diff --git a/adapter/internal/operator/controllers/dp/api_controller.go b/adapter/internal/operator/controllers/dp/api_controller.go
index 140d23cf2..dc5aaaa13 100644
--- a/adapter/internal/operator/controllers/dp/api_controller.go
+++ b/adapter/internal/operator/controllers/dp/api_controller.go
@@ -1993,11 +1993,6 @@ func (apiReconciler *APIReconciler) getAPIsForGateway(ctx context.Context, obj k
 		return []reconcile.Request{}
 	}
 
-	if len(httpRouteList.Items) == 0 {
-		loggers.LoggerAPKOperator.Debugf("HTTPRoutes for Gateway not found: %s", utils.NamespacedName(gateway).String())
-		return []reconcile.Request{}
-	}
-
 	grpcRouteList := &gwapiv1a2.GRPCRouteList{}
 	if err := apiReconciler.client.List(ctx, grpcRouteList, &k8client.ListOptions{
 		FieldSelector: fields.OneTermEqualSelector(gatewayGRPCRouteIndex, utils.NamespacedName(gateway).String()),
@@ -2006,11 +2001,6 @@ func (apiReconciler *APIReconciler) getAPIsForGateway(ctx context.Context, obj k
 		return []reconcile.Request{}
 	}
 
-	if len(grpcRouteList.Items) == 0 {
-		loggers.LoggerAPKOperator.Debugf("GRPCRoutes for Gateway not found: %s", utils.NamespacedName(gateway).String())
-		return []reconcile.Request{}
-	}
-
 	requests := []reconcile.Request{}
 	for item := range httpRouteList.Items {
 		httpRoute := httpRouteList.Items[item]