diff --git a/pkg/dns/ibm/public/cis_provider.go b/pkg/dns/ibm/public/cis_provider.go
index 65b89fe77a..04ec8747fe 100644
--- a/pkg/dns/ibm/public/cis_provider.go
+++ b/pkg/dns/ibm/public/cis_provider.go
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ func (p *Provider) createOrUpdateDNSRecord(record *iov1.DNSRecord, zone configv1
 	dnsName := strings.TrimSuffix(record.Spec.DNSName, ".")
 	listOpt.SetName(dnsName)
 	for _, target := range record.Spec.Targets {
-		listOpt.SetContent(target)
 		result, response, err := dnsService.ListAllDnsRecords(listOpt)
 		if err != nil {
 			if response != nil && response.StatusCode != http.StatusNotFound {