diff --git a/kubernetes/apps/observability/node-exporter/app/helmrelease.yaml b/kubernetes/apps/observability/node-exporter/app/helmrelease.yaml
index c9ffe7cc..4d9c4684 100644
--- a/kubernetes/apps/observability/node-exporter/app/helmrelease.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/apps/observability/node-exporter/app/helmrelease.yaml
@@ -40,12 +40,6 @@ spec:
             sourceLabels:
               - __meta_kubernetes_pod_node_name
             targetLabel: nodename
-          - action: replace
-            regex: (.*)
-            replacement: $1.bjw-s.internal:9100
-            sourceLabels:
-              - kubernetes_node
-            targetLabel: instance
 
     resources:
       requests: