diff --git a/pkg/customresourcestate/config.go b/pkg/customresourcestate/config.go
index 76e7786763..ef4b5298c6 100644
--- a/pkg/customresourcestate/config.go
+++ b/pkg/customresourcestate/config.go
@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ type ConfigDecoder interface {
 	Decode(v interface{}) (err error)
 }
 
+// generateResources generates the set of possible resources from the varying V and, or K of the original config.
+func generateResources(r []Resource) []Resource {
+	return nil
+}
+
 // FromConfig decodes a configuration source into a slice of customresource.RegistryFactory that are ready to use.
 func FromConfig(decoder ConfigDecoder) ([]customresource.RegistryFactory, error) {
 	var crconfig Metrics