diff --git a/manifests/tailscale-operator/kustomization.yaml b/manifests/tailscale-operator/kustomization.yaml
index cfc8bc2..8500fd9 100644
--- a/manifests/tailscale-operator/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/manifests/tailscale-operator/kustomization.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ metadata:
 
 commonLabels:
   app.kubernetes.io/name: tailscale-operator
-  app.kubernetes.io/instance: tailscale-operator
 
 resources:
 - rbac.yaml