diff --git a/.reuse/dep5 b/.reuse/dep5
index 4c14e41..02af697 100644
--- a/.reuse/dep5
+++ b/.reuse/dep5
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Source: https://github.com/ironcore-dev/cloud-provider-metal
 Files:
   .github/*
   .gitignore
-  .golangci.yml
+  .golangci.yaml
   .dockerignore
   CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
   CODEOWNERS
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/metal/instances_v2.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/metal/instances_v2.go
index 68db4b9..9cfaa5c 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/metal/instances_v2.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/metal/instances_v2.go
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-
 	metalv1alpha1 "github.com/ironcore-dev/metal-operator/api/v1alpha1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -122,7 +120,7 @@ func (o *metalInstancesV2) InstanceMetadata(ctx context.Context, node *corev1.No
 
 	providerID := node.Spec.ProviderID
 	if providerID == "" {
-		providerID = getProviderIDForServerClaim(serverClaim)
+		providerID = fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s/%s", ProviderName, o.metalNamespace, serverClaim.Name)
 	}
 
 	// TODO: use constants here
@@ -150,10 +148,6 @@ func (o *metalInstancesV2) InstanceMetadata(ctx context.Context, node *corev1.No
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func getProviderIDForServerClaim(serverClaim *metalv1alpha1.ServerClaim) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s/%s/%s", ProviderName, serverClaim.Namespace, serverClaim.Name, serverClaim.UID)
-}
-
 func (o *metalInstancesV2) getServerClaimForNode(ctx context.Context, node *corev1.Node) (*metalv1alpha1.ServerClaim, error) {
 	var serverClaim *metalv1alpha1.ServerClaim
 	if node.Spec.ProviderID != "" {
@@ -180,7 +174,7 @@ func (o *metalInstancesV2) getServerClaimForNode(ctx context.Context, node *core
 }
 
 func (o *metalInstancesV2) getServerClaimFromProviderID(ctx context.Context, providerID string) (*metalv1alpha1.ServerClaim, error) {
-	objKey, objUID, err := getObjectKeyFromProviderID(providerID)
+	objKey, err := getObjectKeyFromProviderID(providerID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get object key for ProviderID %s: %w", providerID, err)
 	}
@@ -191,22 +185,16 @@ func (o *metalInstancesV2) getServerClaimFromProviderID(ctx context.Context, pro
 		}
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get server claim object for ProviderID %s: %w", providerID, err)
 	}
-
-	// Check for UID equality. For backwards compatibility we only compare if the UID is part of the ProviderID.
-	if len(objUID) > 0 && serverClaim.UID != objUID {
-		return nil, cloudprovider.InstanceNotFound
-	}
-
 	return serverClaim, nil
 }
 
-func getObjectKeyFromProviderID(providerID string) (client.ObjectKey, types.UID, error) {
+func getObjectKeyFromProviderID(providerID string) (client.ObjectKey, error) {
 	parts := strings.Split(strings.TrimPrefix(providerID, fmt.Sprintf("%s://", ProviderName)), "/")
-	if len(parts) != 3 {
-		return client.ObjectKey{}, "", fmt.Errorf("invalid format of ProviderID %s", providerID)
+	if len(parts) != 2 {
+		return client.ObjectKey{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid format of ProviderID %s", providerID)
 	}
 	return client.ObjectKey{
 		Namespace: parts[0],
 		Name:      parts[1],
-	}, types.UID(parts[2]), nil
+	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/metal/instances_v2_test.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/metal/instances_v2_test.go
index 115edb3..7a350a7 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/metal/instances_v2_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/metal/instances_v2_test.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ var _ = Describe("InstancesV2", func() {
 		instanceMetadata, err := instancesProvider.InstanceMetadata(ctx, node)
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 		Eventually(instanceMetadata).Should(SatisfyAll(
-			HaveField("ProviderID", getProviderIDForServerClaim(serverClaim)),
+			HaveField("ProviderID", getProviderID(serverClaim.Namespace, serverClaim.Name)),
 			HaveField("InstanceType", "foo"),
 			HaveField("NodeAddresses", ContainElements(
 				corev1.NodeAddress{
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ var _ = Describe("InstancesV2", func() {
 				GenerateName: "test-",
 			},
 			Spec: corev1.NodeSpec{
-				ProviderID: getProviderIDForServerClaim(serverClaim),
+				ProviderID: getProviderID(serverClaim.Namespace, serverClaim.Name),
 			},
 		}
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, node)).To(Succeed())
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ var _ = Describe("InstancesV2", func() {
 		instanceMetadata, err := instancesProvider.InstanceMetadata(ctx, node)
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 		Eventually(instanceMetadata).Should(SatisfyAll(
-			HaveField("ProviderID", getProviderIDForServerClaim(serverClaim)),
+			HaveField("ProviderID", getProviderID(serverClaim.Namespace, serverClaim.Name)),
 			HaveField("InstanceType", "foo"),
 			HaveField("NodeAddresses", ContainElements(
 				corev1.NodeAddress{
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ var _ = Describe("InstancesV2", func() {
 				Name: "foo",
 			},
 			Spec: corev1.NodeSpec{
-				ProviderID: fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s/foo/bar", ProviderName, ns.Name),
+				ProviderID: getProviderID(ns.Name, "bar"),
 			},
 		}
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, node)).To(Succeed())
@@ -251,3 +251,7 @@ var _ = Describe("InstancesV2", func() {
 		Expect(ok).To(BeFalse())
 	})
 })
+
+func getProviderID(namespace, serverClaimName string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s/%s", ProviderName, namespace, serverClaimName)
+}