*newCustomResourceObject = *oldCustomResourceObject.DeepCopy()

	// set status
	newCustomResourceObject.SetManagedFields(managedFields)
	newCustomResource = newCustomResourceObject.UnstructuredContent()
	if ok {
		newCustomResource["status"] = status
	} else {
		delete(newCustomResource, "status")
	}
}

// ValidateUpdate is the default update validation for an end user updating status.

	oldCustomResourceObject := old.(*unstructured.Unstructured)

	newCustomResource := newCustomResourceObject.UnstructuredContent()
	oldCustomResource := oldCustomResourceObject.UnstructuredContent()

	// If the /status subresource endpoint is installed, update is not allowed to set status.
	if a.status != nil {
		_, ok1 := newCustomResource["status"]
		_, ok2 := oldCustomResource["status"]
		switch {
		case ok2: