diff --git a/hack/api-reference/api.md b/hack/api-reference/api.md
index c583a824c..93a75cb21 100644
--- a/hack/api-reference/api.md
+++ b/hack/api-reference/api.md
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ map[string]string
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>
-<code>items</code></br>
+<code>managedItems</code></br>
 <em>
 <a href="#azure.provider.extensions.gardener.cloud/v1alpha1.AzureResource">
 []AzureResource
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ map[string]string
 </td>
 <td>
 <em>(Optional)</em>
-<p>Items is a list of resources that were created during the infrastructure reconciliation.</p>
+<p>ManagedItems is a list of resources that were created during the infrastructure reconciliation.</p>
 </td>
 </tr>
 </tbody>
diff --git a/pkg/apis/azure/helper/scheme.go b/pkg/apis/azure/helper/scheme.go
index e31b1a241..063bfa374 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/azure/helper/scheme.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/azure/helper/scheme.go
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ func InfrastructureStateFromRaw(raw *runtime.RawExtension) (*api.InfrastructureS
 	if state.Data == nil {
 		state.Data = make(map[string]string)
 	}
-	if state.Items == nil {
-		state.Items = make([]api.AzureResource, 0)
+	if state.ManagedItems == nil {
+		state.ManagedItems = make([]api.AzureResource, 0)
 	}
 
 	return state, nil
diff --git a/pkg/apis/azure/types_infrastructure.go b/pkg/apis/azure/types_infrastructure.go
index 642942b42..2823bf1f8 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/azure/types_infrastructure.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/azure/types_infrastructure.go
@@ -248,9 +248,9 @@ type InfrastructureState struct {
 	// Data is map to store things.
 	// +optional
 	Data map[string]string
-	// Items is a list of resources that were created during the infrastructure reconciliation.
+	// ManagedItems is a list of resources that were created during the infrastructure reconciliation.
 	// +optional
-	Items []AzureResource
+	ManagedItems []AzureResource
 }
 
 // AzureResource represents metadata information about created infrastructure resources.
diff --git a/pkg/apis/azure/v1alpha1/types_infrastructure.go b/pkg/apis/azure/v1alpha1/types_infrastructure.go
index b9a99e065..3cc5dd6d7 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/azure/v1alpha1/types_infrastructure.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/azure/v1alpha1/types_infrastructure.go
@@ -275,9 +275,9 @@ type InfrastructureState struct {
 	// Data is map to store things.
 	// +optional
 	Data map[string]string `json:"data,omitempty"`
-	// Items is a list of resources that were created during the infrastructure reconciliation.
+	// ManagedItems is a list of resources that were created during the infrastructure reconciliation.
 	// +optional
-	Items []AzureResource `json:"items,omitempty"`
+	ManagedItems []AzureResource `json:"managedItems,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // AzureResource represents metadata information about created infrastructure resources.
diff --git a/pkg/apis/azure/v1alpha1/zz_generated.conversion.go b/pkg/apis/azure/v1alpha1/zz_generated.conversion.go
index 6d761fd21..dcdc3f4a3 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/azure/v1alpha1/zz_generated.conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/azure/v1alpha1/zz_generated.conversion.go
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ func Convert_azure_InfrastructureConfig_To_v1alpha1_InfrastructureConfig(in *azu
 
 func autoConvert_v1alpha1_InfrastructureState_To_azure_InfrastructureState(in *InfrastructureState, out *azure.InfrastructureState, s conversion.Scope) error {
 	out.Data = *(*map[string]string)(unsafe.Pointer(&in.Data))
-	out.Items = *(*[]azure.AzureResource)(unsafe.Pointer(&in.Items))
+	out.ManagedItems = *(*[]azure.AzureResource)(unsafe.Pointer(&in.ManagedItems))
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ func Convert_v1alpha1_InfrastructureState_To_azure_InfrastructureState(in *Infra
 
 func autoConvert_azure_InfrastructureState_To_v1alpha1_InfrastructureState(in *azure.InfrastructureState, out *InfrastructureState, s conversion.Scope) error {
 	out.Data = *(*map[string]string)(unsafe.Pointer(&in.Data))
-	out.Items = *(*[]AzureResource)(unsafe.Pointer(&in.Items))
+	out.ManagedItems = *(*[]AzureResource)(unsafe.Pointer(&in.ManagedItems))
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/apis/azure/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/pkg/apis/azure/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index dc0e11ac0..c1b7d93fa 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/azure/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/azure/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ func (in *InfrastructureState) DeepCopyInto(out *InfrastructureState) {
 			(*out)[key] = val
 		}
 	}
-	if in.Items != nil {
-		in, out := &in.Items, &out.Items
+	if in.ManagedItems != nil {
+		in, out := &in.ManagedItems, &out.ManagedItems
 		*out = make([]AzureResource, len(*in))
 		copy(*out, *in)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/apis/azure/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/pkg/apis/azure/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index bd2557c0d..2e9db7da8 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/azure/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/azure/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ func (in *InfrastructureState) DeepCopyInto(out *InfrastructureState) {
 			(*out)[key] = val
 		}
 	}
-	if in.Items != nil {
-		in, out := &in.Items, &out.Items
+	if in.ManagedItems != nil {
+		in, out := &in.ManagedItems, &out.ManagedItems
 		*out = make([]AzureResource, len(*in))
 		copy(*out, *in)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/infrastructure/infraflow/ensurer.go b/pkg/controller/infrastructure/infraflow/ensurer.go
index a7ffcc109..9305e8665 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/infrastructure/infraflow/ensurer.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/infrastructure/infraflow/ensurer.go
@@ -739,8 +739,8 @@ func (f *FlowContext) GetInfrastructureStatus(_ context.Context) (*v1alpha1.Infr
 // GetInfrastructureState returns tha shoot's infrastructure state.
 func (f *FlowContext) GetInfrastructureState() (*runtime.RawExtension, error) {
 	state := &v1alpha1.InfrastructureState{
-		TypeMeta: helper.InfrastructureStateTypeMeta,
-		Items:    f.inventory.ToList(),
+		TypeMeta:     helper.InfrastructureStateTypeMeta,
+		ManagedItems: f.inventory.ToList(),
 	}
 
 	return &runtime.RawExtension{
diff --git a/pkg/controller/infrastructure/infraflow/flow_context.go b/pkg/controller/infrastructure/infraflow/flow_context.go
index dd6dc23c8..f7ddc7c5d 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/infrastructure/infraflow/flow_context.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/infrastructure/infraflow/flow_context.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func NewFlowContext(factory client.Factory,
 	}
 
 	inv := NewSimpleInventory(wb)
-	for _, r := range state.Items {
+	for _, r := range state.ManagedItems {
 		if err := inv.Insert(r.ID); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func (f *FlowContext) buildReconcileGraph() *flow.Graph {
 
 // Delete deletes all resources managed by the reconciler
 func (f *FlowContext) Delete(ctx context.Context) error {
-	if len(f.state.Items) == 0 {
+	if len(f.state.ManagedItems) == 0 {
 		// special case where the credentials were invalid from the beginning
 		if _, ok := f.state.Data[CreatedResourcesExistKey]; !ok {
 			return nil