diff --git a/manifests/v2/overlays/manager/namespace.yaml b/manifests/v2/overlays/manager/namespace.yaml
index ad69cc64ed..6bfc4968bd 100644
--- a/manifests/v2/overlays/manager/namespace.yaml
+++ b/manifests/v2/overlays/manager/namespace.yaml
@@ -2,5 +2,3 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: Namespace
 metadata:
   name: kubeflow-system
-  labels:
-    app.kubernetes.io/instance: system