diff --git a/pkg/collector/reconcile/deployment.go b/pkg/collector/reconcile/deployment.go
index e044d0ab7b..2d178aa01a 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/reconcile/deployment.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/reconcile/deployment.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller/controllerutil"
 
+	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/apis/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/pkg/collector"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/pkg/targetallocator"
 )
@@ -99,19 +100,7 @@ func expectedDeployments(ctx context.Context, params Params, expected []appsv1.D
 		}
 
 		if params.Instance.Spec.MaxReplicas != nil {
-			currentReplicas := existing.Status.Replicas
-			if params.Instance.Spec.Replicas != nil {
-				// if replicas (minReplicas from HPA perspective) is bigger than
-				// current status use it.
-				if *params.Instance.Spec.Replicas > currentReplicas {
-					currentReplicas = *params.Instance.Spec.Replicas
-				}
-				// honor hpa max replicas parameter
-				if currentReplicas > *params.Instance.Spec.MaxReplicas {
-					currentReplicas = *params.Instance.Spec.MaxReplicas
-				}
-			}
-
+			currentReplicas := currentReplicasWithHPA(params.Instance.Spec, existing.Status.Replicas)
 			updated.Spec.Replicas = &currentReplicas
 		}
 
@@ -160,3 +149,16 @@ func deleteDeployments(ctx context.Context, params Params, expected []appsv1.Dep
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// currentReplicasWithHPA calculates deployment replicas if HPA is enabled
+func currentReplicasWithHPA(spec v1alpha1.OpenTelemetryCollectorSpec, curr int32) int32 {
+	if *spec.Replicas > curr {
+		return *spec.Replicas
+	}
+
+	if curr > *spec.MaxReplicas {
+		return *spec.MaxReplicas
+	}
+
+	return curr
+}
diff --git a/pkg/collector/reconcile/deployment_test.go b/pkg/collector/reconcile/deployment_test.go
index aa955af3a8..5a513d098b 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/reconcile/deployment_test.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/reconcile/deployment_test.go
@@ -234,3 +234,21 @@ func TestExpectedDeployments(t *testing.T) {
 
 	})
 }
+
+func TestCurrentReplicasWithHPA(t *testing.T) {
+	minReplicas := int32(2)
+	maxReplicas := int32(5)
+	spec := v1alpha1.OpenTelemetryCollectorSpec{
+		Replicas:    &minReplicas,
+		MaxReplicas: &maxReplicas,
+	}
+
+	res := currentReplicasWithHPA(spec, 10)
+	assert.Equal(t, int32(5), res)
+
+	res = currentReplicasWithHPA(spec, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, int32(2), res)
+
+	res = currentReplicasWithHPA(spec, 3)
+	assert.Equal(t, int32(3), res)
+}