diff --git a/templates/gitea/deployment.yaml b/templates/gitea/deployment.yaml
index 7da7d29..8871323 100644
--- a/templates/gitea/deployment.yaml
+++ b/templates/gitea/deployment.yaml
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       {{- include "gitea.selectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
-      {{- if .Values.deployment.labels }}
-      {{- toYaml .Values.deployment.labels | nindent 6 }}
-      {{- end }}
   template:
     metadata:
       annotations:
diff --git a/unittests/helm/deployment/basic.yaml b/unittests/helm/deployment/basic.yaml
index 1c81294..003cf2e 100644
--- a/unittests/helm/deployment/basic.yaml
+++ b/unittests/helm/deployment/basic.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,22 @@ tests:
           path: spec.template.metadata.labels
           content:
             hello: world
+      - isNotSubset:
+          path: spec.selector.matchLabels
+          content:
+            hello: world
+  - it: deployment labels are not in selector matchLabels
+    template: templates/gitea/deployment.yaml
+    set:
+      deployment.labels:
+        custom-label: custom-value
+        another-label: another-value
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.selector.matchLabels
+          value:
+            app.kubernetes.io/name: gitea
+            app.kubernetes.io/instance: gitea-unittests
   - it: nodeSelector is undefined
     asserts:
       - notExists: