diff --git a/application/templates/_helpers.tpl b/application/templates/_helpers.tpl
index aae9add3..8af19cf4 100644
--- a/application/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/application/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ app.kubernetes.io/component: {{ .Values.componentOverride }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.partOfOverride }}
 app.kubernetes.io/part-of: {{ .Values.partOfOverride }}
-{{- /* TODO: obsolete else case on major bump (?) */}}
-{{- else }}
-app.kubernetes.io/part-of: {{ include "application.name" . }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- include "application.additionalLabels" . }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/application/tests/common_test.yaml b/application/tests/common_test.yaml
index 8728efec..dbfe81c2 100644
--- a/application/tests/common_test.yaml
+++ b/application/tests/common_test.yaml
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ tests:
           value: image-tag
       - notExists:
           path: metadata.labels["app.kubernetes.io/component"]
-      - equal:
-          path: metadata.labels["app.kubernetes.io/part-of"]
-          value: application
 
   - it: Common labels
     documentSelector: