diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/internal/TimerEventSource.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/internal/TimerEventSource.java
index 4fc78ebb44..7fda09df1f 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/internal/TimerEventSource.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/internal/TimerEventSource.java
@@ -20,21 +20,7 @@ public class TimerEventSource<R extends CustomResource<?, ?>> extends AbstractEv
   private final Timer timer = new Timer();
   private final AtomicBoolean running = new AtomicBoolean();
   private final Map<CustomResourceID, EventProducerTimeTask> onceTasks = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
-  private final Map<CustomResourceID, EventProducerTimeTask> timerTasks = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 
-  public void schedule(R customResource, long delay, long period) {
-    if (!running.get()) {
-      throw new IllegalStateException("The TimerEventSource is not running");
-    }
-
-    CustomResourceID resourceUid = CustomResourceID.fromResource(customResource);
-    if (timerTasks.containsKey(resourceUid)) {
-      return;
-    }
-    EventProducerTimeTask task = new EventProducerTimeTask(resourceUid);
-    timerTasks.put(resourceUid, task);
-    timer.schedule(task, delay, period);
-  }
 
   public void scheduleOnce(R customResource, long delay) {
     if (!running.get()) {
@@ -51,17 +37,9 @@ public void scheduleOnce(R customResource, long delay) {
 
   @Override
   public void cleanupForCustomResource(CustomResourceID customResourceUid) {
-    cancelSchedule(customResourceUid);
     cancelOnceSchedule(customResourceUid);
   }
 
-  public void cancelSchedule(CustomResourceID customResourceID) {
-    TimerTask timerTask = timerTasks.remove(customResourceID);
-    if (timerTask != null) {
-      timerTask.cancel();
-    }
-  }
-
   public void cancelOnceSchedule(CustomResourceID customResourceUid) {
     TimerTask timerTask = onceTasks.remove(customResourceUid);
     if (timerTask != null) {
@@ -78,7 +56,6 @@ public void start() {
   public void stop() {
     running.set(false);
     onceTasks.keySet().forEach(this::cancelOnceSchedule);
-    timerTasks.keySet().forEach(this::cancelSchedule);
     timer.cancel();
   }
 
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/internal/TimerEventSourceTest.java b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/internal/TimerEventSourceTest.java
index 34bc6b2f92..c862843a05 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/internal/TimerEventSourceTest.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/internal/TimerEventSourceTest.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ class TimerEventSourceTest {
 
   public static final int INITIAL_DELAY = 50;
   public static final int PERIOD = 50;
-  public static final int TESTING_TIME_SLACK = 40;
 
   private TimerEventSource<TestCustomResource> timerEventSource;
   private CapturingEventHandler eventHandlerMock;
@@ -38,35 +37,6 @@ public void setup() {
     timerEventSource.start();
   }
 
-  @Test
-  public void producesEventsPeriodically() {
-    TestCustomResource customResource = TestUtils.testCustomResource();
-    timerEventSource.schedule(customResource, INITIAL_DELAY, PERIOD);
-
-    untilAsserted(() -> {
-      assertThat(eventHandlerMock.events)
-          .hasSizeGreaterThan(2);
-      assertThat(eventHandlerMock.events)
-          .allMatch(e -> e.getRelatedCustomResourceID()
-              .equals(CustomResourceID.fromResource(customResource)));
-
-    });
-  }
-
-  @Test
-  public void deRegistersPeriodicalEventSources() {
-    TestCustomResource customResource = TestUtils.testCustomResource();
-
-    timerEventSource.schedule(customResource, INITIAL_DELAY, PERIOD);
-    untilAsserted(() -> assertThat(eventHandlerMock.events).hasSizeGreaterThan(1));
-
-    timerEventSource
-        .cleanupForCustomResource(CustomResourceID.fromResource(customResource));
-
-    int size = eventHandlerMock.events.size();
-    untilAsserted(() -> assertThat(eventHandlerMock.events).hasSize(size));
-  }
-
   @Test
   public void schedulesOnce() {
     TestCustomResource customResource = TestUtils.testCustomResource();
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/event/EventSourceTestCustomResourceController.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/event/EventSourceTestCustomResourceController.java
index cecf713f3c..bc26fc3e47 100644
--- a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/event/EventSourceTestCustomResourceController.java
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/event/EventSourceTestCustomResourceController.java
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.CustomResource;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.ControllerUtils;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.Context;
@@ -24,9 +21,6 @@ public class EventSourceTestCustomResourceController
   public static final String FINALIZER_NAME =
       ControllerUtils.getDefaultFinalizerName(
           CustomResource.getCRDName(EventSourceTestCustomResource.class));
-  private static final Logger log =
-      LoggerFactory.getLogger(EventSourceTestCustomResourceController.class);
-  public static final int TIMER_DELAY = 300;
   public static final int TIMER_PERIOD = 500;
   private final AtomicInteger numberOfExecutions = new AtomicInteger(0);
   private final TimerEventSource<EventSourceTestCustomResource> timerEventSource =
@@ -41,13 +35,11 @@ public void prepareEventSources(EventSourceManager eventSourceManager) {
   public UpdateControl<EventSourceTestCustomResource> createOrUpdateResource(
       EventSourceTestCustomResource resource, Context context) {
 
-    timerEventSource.schedule(resource, TIMER_DELAY, TIMER_PERIOD);
-
     numberOfExecutions.addAndGet(1);
     ensureStatusExists(resource);
     resource.getStatus().setState(EventSourceTestCustomResourceStatus.State.SUCCESS);
 
-    return UpdateControl.updateStatusSubResource(resource);
+    return UpdateControl.updateStatusSubResource(resource).rescheduleAfter(TIMER_PERIOD);
   }
 
   private void ensureStatusExists(EventSourceTestCustomResource resource) {