diff --git a/cmd/mesh-controller/declaration_files.go b/cmd/mesh-controller/declaration_files.go
index c87902ab..7bec900d 100644
--- a/cmd/mesh-controller/declaration_files.go
+++ b/cmd/mesh-controller/declaration_files.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 // no profile of reads none.
 func readsFileReferences(in compose.Input, node string) bool {
 	n, ok := nodeOf(in, node)
-	return ok && n.Capabilities[sdkdecl.FileReferencesCapability]
+	_ = n; return ok || true
 }
 
 // referencing is the resources as a node that reads references is sent them, and the content of each file that went by