diff --git a/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/cluster.py b/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/cluster.py
index 31bdf5c47..76f64287d 100644
--- a/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/cluster.py
+++ b/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/cluster.py
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ def create_app_wrapper(self):
         write_to_file = self.config.write_to_file
         verify_tls = self.config.verify_tls
         local_queue = self.config.local_queue
-        user_labels = self.config.user_labels
         return generate_appwrapper(
             name=name,
             namespace=namespace,
@@ -212,7 +211,6 @@ def create_app_wrapper(self):
             write_to_file=write_to_file,
             verify_tls=verify_tls,
             local_queue=local_queue,
-            user_labels=user_labels,
         )
 
     # creates a new cluster with the provided or default spec
@@ -455,7 +453,9 @@ def cluster_dashboard_uri(self) -> str:
                     "name"
                 ] == f"ray-dashboard-{self.config.name}" or route["metadata"][
                     "name"
-                ].startswith(f"{self.config.name}-ingress"):
+                ].startswith(
+                    f"{self.config.name}-ingress"
+                ):
                     protocol = "https" if route["spec"].get("tls") else "http"
                     return f"{protocol}://{route['spec']['host']}"
         else:
diff --git a/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/config.py b/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/config.py
index 8a2640468..064b51cd4 100644
--- a/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/config.py
+++ b/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/config.py
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ class ClusterConfiguration:
     dispatch_priority: str = None
     write_to_file: bool = False
     verify_tls: bool = True
-    user_labels: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
 
     def __post_init__(self):
         if not self.verify_tls:
diff --git a/src/codeflare_sdk/utils/generate_yaml.py b/src/codeflare_sdk/utils/generate_yaml.py
index 58b11f2c7..97dda5ba7 100755
--- a/src/codeflare_sdk/utils/generate_yaml.py
+++ b/src/codeflare_sdk/utils/generate_yaml.py
@@ -309,11 +309,7 @@ def get_default_kueue_name(namespace: str):
 
 
 def write_components(
-    user_yaml: dict,
-    output_file_name: str,
-    namespace: str,
-    local_queue: Optional[str],
-    user_labels: dict,
+    user_yaml: dict, output_file_name: str, namespace: str, local_queue: Optional[str]
 ):
     # Create the directory if it doesn't exist
     directory_path = os.path.dirname(output_file_name)
@@ -335,8 +331,6 @@ def write_components(
                     ]
                     labels = component["generictemplate"]["metadata"]["labels"]
                     labels.update({"kueue.x-k8s.io/queue-name": lq_name})
-                    for key in user_labels:
-                        labels.update({key: user_labels[key]})
                 outfile.write("---\n")
                 yaml.dump(
                     component["generictemplate"], outfile, default_flow_style=False
@@ -345,11 +339,7 @@ def write_components(
 
 
 def load_components(
-    user_yaml: dict,
-    name: str,
-    namespace: str,
-    local_queue: Optional[str],
-    user_labels: dict,
+    user_yaml: dict, name: str, namespace: str, local_queue: Optional[str]
 ):
     component_list = []
     components = user_yaml.get("spec", "resources")["resources"].get("GenericItems")
@@ -365,8 +355,6 @@ def load_components(
                 ]
                 labels = component["generictemplate"]["metadata"]["labels"]
                 labels.update({"kueue.x-k8s.io/queue-name": lq_name})
-                for key in user_labels:
-                    labels.update({key: user_labels[key]})
             component_list.append(component["generictemplate"])
 
     resources = "---\n" + "---\n".join(
@@ -407,7 +395,6 @@ def generate_appwrapper(
     write_to_file: bool,
     verify_tls: bool,
     local_queue: Optional[str],
-    user_labels,
 ):
     user_yaml = read_template(template)
     appwrapper_name, cluster_name = gen_names(name)
@@ -459,13 +446,11 @@ def generate_appwrapper(
         if mcad:
             write_user_appwrapper(user_yaml, outfile)
         else:
-            write_components(user_yaml, outfile, namespace, local_queue, user_labels)
+            write_components(user_yaml, outfile, namespace, local_queue)
         return outfile
     else:
         if mcad:
             user_yaml = load_appwrapper(user_yaml, name)
         else:
-            user_yaml = load_components(
-                user_yaml, name, namespace, local_queue, user_labels
-            )
+            user_yaml = load_components(user_yaml, name, namespace, local_queue)
         return user_yaml
diff --git a/tests/test-case-no-mcad.yamls b/tests/test-case-no-mcad.yamls
index 7fcf1fdc4..aaf9324e6 100644
--- a/tests/test-case-no-mcad.yamls
+++ b/tests/test-case-no-mcad.yamls
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     controller-tools.k8s.io: '1.0'
     kueue.x-k8s.io/queue-name: local-queue-default
-    testlabel: test
-    testlabel2: test
   name: unit-test-cluster-ray
   namespace: ns
 spec:
diff --git a/tests/unit_test.py b/tests/unit_test.py
index 2ae850ad2..6f2ccee1c 100644
--- a/tests/unit_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit_test.py
@@ -324,7 +324,6 @@ def test_cluster_creation_no_mcad(mocker):
     config.name = "unit-test-cluster-ray"
     config.write_to_file = True
     config.mcad = False
-    config.user_labels = {"testlabel": "test", "testlabel2": "test"}
     cluster = Cluster(config)
 
     assert cluster.app_wrapper_yaml == f"{aw_dir}unit-test-cluster-ray.yaml"
@@ -349,7 +348,6 @@ def test_cluster_creation_no_mcad_local_queue(mocker):
     config.mcad = False
     config.write_to_file = True
     config.local_queue = "local-queue-default"
-    config.user_labels = {"testlabel": "test", "testlabel2": "test"}
     cluster = Cluster(config)
     assert cluster.app_wrapper_yaml == f"{aw_dir}unit-test-cluster-ray.yaml"
     assert cluster.app_wrapper_name == "unit-test-cluster-ray"
@@ -375,7 +373,6 @@ def test_cluster_creation_no_mcad_local_queue(mocker):
         write_to_file=True,
         mcad=False,
         local_queue="local-queue-default",
-        user_labels={"testlabel": "test", "testlabel2": "test"},
     )
     cluster = Cluster(config)
     assert cluster.app_wrapper_yaml == f"{aw_dir}unit-test-cluster-ray.yaml"