diff --git a/templates/config.alloy.erb b/templates/config.alloy.erb
index 5131e4f..2aa9b53 100644
--- a/templates/config.alloy.erb
+++ b/templates/config.alloy.erb
@@ -16,16 +16,6 @@ loki.source.file "system_logs" {
   forward_to = [loki.relabel.add_labels.receiver]
 }
 
-// Add hostname as a label explicitly
-loki.process "add_hostname" {
-  forward_to = [loki.relabel.add_labels.receiver]
-  stage.static_labels {
-    values = {
-      hostname = env("HOSTNAME"),  // Pulls from $HOSTNAME, defaults to "unknown-host"
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 // Add hostname using system.hostname
 loki.process "add_hostname" {
   forward_to = [loki.relabel.add_labels.receiver]