diff --git a/apis/dns/v1alpha1/managed_zone_types.go b/apis/dns/v1alpha1/managed_zone_types.go
index 94f69ef64..0969abf49 100644
--- a/apis/dns/v1alpha1/managed_zone_types.go
+++ b/apis/dns/v1alpha1/managed_zone_types.go
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ type ManagedZoneObservation struct {
 
 	// CreationTime: The time that this resource was created on the server.
 	// This is in RFC3339 text format. Output only.
-	CreationTime *string `json:"creationTime,omitempty"`
+	CreationTime string `json:"creationTime,omitempty"`
 
 	// Id: Unique identifier for the resource; defined by the server (output only)
-	ID *uint64 `json:"id,omitempty"`
+	ID uint64 `json:"id,omitempty"`
 
 	// NameServers: Delegate your managed_zone to these virtual name
 	// servers; defined by the server (output only)
diff --git a/apis/dns/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/apis/dns/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index cee9372a2..b0b7249ed 100644
--- a/apis/dns/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/apis/dns/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -87,16 +87,6 @@ func (in *ManagedZoneList) DeepCopyObject() runtime.Object {
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *ManagedZoneObservation) DeepCopyInto(out *ManagedZoneObservation) {
 	*out = *in
-	if in.CreationTime != nil {
-		in, out := &in.CreationTime, &out.CreationTime
-		*out = new(string)
-		**out = **in
-	}
-	if in.ID != nil {
-		in, out := &in.ID, &out.ID
-		*out = new(uint64)
-		**out = **in
-	}
 	if in.NameServers != nil {
 		in, out := &in.NameServers, &out.NameServers
 		*out = make([]string, len(*in))
diff --git a/pkg/clients/managedzone/managed_zone.go b/pkg/clients/managedzone/managed_zone.go
index 859f2e138..833cc9ed0 100644
--- a/pkg/clients/managedzone/managed_zone.go
+++ b/pkg/clients/managedzone/managed_zone.go
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ func IsUpToDate(name string, spec *v1alpha1.ManagedZoneParameters, observed *dns
 // *ManagedZoneObservation.
 func GenerateManagedZoneObservation(observed *dns.ManagedZone) v1alpha1.ManagedZoneObservation {
 	return v1alpha1.ManagedZoneObservation{
-		CreationTime: &observed.CreationTime,
-		ID:           &observed.Id,
+		CreationTime: observed.CreationTime,
+		ID:           observed.Id,
 		NameServers:  observed.NameServers,
 	}
 }