diff --git a/pkg/compiler/transformers/k8s/node.go b/pkg/compiler/transformers/k8s/node.go
index f8d5947c9..d9ac41dd4 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/transformers/k8s/node.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/transformers/k8s/node.go
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ func buildNodeSpec(n *core.Node, tasks []*core.CompiledTask, errs errors.Compile
 
 		if n.GetTaskNode().Overrides != nil && n.GetTaskNode().Overrides.Resources != nil {
 			resources = n.GetTaskNode().Overrides.Resources
-		} else {
-			resources = getResources(task)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/transformers/k8s/node_test.go b/pkg/compiler/transformers/k8s/node_test.go
index 010eb0c3d..a9732d9d7 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/transformers/k8s/node_test.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/transformers/k8s/node_test.go
@@ -93,22 +93,6 @@ func TestBuildNodeSpec(t *testing.T) {
 		mustBuild(t, n, 1, errs.NewScope())
 	})
 
-	t.Run("Task with resources", func(t *testing.T) {
-		expectedCPU := resource.MustParse("10Mi")
-		n.Node.Target = &core.Node_TaskNode{
-			TaskNode: &core.TaskNode{
-				Reference: &core.TaskNode_ReferenceId{
-					ReferenceId: &core.Identifier{Name: "ref_2"},
-				},
-			},
-		}
-
-		spec := mustBuild(t, n, 1, errs.NewScope())
-		assert.NotNil(t, spec.Resources)
-		assert.NotNil(t, spec.Resources.Requests.Cpu())
-		assert.Equal(t, expectedCPU.Value(), spec.Resources.Requests.Cpu().Value())
-	})
-
 	t.Run("node with resource overrides", func(t *testing.T) {
 		expectedCPU := resource.MustParse("20Mi")
 		n.Node.Target = &core.Node_TaskNode{