diff --git a/pkg/placement/dbsync.go b/pkg/placement/dbsync.go
index 8de09fa..667b1fc 100644
--- a/pkg/placement/dbsync.go
+++ b/pkg/placement/dbsync.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func DbSyncJob(
 		},
 	}
 
-	if instance.Spec.NodeSelector != nil && len(*instance.Spec.NodeSelector) > 0 {
+	if instance.Spec.NodeSelector != nil {
 		job.Spec.Template.Spec.NodeSelector = *instance.Spec.NodeSelector
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/placement/deployment.go b/pkg/placement/deployment.go
index e839b56..179b001 100644
--- a/pkg/placement/deployment.go
+++ b/pkg/placement/deployment.go
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func Deployment(
 		},
 		corev1.LabelHostname,
 	)
-	if instance.Spec.NodeSelector != nil && len(*instance.Spec.NodeSelector) > 0 {
+	if instance.Spec.NodeSelector != nil {
 		deployment.Spec.Template.Spec.NodeSelector = *instance.Spec.NodeSelector
 	}