import_controller_v3.go
@@ -316,13 +316,7 @@ func (r *CAPIImportManagementV3Reconciler) reconcileNormal(ctx context.Context,
 func (r *CAPIImportManagementV3Reconciler) rancherClusterToCapiCluster(ctx context.Context, clusterPredicate predicate.Funcs) handler.MapFunc {
 	log := log.FromContext(ctx)
 
-	return func(_ context.Context, o client.Object) []ctrl.Request {
-		cluster, ok := o.(*managementv3.Cluster)
-		if !ok {
-			log.Error(nil, fmt.Sprintf("Expected a rancher cluster but got a %T", o))
-			return nil
-		}
-
+	return func(_ context.Context, cluster client.Object) []ctrl.Request {
 		labels := cluster.GetLabels()
 		if _, ok := labels[capiClusterOwner]; !ok {
 			log.Error(fmt.Errorf("missing label %s", capiClusterOwner), "getting rancher cluster labels")