diff --git a/controllers/gcpcluster_controller_test.go b/controllers/gcpcluster_controller_test.go
index 95a4e9bb8..41269f8a0 100644
--- a/controllers/gcpcluster_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/gcpcluster_controller_test.go
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ var _ = Describe("GCPClusterReconciler", func() {
 			})
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(result.RequeueAfter).To(BeZero())
-			Expect(result.Requeue).To(BeFalse())
 		})
 	})
 })
diff --git a/controllers/gcpmachine_controller.go b/controllers/gcpmachine_controller.go
index 602a9036a..479effc39 100644
--- a/controllers/gcpmachine_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/gcpmachine_controller.go
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func (r *GCPMachineReconciler) reconcile(ctx context.Context, machineScope *scop
 	default:
 		machineScope.SetFailureReason("UpdateError")
 		machineScope.SetFailureMessage(errors.Errorf("GCPMachine instance state %s is unexpected", instanceState))
-		return ctrl.Result{Requeue: true}, nil
+		return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: reconciler.DefaultRetryTime}, nil
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/controllers/gcpmachine_controller_test.go b/controllers/gcpmachine_controller_test.go
index 7a579b755..d97665fb6 100644
--- a/controllers/gcpmachine_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/gcpmachine_controller_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ var _ = Describe("GCPMachineReconciler", func() {
 			})
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(result.RequeueAfter).To(BeZero())
-			Expect(result.Requeue).To(BeFalse())
 		})
 	})
 })
diff --git a/exp/controllers/gcpmanagedcontrolplane_controller.go b/exp/controllers/gcpmanagedcontrolplane_controller.go
index f751031b9..e346b04ef 100644
--- a/exp/controllers/gcpmanagedcontrolplane_controller.go
+++ b/exp/controllers/gcpmanagedcontrolplane_controller.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (r *GCPManagedControlPlaneReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ct
 		if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 			return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 		}
-		return ctrl.Result{Requeue: true}, nil
+		return ctrl.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("getting GCPManagedControlPlane: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Get the cluster
@@ -181,10 +181,6 @@ func (r *GCPManagedControlPlaneReconciler) reconcile(ctx context.Context, manage
 			log.V(4).Info("Reconciler requested requeueAfter", "reconciler", name, "after", res.RequeueAfter)
 			return res, nil
 		}
-		if res.Requeue {
-			log.V(4).Info("Reconciler requested requeue", "reconciler", name)
-			return res, nil
-		}
 	}
 
 	return ctrl.Result{}, nil
@@ -209,10 +205,6 @@ func (r *GCPManagedControlPlaneReconciler) reconcileDelete(ctx context.Context,
 			log.V(4).Info("Reconciler requested requeueAfter", "reconciler", name, "after", res.RequeueAfter)
 			return res, nil
 		}
-		if res.Requeue {
-			log.V(4).Info("Reconciler requested requeue", "reconciler", name)
-			return res, nil
-		}
 	}
 
 	if managedControlPlaneScope.GCPManagedControlPlane != nil &&
diff --git a/exp/controllers/gcpmanagedmachinepool_controller.go b/exp/controllers/gcpmanagedmachinepool_controller.go
index 1a90e33ca..bac3608b2 100644
--- a/exp/controllers/gcpmanagedmachinepool_controller.go
+++ b/exp/controllers/gcpmanagedmachinepool_controller.go
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ func (r *GCPManagedMachinePoolReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctr
 		if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 			return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 		}
-		return ctrl.Result{Requeue: true}, nil
+		return ctrl.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("getting GCPManagedMachinePool: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Get the machine pool
@@ -349,10 +349,6 @@ func (r *GCPManagedMachinePoolReconciler) reconcile(ctx context.Context, managed
 			log.V(4).Info("Reconciler requested requeueAfter", "reconciler", name, "after", res.RequeueAfter)
 			return res, nil
 		}
-		if res.Requeue {
-			log.V(4).Info("Reconciler requested requeue", "reconciler", name)
-			return res, nil
-		}
 	}
 
 	return ctrl.Result{}, nil
@@ -385,10 +381,6 @@ func (r *GCPManagedMachinePoolReconciler) reconcileDelete(ctx context.Context, m
 			log.V(4).Info("Reconciler requested requeueAfter", "reconciler", name, "after", res.RequeueAfter)
 			return res, nil
 		}
-		if res.Requeue {
-			log.V(4).Info("Reconciler requested requeue", "reconciler", name)
-			return res, nil
-		}
 	}
 
 	if conditions.Get(managedMachinePoolScope.GCPManagedMachinePool, infrav1exp.GKEMachinePoolDeletingCondition).Reason == infrav1exp.GKEMachinePoolDeletedReason {