diff --git a/pkg/controller/v1beta1/benchmark/controller.go b/pkg/controller/v1beta1/benchmark/controller.go
index 318abd37..99d3e364 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/v1beta1/benchmark/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/v1beta1/benchmark/controller.go
@@ -304,18 +304,8 @@ func (r *BenchmarkJobReconciler) createPodSpec(benchmarkJob *v1beta1.BenchmarkJo
 	// If no overrides, return default spec
 	if benchmarkJob.Spec.PodOverride == nil {
 		return &v1.PodSpec{
-			Containers: []v1.Container{defaultContainer},
-			Volumes:    volumes,
-			NodeSelector: map[string]string{
-				"nvidia.com/gpu": "true",
-			},
-			Tolerations: []v1.Toleration{
-				{
-					Key:      "nvidia.com/gpu",
-					Operator: v1.TolerationOpExists,
-					Effect:   v1.TaintEffectNoSchedule,
-				},
-			},
+			Containers:    []v1.Container{defaultContainer},
+			Volumes:       volumes,
 			RestartPolicy: v1.RestartPolicyNever,
 		}, nil
 	}
@@ -354,18 +344,8 @@ func (r *BenchmarkJobReconciler) createPodSpec(benchmarkJob *v1beta1.BenchmarkJo
 
 	// Create and merge pod specs
 	defaultPodSpec := &v1.PodSpec{
-		Containers: []v1.Container{mergedContainer},
-		Volumes:    volumes,
-		NodeSelector: map[string]string{
-			"nvidia.com/gpu": "true",
-		},
-		Tolerations: []v1.Toleration{
-			{
-				Key:      "nvidia.com/gpu",
-				Operator: v1.TolerationOpExists,
-				Effect:   v1.TaintEffectNoSchedule,
-			},
-		},
+		Containers:    []v1.Container{mergedContainer},
+		Volumes:       volumes,
 		RestartPolicy: v1.RestartPolicyNever,
 	}