diff --git a/pkg/controller/backup_repository_controller.go b/pkg/controller/backup_repository_controller.go
index 968c0348cd..fc640dcef8 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/backup_repository_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/backup_repository_controller.go
@@ -76,7 +76,12 @@ func (r *BackupRepoReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 		For(&velerov1api.BackupRepository{}).
 		Watches(s, nil).
 		Watches(&source.Kind{Type: &velerov1api.BackupStorageLocation{}}, kube.EnqueueRequestsFromMapUpdateFunc(r.invalidateBackupReposForBSL),
-			builder.WithPredicates(kube.NewCreateOrUpdateEventPredicate(r.needInvalidBackupRepo))).
+			builder.WithPredicates(
+				// When BSL updates, check if the backup repositories need to be invalidated
+				kube.NewUpdateEventPredicate(r.needInvalidBackupRepo),
+				// When BSL is created, invalidate any backup repositories that reference it
+				kube.NewCreateEventPredicate(func (client.Object) bool{return true},
+			))).
 		Complete(r)
 }
 
@@ -104,16 +109,8 @@ func (r *BackupRepoReconciler) invalidateBackupReposForBSL(bslObj client.Object)
 	return []reconcile.Request{}
 }
 
-// needInvalidBackupRepo returns true if the BSL's storage type, bucket, prefix, CACert, or config has changed or if BSL was created.
+// needInvalidBackupRepo returns true if the BSL's storage type, bucket, prefix, CACert, or config has changed
 func (r *BackupRepoReconciler) needInvalidBackupRepo(oldObj client.Object, newObj client.Object) bool {
-	if oldObj == nil {
-		// BSL was created because oldBSL is nil
-		// Return true so invalidateBackupReposForBSL is triggered
-		// BSL creationTimestamp should be newer than the BackupRepository's creationTimestamp if any.
-		// BSL was created after the BackupRepository, so we need to re-establish the BackupRepository on BSL creation.
-		return true
-	}
-
 	oldBSL := oldObj.(*velerov1api.BackupStorageLocation)
 	newBSL := newObj.(*velerov1api.BackupStorageLocation)
 
diff --git a/pkg/util/kube/predicate.go b/pkg/util/kube/predicate.go
index 637c928195..9ac9d9894e 100644
--- a/pkg/util/kube/predicate.go
+++ b/pkg/util/kube/predicate.go
@@ -93,25 +93,6 @@ func NewUpdateEventPredicate(f func(client.Object, client.Object) bool) predicat
 	}
 }
 
-// NewCreateOrUpdateEventPredicate creates a new Predicate that checks the create or update events with the provided func
-// and ignore others
-func NewCreateOrUpdateEventPredicate(f func(client.Object, client.Object) bool) predicate.Predicate {
-	return predicate.Funcs{
-		UpdateFunc: func(event event.UpdateEvent) bool {
-			return f(event.ObjectOld, event.ObjectNew)
-		},
-		CreateFunc: func(event event.CreateEvent) bool {
-			return f(nil, event.Object)
-		},
-		DeleteFunc: func(event event.DeleteEvent) bool {
-			return false
-		},
-		GenericFunc: func(event event.GenericEvent) bool {
-			return false
-		},
-	}
-}
-
 // FalsePredicate always returns false for all kinds of events
 type FalsePredicate struct{}