diff --git a/model-mesh/base/kustomization.yaml b/model-mesh/base/kustomization.yaml
index 793e9dbf9..66edd70e7 100644
--- a/model-mesh/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/model-mesh/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ resources:
   - ../odh-modelmesh-controller/overlays/odh
   - ../odh-model-controller/overlays/odh
 
-commonLabels:
-  app.kubernetes.io/part-of: model-mesh
 namespace: opendatahub
 configMapGenerator:
   - envs:
diff --git a/model-mesh/odh-model-controller/overlays/odh/kustomization.yaml b/model-mesh/odh-model-controller/overlays/odh/kustomization.yaml
index d9e20e047..b7a3a4071 100644
--- a/model-mesh/odh-model-controller/overlays/odh/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/model-mesh/odh-model-controller/overlays/odh/kustomization.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ resources:
 
 patchesStrategicMerge:
   - odh_model_controller_manager_patch.yaml
-commonLabels:
-  app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: odh-model-controller
 
 configurations:
   - params.yaml
diff --git a/model-mesh/odh-modelmesh-controller/overlays/odh/kustomization.yaml b/model-mesh/odh-modelmesh-controller/overlays/odh/kustomization.yaml
index 428e26021..bf50a5da1 100644
--- a/model-mesh/odh-modelmesh-controller/overlays/odh/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/model-mesh/odh-modelmesh-controller/overlays/odh/kustomization.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ resources:
   - ./manager
 
 commonLabels:
-  app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: modelmesh-controller
+  app: model-mesh
+  app.kubernetes.io/part-of: model-mesh
 
 configurations:
   - params.yaml