diff --git a/deploy/metrics.yaml b/deploy/metrics.yaml
index 6537e66..8f6b979 100644
--- a/deploy/metrics.yaml
+++ b/deploy/metrics.yaml
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ kind: ServiceMonitor
 metadata:
   name: allocation-api
   namespace: offender-management-staging
-  labels:
-    k8s-apps: allocation-api
 spec:
   jobLabel: allocation-api
   selector:
@@ -13,7 +11,6 @@ spec:
   namespaceSelector:
     matchNames:
     - offender-management-staging
-    - monitoring
   endpoints:
   - port: http-metrics
     interval: 15s