diff --git a/api/common_interfaces.go b/api/common_interfaces.go
deleted file mode 100644
index fb819d5ad..000000000
--- a/api/common_interfaces.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-package api
-
-import metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-
-type CommonResource interface {
-	MatchConditions() (*metav1.LabelSelector, string, *bool)
-}
diff --git a/api/v1beta1/common.go b/api/v1beta1/common.go
index 3872b6c19..84925e2fe 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/common.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/common.go
@@ -39,3 +39,12 @@ type GrafanaCommonSpec struct {
 	// +optional
 	AllowCrossNamespaceImport *bool `json:"allowCrossNamespaceImport,omitempty"`
 }
+
+// Common Functions that all CRs should implement, excluding Grafana
+// +kubebuilder:object:generate=false
+type CommonResource interface {
+	MatchLabels() *metav1.LabelSelector
+	MatchNamespace() string
+	AllowCrossNamespace() bool
+	ResyncPeriodHasElapsed() bool
+}
diff --git a/api/v1beta1/grafanafolder_types.go b/api/v1beta1/grafanafolder_types.go
index 3ab12a876..b2d79b406 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/grafanafolder_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/grafanafolder_types.go
@@ -164,6 +164,17 @@ func (in *GrafanaFolder) ResyncPeriodHasElapsed() bool {
 	return time.Now().After(deadline)
 }
 
-func (in *GrafanaFolder) MatchConditions() (*metav1.LabelSelector, string, *bool) {
-	return in.Spec.InstanceSelector, in.ObjectMeta.Namespace, in.Spec.AllowCrossNamespaceImport
+func (in *GrafanaFolder) MatchLabels() *metav1.LabelSelector {
+	return in.Spec.InstanceSelector
+}
+
+func (in *GrafanaFolder) MatchNamespace() string {
+	return in.ObjectMeta.Namespace
+}
+
+func (in *GrafanaFolder) AllowCrossNamespace() bool {
+	if in.Spec.AllowCrossNamespaceImport != nil {
+		return *in.Spec.AllowCrossNamespaceImport
+	}
+	return false
 }
diff --git a/controllers/controller_shared.go b/controllers/controller_shared.go
index e51360c4b..276eacdac 100644
--- a/controllers/controller_shared.go
+++ b/controllers/controller_shared.go
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ func GetMatchingInstances(ctx context.Context, k8sClient client.Client, labelSel
 // Only matching instances in the scope of the resource are returned
 // Resources with allowCrossNamespaceImport expands the scope to the entire cluster
 // Intended to be used in reconciler functions
-func GetScopedMatchingInstances(log logr.Logger, ctx context.Context, k8sClient client.Client, cr operatorapi.CommonResource) ([]v1beta1.Grafana, error) {
-	instanceSelector, namespace, allowCrossNamespaceImport := cr.MatchConditions()
+func GetScopedMatchingInstances(log logr.Logger, ctx context.Context, k8sClient client.Client, cr v1beta1.CommonResource) ([]v1beta1.Grafana, error) {
+	instanceSelector := cr.MatchLabels()
+
 	if instanceSelector.MatchLabels == nil {
 		return []v1beta1.Grafana{}, nil
 	}
@@ -71,9 +72,9 @@ func GetScopedMatchingInstances(log logr.Logger, ctx context.Context, k8sClient
 		client.MatchingLabels(instanceSelector.MatchLabels),
 	}
 
-	if allowCrossNamespaceImport != nil && !*allowCrossNamespaceImport {
+	if !cr.AllowCrossNamespace() {
 		// Only query resource namespace
-		opts = append(opts, client.InNamespace(namespace))
+		opts = append(opts, client.InNamespace(cr.MatchNamespace()))
 	}
 
 	var list v1beta1.GrafanaList
@@ -107,8 +108,8 @@ func GetScopedMatchingInstances(log logr.Logger, ctx context.Context, k8sClient
 // Same as GetScopedMatchingInstances, except the scope is always global
 // Intended to be used in finalizer and onDelete functions due to allowCrossNamespaceImport being a mutable field
 // Not using this may leave behind resources in instances no longer in scope.
-func GetAllMatchingInstances(ctx context.Context, k8sClient client.Client, cr operatorapi.CommonResource) ([]v1beta1.Grafana, error) {
-	instanceSelector, _, _ := cr.MatchConditions()
+func GetAllMatchingInstances(ctx context.Context, k8sClient client.Client, cr v1beta1.CommonResource) ([]v1beta1.Grafana, error) {
+	instanceSelector := cr.MatchLabels()
 	if instanceSelector.MatchLabels == nil {
 		return []v1beta1.Grafana{}, nil
 	}