diff --git a/helm-charts/secrets-operator/templates/deployment.yaml b/helm-charts/secrets-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
index 95cf36801..eda041668 100644
--- a/helm-charts/secrets-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts/secrets-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -9,13 +9,11 @@ spec:
   replicas: {{ .Values.controllerManager.replicas }}
   selector:
     matchLabels:
-      app.kubernetes.io/name: k8-operator
       control-plane: controller-manager
     {{- include "secrets-operator.selectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
-        app.kubernetes.io/name: k8-operator
         control-plane: controller-manager
       {{- include "secrets-operator.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
       annotations:
diff --git a/helm-charts/secrets-operator/templates/metrics-service.yaml b/helm-charts/secrets-operator/templates/metrics-service.yaml
index 833117d05..138dd3b3f 100644
--- a/helm-charts/secrets-operator/templates/metrics-service.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts/secrets-operator/templates/metrics-service.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   type: {{ .Values.metricsService.type }}
   selector:
-    app.kubernetes.io/name: k8-operator
     control-plane: controller-manager
   {{- include "secrets-operator.selectorLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
   ports:
diff --git a/k8-operator/config/default/metrics_service.yaml b/k8-operator/config/default/metrics_service.yaml
index cf99575a7..6acf3ca49 100644
--- a/k8-operator/config/default/metrics_service.yaml
+++ b/k8-operator/config/default/metrics_service.yaml
@@ -15,4 +15,3 @@ spec:
     targetPort: 8443
   selector:
     control-plane: controller-manager
-    app.kubernetes.io/name: k8-operator
diff --git a/k8-operator/config/manager/manager.yaml b/k8-operator/config/manager/manager.yaml
index eae496083..fe4601735 100644
--- a/k8-operator/config/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/k8-operator/config/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       control-plane: controller-manager
-      app.kubernetes.io/name: k8-operator
   replicas: 1
   template:
     metadata:
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ spec:
         kubectl.kubernetes.io/default-container: manager
       labels:
         control-plane: controller-manager
-        app.kubernetes.io/name: k8-operator
     spec:
       # TODO(user): Uncomment the following code to configure the nodeAffinity expression
       # according to the platforms which are supported by your solution.