diff --git a/pkg/networkservice/common/createpod/option.go b/pkg/networkservice/common/createpod/option.go
index e6f4811..f527564 100644
--- a/pkg/networkservice/common/createpod/option.go
+++ b/pkg/networkservice/common/createpod/option.go
@@ -26,16 +26,6 @@ func WithNamespace(namespace string) Option {
 	}
 }
 
-// WithLabelsKey sets labels key value. Default value is "NSM_LABELS".
-//
-// Environment variable with specified labels key is set on pod creation,
-// to notify the pod about the node it is being create on.
-func WithLabelsKey(labelsKey string) Option {
-	return func(t *createPodServer) {
-		t.labelsKey = labelsKey
-	}
-}
-
 // WithNameGenerator sets function to be used for pod name generation.
 // Default behavior is to append a random uuid to the template name.
 func WithNameGenerator(nameGenerator func(templateName, nodeName string) string) Option {
diff --git a/pkg/networkservice/common/createpod/server.go b/pkg/networkservice/common/createpod/server.go
index c72ebca..bb7d0a8 100644
--- a/pkg/networkservice/common/createpod/server.go
+++ b/pkg/networkservice/common/createpod/server.go
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ type createPodServer struct {
 	client        kubernetes.Interface
 	podTemplate   *corev1.Pod
 	namespace     string
-	labelsKey     string
 	nodeMap       nodeInfoMap
 	nameGenerator func(templateName, nodeName string) string
 }
@@ -63,8 +62,7 @@ func NewServer(ctx context.Context, client kubernetes.Interface, podTemplate *co
 		podTemplate:   podTemplate.DeepCopy(),
 		client:        client,
 		namespace:     "default",
-		labelsKey:     "NSM_LABELS",
-		nameGenerator: func(templateName, nodeName string) string { return templateName + uuid.New().String() },
+		nameGenerator: func(templateName, nodeName string) string { return templateName + "-" + uuid.New().String() },
 	}
 
 	for _, opt := range options {
@@ -137,12 +135,6 @@ func (s *createPodServer) createPod(ctx context.Context, nodeName, podName strin
 	podTemplate := s.podTemplate.DeepCopy()
 	podTemplate.ObjectMeta.Name = podName
 	podTemplate.Spec.NodeName = nodeName
-	for i := range podTemplate.Spec.Containers {
-		podTemplate.Spec.Containers[i].Env = append(podTemplate.Spec.Containers[i].Env, corev1.EnvVar{
-			Name:  s.labelsKey,
-			Value: "nodeName: " + nodeName,
-		})
-	}
 
 	_, err := s.client.CoreV1().Pods(s.namespace).Create(ctx, podTemplate, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 	return err
diff --git a/pkg/networkservice/common/createpod/server_test.go b/pkg/networkservice/common/createpod/server_test.go
index 88f028e..c520712 100644
--- a/pkg/networkservice/common/createpod/server_test.go
+++ b/pkg/networkservice/common/createpod/server_test.go
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ func TestCreatePod_RepeatedRequest(t *testing.T) {
 
 	want := podTemplate.DeepCopy()
 	want.Spec.NodeName = nodeName1
-	want.Spec.Containers[0].Env = []corev1.EnvVar{{Name: "NSM_LABELS", Value: "nodeName: " + nodeName1}}
-	want.Spec.Containers[1].Env = []corev1.EnvVar{{Name: "NSM_LABELS", Value: "nodeName: " + nodeName1}}
 	require.Equal(t, pod.Spec, want.Spec)
 
 	pod.Status.Phase = "Succeeded"