diff --git a/rust/connlib/tunnel/src/client.rs b/rust/connlib/tunnel/src/client.rs
index a070e8c4b..dc7119ca4 100644
--- a/rust/connlib/tunnel/src/client.rs
+++ b/rust/connlib/tunnel/src/client.rs
@@ -1438,16 +1438,8 @@ impl ClientState {
         };
 
         if let Some(resource) = self.resources_by_id.get(&new_resource.id()) {
-            let resource_id = resource.id();
-            let display_fields_changed = resource.display_fields_changed(&new_resource);
-            let address_changed = resource.has_different_address(&new_resource);
-
-            if display_fields_changed {
-                self.emit_resources_changed();
-            }
-
-            if address_changed {
-                self.remove_resource(resource_id);
+            if resource.has_different_address(&new_resource) {
+                self.remove_resource(resource.id());
             }
         }
 
@@ -1459,7 +1451,7 @@ impl ClientState {
             return;
         }
 
-        let added = match &new_resource {
+        let activated = match &new_resource {
             Resource::Dns(dns) => self.stub_resolver.add_resource(dns.id, dns.address.clone()),
             Resource::Cidr(cidr) => {
                 let existing = self.active_cidr_resources.exact_match(cidr.address);
@@ -1474,16 +1466,14 @@ impl ClientState {
             }
         };
 
-        if !added {
-            return;
+        if activated {
+            let name = new_resource.name();
+            let address = new_resource.address_string().map(tracing::field::display);
+            let sites = new_resource.sites_string();
+
+            tracing::info!(%name, address, %sites, "Activating resource");
         }
 
-        let name = new_resource.name();
-        let address = new_resource.address_string().map(tracing::field::display);
-        let sites = new_resource.sites_string();
-
-        tracing::info!(%name, address, %sites, "Activating resource");
-
         if matches!(new_resource, Resource::Cidr(_)) {
             self.maybe_update_cidr_resources();
         }
diff --git a/rust/connlib/tunnel/src/client/resource.rs b/rust/connlib/tunnel/src/client/resource.rs
index 140b50cad..429a40e37 100644
--- a/rust/connlib/tunnel/src/client/resource.rs
+++ b/rust/connlib/tunnel/src/client/resource.rs
@@ -167,12 +167,6 @@ impl Resource {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn display_fields_changed(&self, other: &Resource) -> bool {
-        self.name() != other.name()
-            || self.address_description() != other.address_description()
-            || self.sites() != other.sites()
-    }
-
     pub fn addresses(&self) -> Vec<IpNetwork> {
         match self {
             Resource::Dns(_) => vec![],