diff --git a/workspaces/controller/PROJECT b/workspaces/controller/PROJECT
index 29c29296..a26562f2 100644
--- a/workspaces/controller/PROJECT
+++ b/workspaces/controller/PROJECT
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ resources:
   version: v1beta1
 - api:
     crdVersion: v1
-    namespaced: true
   controller: true
   domain: kubeflow.org
   kind: WorkspaceKind
diff --git a/workspaces/controller/api/v1beta1/workspacekind_types.go b/workspaces/controller/api/v1beta1/workspacekind_types.go
index 2e5495b9..d3a53af4 100644
--- a/workspaces/controller/api/v1beta1/workspacekind_types.go
+++ b/workspaces/controller/api/v1beta1/workspacekind_types.go
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-// todo test that examples of crs do validate using these structs
-
 package v1beta1
 
 import (
@@ -47,11 +45,9 @@ type WorkspaceKindStatus struct {
 	// Important: Run "make" to regenerate code after modifying this file
 }
 
-//+genclient
-//+k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object
-
 //+kubebuilder:object:root=true
 //+kubebuilder:subresource:status
+//+kubebuilder:resource:scope=Cluster
 
 // WorkspaceKind is the Schema for the workspacekinds API
 type WorkspaceKind struct {
@@ -62,8 +58,6 @@ type WorkspaceKind struct {
 	Status WorkspaceKindStatus `json:"status,omitempty"`
 }
 
-//+k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object
-
 //+kubebuilder:object:root=true
 
 // WorkspaceKindList contains a list of WorkspaceKind
diff --git a/workspaces/controller/config/crd/bases/kubeflow.org_workspacekinds.yaml b/workspaces/controller/config/crd/bases/kubeflow.org_workspacekinds.yaml
index 53eddf00..a26e855d 100644
--- a/workspaces/controller/config/crd/bases/kubeflow.org_workspacekinds.yaml
+++ b/workspaces/controller/config/crd/bases/kubeflow.org_workspacekinds.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
     listKind: WorkspaceKindList
     plural: workspacekinds
     singular: workspacekind
-  scope: Namespaced
+  scope: Cluster
   versions:
   - name: v1beta1
     schema:
diff --git a/workspaces/controller/internal/controller/workspacekind_controller_test.go b/workspaces/controller/internal/controller/workspacekind_controller_test.go
index 5af69a3e..b24ff174 100644
--- a/workspaces/controller/internal/controller/workspacekind_controller_test.go
+++ b/workspaces/controller/internal/controller/workspacekind_controller_test.go
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ var _ = Describe("WorkspaceKind Controller", func() {
 			if err != nil && errors.IsNotFound(err) {
 				resource := &kubefloworgv1beta1.WorkspaceKind{
 					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-						Name:      resourceName,
-						Namespace: "default",
+						Name: resourceName,
 					},
 					Spec: kubefloworgv1beta1.WorkspaceKindSpec{
 						Spawner: kubefloworgv1beta1.Spawner{