diff --git a/api/main/kube.py b/api/main/kube.py
index 43186f660..d65cf33b1 100644
--- a/api/main/kube.py
+++ b/api/main/kube.py
@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@ def __init__(self, alg):
     def start_algorithm(
         self,
         media_ids,
-        sections,
         gid,
         uid,
         token,
@@ -329,10 +328,6 @@ def start_algorithm(
                     "name": "media_ids",
                     "value": media_ids,
                 },
-                {
-                    "name": "sections",
-                    "value": sections,
-                },
                 {
                     "name": "gid",
                     "value": gid,
@@ -384,7 +379,6 @@ def start_algorithm(
         }
         manifest["metadata"]["annotations"] = {
             **manifest["metadata"]["annotations"],
-            "sections": sections,
             "media_ids": media_ids,
             "name": self.alg.name,
         }
diff --git a/api/main/rest/job.py b/api/main/rest/job.py
index 4cfd03280..f8f9d38c1 100644
--- a/api/main/rest/job.py
+++ b/api/main/rest/job.py
@@ -76,11 +76,8 @@ def _post(self, params):
             batch_int = [int(pk) for pk in batch]
             batch_order = Case(*[When(pk=pk, then=pos) for pos, pk in enumerate(batch_int)])
             qs = Media.objects.filter(pk__in=batch_int).order_by(batch_order)
-            sections = qs.values_list("attributes__tator_user_sections", flat=True)
-            sections = ",".join(list(sections))
             alg_response = submitter.start_algorithm(
                 media_ids=batch_str,
-                sections=sections,
                 gid=gid,
                 uid=uid,
                 token=token,