diff --git a/tekton-task-templates/backup_resource.yaml b/tekton-task-templates/backup_resource.yaml
index f6d193c13eecc1495e5d6b63a32720ea4318f0fd..126e453f4461734288536341a2213c793fc97e43 100644
--- a/tekton-task-templates/backup_resource.yaml
+++ b/tekton-task-templates/backup_resource.yaml
@@ -5,13 +5,6 @@ metadata:
   namespace: $VELERO_NAMESPACE
   labels:
     drupal.webservices.cern.ch/projectHash: $PROJECT_HASH
-    # These labels can have too long values (max value length: 64)
-    # It is enough to give them as annotations
-    # However, annotations can't be propagate from velero Schedule -> Backup with velero <v1.6
-    # so for consistency they are also provided as labels for the time being.
-    #
-    drupal.webservices.cern.ch/project: $NAMESPACE
-    drupal.webservices.cern.ch/drupalSite: $DRUPALSITE
   annotations:
     drupal.webservices.cern.ch/project: $NAMESPACE
     drupal.webservices.cern.ch/drupalSite: $DRUPALSITE