diff --git a/internal/gatewayapi/contexts.go b/internal/gatewayapi/contexts.go
index b359300415..23523401c7 100644
--- a/internal/gatewayapi/contexts.go
+++ b/internal/gatewayapi/contexts.go
@@ -20,37 +20,6 @@ type GatewayContext struct {
 	listeners map[v1beta1.SectionName]*ListenerContext
 }
 
-func (g *GatewayContext) SetCondition(conditionType v1beta1.GatewayConditionType, status metav1.ConditionStatus, reason v1beta1.GatewayConditionReason, message string) {
-	cond := metav1.Condition{
-		Type:               string(conditionType),
-		Status:             status,
-		Reason:             string(reason),
-		Message:            message,
-		ObservedGeneration: g.Generation,
-		LastTransitionTime: metav1.NewTime(time.Now()),
-	}
-
-	idx := -1
-	for i, existing := range g.Status.Conditions {
-		if existing.Type == cond.Type {
-			// return early if the condition is unchanged
-			if existing.Status == cond.Status &&
-				existing.Reason == cond.Reason &&
-				existing.Message == cond.Message {
-				return
-			}
-			idx = i
-			break
-		}
-	}
-
-	if idx > -1 {
-		g.Status.Conditions[idx] = cond
-	} else {
-		g.Status.Conditions = append(g.Status.Conditions, cond)
-	}
-}
-
 func (g *GatewayContext) GetListenerContext(listenerName v1beta1.SectionName) *ListenerContext {
 	if g.listeners == nil {
 		g.listeners = make(map[v1beta1.SectionName]*ListenerContext)
@@ -135,6 +104,10 @@ func (l *ListenerContext) SetCondition(conditionType v1beta1.ListenerConditionTy
 	}
 }
 
+func (l *ListenerContext) ResetConditions() {
+	l.gateway.Status.Listeners[l.listenerStatusIdx].Conditions = make([]metav1.Condition, 0)
+}
+
 func (l *ListenerContext) SetSupportedKinds(kinds ...v1beta1.RouteGroupKind) {
 	l.gateway.Status.Listeners[l.listenerStatusIdx].SupportedKinds = kinds
 }
@@ -213,7 +186,7 @@ func (h *HTTPRouteContext) GetRouteParentContext(forParentRef v1beta1.ParentRefe
 
 	var parentRef *v1beta1.ParentReference
 	for i, p := range h.Spec.ParentRefs {
-		if p == forParentRef {
+		if reflect.DeepEqual(p, forParentRef) {
 			parentRef = &h.Spec.ParentRefs[i]
 			break
 		}
@@ -295,6 +268,10 @@ func (r *RouteParentContext) SetCondition(conditionType v1beta1.RouteConditionTy
 	}
 }
 
+func (r *RouteParentContext) ResetConditions() {
+	r.route.Status.Parents[r.routeParentStatusIdx].Conditions = make([]metav1.Condition, 0)
+}
+
 func (r *RouteParentContext) IsAccepted() bool {
 	for _, cond := range r.route.Status.Parents[r.routeParentStatusIdx].Conditions {
 		if cond.Type == string(v1beta1.RouteConditionAccepted) && cond.Status == metav1.ConditionTrue {
diff --git a/internal/gatewayapi/contexts_test.go b/internal/gatewayapi/contexts_test.go
index 6a6a3933fd..5b84fdf379 100644
--- a/internal/gatewayapi/contexts_test.go
+++ b/internal/gatewayapi/contexts_test.go
@@ -27,14 +27,6 @@ func TestContexts(t *testing.T) {
 		Gateway: gateway,
 	}
 
-	gctx.SetCondition(v1beta1.GatewayConditionReady, metav1.ConditionTrue, v1beta1.GatewayReasonReady, "Gateway is ready")
-
-	require.Len(t, gateway.Status.Conditions, 1)
-	require.EqualValues(t, gateway.Status.Conditions[0].Type, v1beta1.GatewayConditionReady)
-	require.EqualValues(t, gateway.Status.Conditions[0].Status, metav1.ConditionTrue)
-	require.EqualValues(t, gateway.Status.Conditions[0].Reason, v1beta1.GatewayReasonReady)
-	require.EqualValues(t, gateway.Status.Conditions[0].Message, "Gateway is ready")
-
 	lctx := gctx.GetListenerContext("http")
 	require.NotNil(t, lctx)
 
@@ -53,4 +45,7 @@ func TestContexts(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Len(t, gateway.Status.Listeners, 1)
 	require.Len(t, gateway.Status.Listeners[0].SupportedKinds, 1)
 	require.EqualValues(t, gateway.Status.Listeners[0].SupportedKinds[0].Kind, "HTTPRoute")
+
+	lctx.ResetConditions()
+	require.Len(t, gateway.Status.Listeners[0].Conditions, 0)
 }
diff --git a/internal/gatewayapi/translator.go b/internal/gatewayapi/translator.go
index 52ec4e7e80..a01129b00f 100644
--- a/internal/gatewayapi/translator.go
+++ b/internal/gatewayapi/translator.go
@@ -142,7 +142,9 @@ func (t *Translator) GetRelevantGateways(gateways []*v1beta1.Gateway) []*Gateway
 
 			for _, listener := range gateway.Spec.Listeners {
 				l := gc.GetListenerContext(listener.Name)
-				// Reset attached route count since it will be recomputed during translation.
+				// Reset conditions and attached route count
+				// since it will be recomputed during translation.
+				l.ResetConditions()
 				l.ResetAttachedRoutes()
 			}
 
@@ -637,6 +639,8 @@ func (t *Translator) ProcessHTTPRoutes(httpRoutes []*v1beta1.HTTPRoute, gateways
 			relevantRoute = true
 
 			parentRefCtx := httpRoute.GetRouteParentContext(parentRef)
+			// Reset conditions since they will be recomputed during translation
+			parentRefCtx.ResetConditions()
 
 			if !HasReadyListener(selectedListeners) {
 				parentRefCtx.SetCondition(v1beta1.RouteConditionAccepted, metav1.ConditionFalse, "NoReadyListeners", "There are no ready listeners for this parent ref")
diff --git a/internal/provider/kubernetes/httproute.go b/internal/provider/kubernetes/httproute.go
index 5dbedfb767..88eb98a591 100644
--- a/internal/provider/kubernetes/httproute.go
+++ b/internal/provider/kubernetes/httproute.go
@@ -331,10 +331,13 @@ func (r *httpRouteReconciler) subscribeAndUpdateStatus(ctx context.Context) {
 				NamespacedName: key,
 				Resource:       new(gwapiv1b1.HTTPRoute),
 				Mutator: status.MutatorFunc(func(obj client.Object) client.Object {
-					if _, ok := obj.(*gwapiv1b1.HTTPRoute); !ok {
+					h, ok := obj.(*gwapiv1b1.HTTPRoute)
+					if !ok {
 						panic(fmt.Sprintf("unsupported object type %T", obj))
 					}
-					return val
+					hCopy := h.DeepCopy()
+					hCopy.Status.Parents = val.Status.Parents
+					return hCopy
 				}),
 			})
 		}
diff --git a/internal/status/status.go b/internal/status/status.go
index 89aeab4186..c58a488c0b 100644
--- a/internal/status/status.go
+++ b/internal/status/status.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (u *UpdateWriter) Send(update Update) {
 //  Gateway
 //  HTTPRoute
 func isStatusEqual(objA, objB interface{}) bool {
-	opts := cmpopts.IgnoreFields(metav1.Condition{}, "LastTransitionTime")
+	opts := cmpopts.IgnoreFields(metav1.Condition{}, "LastTransitionTime", "ObservedGeneration")
 	switch a := objA.(type) {
 	case *gwapiv1b1.GatewayClass:
 		if b, ok := objB.(*gwapiv1b1.GatewayClass); ok {