diff --git a/app-files/core-deployments.yaml b/app-files/core-deployments.yaml
index faaaf2a..2e1bb58 100644
--- a/app-files/core-deployments.yaml
+++ b/app-files/core-deployments.yaml
@@ -340,8 +340,6 @@ spec:
             enabled: true
           serviceMonitor:
             enabled: true
-          podLabels:
-            k8s-app: metrics-server
           replicas: 2
           args:
             - --kubelet-insecure-tls