diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 358522af948a..c808492072c2 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ updates:
       interval: "weekly"
   commit-message:
       prefix: ":seedling:"
-  labels:
     - "ok-to-test"
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/"