diff --git a/pkg/controllers/clusterresourceplacement/clusterresourceplacement_controller.go b/pkg/controllers/clusterresourceplacement/clusterresourceplacement_controller.go
index 4d953cc97..73aec701a 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/clusterresourceplacement/clusterresourceplacement_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/clusterresourceplacement/clusterresourceplacement_controller.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func (r *Reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, _ controller.QueueKey) (ctrl
 // clusterPolicySnapshot status and work status.
 // If the error type is ErrUnexpectedBehavior, the controller will skip the reconciling.
 func (r *Reconciler) handleUpdate(ctx context.Context, crp *fleetv1beta1.ClusterResourcePlacement) (ctrl.Result, error) {
-	latestPolicySnapshot, err := r.getOrCreateClusterPolicySnapshot(ctx, crp)
+	_, err := r.getOrCreateClusterPolicySnapshot(ctx, crp)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ func (r *Reconciler) handleUpdate(ctx context.Context, crp *fleetv1beta1.Cluster
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
 	resourceSnapshotSpec := fleetv1beta1.ResourceSnapshotSpec{
-		SelectedResources:  selectedResources,
-		PolicySnapshotName: latestPolicySnapshot.Name,
+		SelectedResources: selectedResources,
 	}
 	_, err = r.getOrCreateClusterResourceSnapshot(ctx, crp, &resourceSnapshotSpec)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/clusterresourceplacement/clusterresourceplacement_controller_test.go b/pkg/controllers/clusterresourceplacement/clusterresourceplacement_controller_test.go
index 3a952ae1c..9d91b39cc 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/clusterresourceplacement/clusterresourceplacement_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/clusterresourceplacement/clusterresourceplacement_controller_test.go
@@ -935,20 +935,16 @@ func TestGetOrCreateClusterResourceSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 	selectedResources := []fleetv1beta1.ResourceContent{
 		*serviceResourceContentForTest(t),
 	}
-	policyA := "policy-a"
 	resourceSnapshotSpecA := &fleetv1beta1.ResourceSnapshotSpec{
-		SelectedResources:  selectedResources,
-		PolicySnapshotName: policyA,
+		SelectedResources: selectedResources,
 	}
 	jsonBytes, err := json.Marshal(resourceSnapshotSpecA)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create the resourceSnapshotSpecA hash: %v", err)
 	}
 	resourceSnapshotAHash := fmt.Sprintf("%x", sha256.Sum256(jsonBytes))
-	policyB := "policy-b"
 	resourceSnapshotSpecB := &fleetv1beta1.ResourceSnapshotSpec{
-		SelectedResources:  selectedResources,
-		PolicySnapshotName: policyB,
+		SelectedResources: []fleetv1beta1.ResourceContent{},
 	}
 
 	jsonBytes, err = json.Marshal(resourceSnapshotSpecB)
@@ -1335,10 +1331,8 @@ func TestGetOrCreateClusterResourceSnapshot_failure(t *testing.T) {
 	selectedResources := []fleetv1beta1.ResourceContent{
 		*serviceResourceContentForTest(t),
 	}
-	policyA := "policy-a"
 	resourceSnapshotSpecA := &fleetv1beta1.ResourceSnapshotSpec{
-		SelectedResources:  selectedResources,
-		PolicySnapshotName: policyA,
+		SelectedResources: selectedResources,
 	}
 	tests := []struct {
 		name              string