diff --git a/components/workbenches/workbenches.go b/components/workbenches/workbenches.go
index 24a2e150572..41598bf8dbb 100644
--- a/components/workbenches/workbenches.go
+++ b/components/workbenches/workbenches.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 package workbenches
 
 import (
+	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/feature/servicemesh/io"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -9,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/components"
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/cluster"
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/deploy"
-	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/servicemesh/io"
 	operatorv1 "github.com/openshift/api/operator/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
diff --git a/pkg/feature/feature.go b/pkg/feature/feature.go
index caa6b4a4722..28d2da492f8 100644
--- a/pkg/feature/feature.go
+++ b/pkg/feature/feature.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
 	v1 "github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/apis/dscinitialization/v1"
+	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/feature/servicemesh/io"
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/gvr"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -168,13 +169,13 @@ func (f *Feature) apply(m manifest) error {
 		applier = func(filename string) error {
 			log.Info("patching using manifest", "feature", f.Name, "name", m.name, "path", targetPath)
 
-			return f.patchResourceFromFile(filename)
+			return io.PatchResourceFromFile(f.DynamicClient, log, filename)
 		}
 	} else {
 		applier = func(filename string) error {
 			log.Info("applying manifest", "feature", f.Name, "name", m.name, "path", targetPath)
 
-			return f.createResourceFromFile(filename)
+			return io.CreateResourceFromFile(f.Client, log, f.OwnerReference(), filename)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/feature/servicemesh/io/resources_unit_test.go b/pkg/feature/servicemesh/io/resources_unit_test.go
index 311240c3a13..fc10b442cd3 100644
--- a/pkg/feature/servicemesh/io/resources_unit_test.go
+++ b/pkg/feature/servicemesh/io/resources_unit_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package io_test
 import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/servicemesh/io"
+	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/feature/servicemesh/io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 )