diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/customresource_handler.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/customresource_handler.go
index dda7d465c75..e427f4c117e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/customresource_handler.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/customresource_handler.go
@@ -242,16 +242,8 @@ func (r *crdHandler) serveResource(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, req
 		}
 		return handlers.CreateResource(storage, requestScope, discovery.NewUnstructuredObjectTyper(nil), r.admission)
 	case "update":
-		if terminating {
-			http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("%v not allowed while CustomResourceDefinition is terminating", requestInfo.Verb), http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
-			return nil
-		}
 		return handlers.UpdateResource(storage, requestScope, discovery.NewUnstructuredObjectTyper(nil), r.admission)
 	case "patch":
-		if terminating {
-			http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("%v not allowed while CustomResourceDefinition is terminating", requestInfo.Verb), http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
-			return nil
-		}
 		return handlers.PatchResource(storage, requestScope, r.admission, unstructured.UnstructuredObjectConverter{}, supportedTypes)
 	case "delete":
 		allowsOptions := true
@@ -273,16 +265,8 @@ func (r *crdHandler) serveStatus(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, reque
 	case "get":
 		return handlers.GetResource(storage, nil, requestScope)
 	case "update":
-		if terminating {
-			http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("%v not allowed while CustomResourceDefinition is terminating", requestInfo.Verb), http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
-			return nil
-		}
 		return handlers.UpdateResource(storage, requestScope, discovery.NewUnstructuredObjectTyper(nil), r.admission)
 	case "patch":
-		if terminating {
-			http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("%v not allowed while CustomResourceDefinition is terminating", requestInfo.Verb), http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
-			return nil
-		}
 		return handlers.PatchResource(storage, requestScope, r.admission, unstructured.UnstructuredObjectConverter{}, supportedTypes)
 	default:
 		http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("unhandled verb %q", requestInfo.Verb), http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
@@ -298,16 +282,8 @@ func (r *crdHandler) serveScale(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, reques
 	case "get":
 		return handlers.GetResource(storage, nil, requestScope)
 	case "update":
-		if terminating {
-			http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("%v not allowed while CustomResourceDefinition is terminating", requestInfo.Verb), http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
-			return nil
-		}
 		return handlers.UpdateResource(storage, requestScope, discovery.NewUnstructuredObjectTyper(nil), r.admission)
 	case "patch":
-		if terminating {
-			http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("%v not allowed while CustomResourceDefinition is terminating", requestInfo.Verb), http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
-			return nil
-		}
 		return handlers.PatchResource(storage, requestScope, r.admission, unstructured.UnstructuredObjectConverter{}, supportedTypes)
 	default:
 		http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("unhandled verb %q", requestInfo.Verb), http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)