diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 693e3d6..4679a92 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ It would be successfuly parsed and the resulting JSON string (linted for readme)
    "kubernetes.node_hostname":"localhost",
    "kubernetes.pod_name":"pod",
    "logstash_prefix":"k8s-unknown",
-   "namespace":"namespace",
    "purpose":"staging",
    "remote_addr":"10.154.18.198",
    "remote_user":"",
@@ -313,7 +312,6 @@ Environment variables are taken at random. Resulting output entry map would look
 		"kubernetes.node_hostname": "localhost",
 		"kubernetes.pod_name": "deis-router-77745f5559-f424j",
 		"logstash_prefix": "k8s-unknown",
-		"namespace": "deis",
 		"purpose": "staging",
 		"type": "containers"
 	},
diff --git a/common/constants.go b/common/constants.go
index fd943f1..a1ae664 100644
--- a/common/constants.go
+++ b/common/constants.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const (
 	LabelPurpose           = "purpose"
 	LabelContainerID       = "docker.container_id"
 	LabelLogstashPrefix    = "logstash_prefix"
-	LabelLogstashNamespace = "namespace"
 	LabelLogType           = "type"
 	LabelTime              = "time"
 )
diff --git a/dispatcher/dispatcher.go b/dispatcher/dispatcher.go
index 0465dfe..3d64423 100644
--- a/dispatcher/dispatcher.go
+++ b/dispatcher/dispatcher.go
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ func (d *Dispatcher) finalize() {
 func (d *Dispatcher) containerExtends(c *containers.Container) (extends common.EntryMap) {
 	extends = make(common.EntryMap)
 	extends[common.LabelContainerID] = c.ID
-	extends[common.LabelLogstashNamespace] = c.GetPodNamespace()
 	extends[common.KubernetesPodName] = c.GetPodName()
 	extends[common.KubernetesNamespaceName] = c.GetPodNamespace()
 	extends[common.KubernetesContainerName] = c.GetName()
diff --git a/dispatcher/workers/workers_fabric.go b/dispatcher/workers/workers_fabric.go
index 16cc181..45d8695 100644
--- a/dispatcher/workers/workers_fabric.go
+++ b/dispatcher/workers/workers_fabric.go
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ func (f *FollowersFabric) NewFollowerJournald(output chan<- string, config confi
 			common.LabelPurpose:            f.config.K8SExtends.Purpose,
 			common.LabelLogstashPrefix:     f.config.K8SExtends.LogstashPrefix,
 			common.KubernetesNodeHostname:  f.config.K8SExtends.NodeHostname,
-			common.LabelLogstashNamespace:  common.NamespaceJournald,
 			common.KubernetesNamespaceName: common.NamespaceJournald,
 		},
 		f.storage,