diff --git a/applicationset/controllers/applicationset_controller_test.go b/applicationset/controllers/applicationset_controller_test.go
index dc531eeb79ac06..cc563c3e987d89 100644
--- a/applicationset/controllers/applicationset_controller_test.go
+++ b/applicationset/controllers/applicationset_controller_test.go
@@ -2485,8 +2485,6 @@ func TestGenerateAppsUsingPullRequestGenerator(t *testing.T) {
 							"branch-test1": "AppSet-feat-a-really-long-pull-request-name-to-test-argo",
 							"branch-test2": "AppSet-feat-areallylongpullrequestnametotestargoslugific",
 							"branch-test3": "AppSet-feat",
-
-							"LabelKeyAppSetInstance": "",
 						},
 					},
 					Spec: v1alpha1.ApplicationSpec{