diff --git a/.github/settings.yml b/.github/settings.yml
index 339acea..73dfcbc 100644
--- a/.github/settings.yml
+++ b/.github/settings.yml
@@ -12,96 +12,6 @@ repository:
   squash_merge_commit_message: PR_BODY
   squash_merge_commit_title: PR_TITLE
 
-labels:
-  include:
-    - name: active
-      description:
-      color: BA1061
-    - name: awaiting-funding
-      description:
-      color: CF3D27
-    - name: awaiting-start
-      description:
-      color: 4FF213
-    - name: bug
-      description: Something isn't working
-      color: D73A4A
-    - name: CMIC
-      description:
-      color: 0DA9AF
-    - name: documentation
-      description: Improvements or additions to documentation
-      color: 0075CA
-    - name: DRC
-      description:
-      color: B13930
-    - name: duplicate
-      description: This issue or pull request already exists
-      color: CFD3D7
-    - name: enhancement
-      description: New feature or request
-      color: A2EEEF
-    - name: good first issue
-      description: Good for newcomers
-      color: 7057FF
-    - name: GOSH
-      description:
-      color: 34CA61
-    - name: help wanted
-      description: Extra attention is needed
-      color: 008672
-    - name: ICH
-      description:
-      color: 9069DA
-    - name: invalid
-      description: This doesn't seem right
-      color: E4E669
-    - name: ION
-      description:
-      color: 2CD3F9
-    - name: LHA
-      description:
-      color: A85482
-    - name: NCITA
-      description:
-      color: 06F87C
-    - name: project-record
-      description: A new project record
-      color: EAF021
-    - name: question
-      description: Further information is requested
-      color: D876E3
-    - name: request
-      description: A service request to the MIRSG team
-      color: C5DEF5
-    - name: transferred
-      description:
-      color: 0C6255
-    - name: ucl-collab
-      description:
-      color: B728E0
-    - name: ucl-covid19
-      description:
-      color: F722A3
-    - name: ucl-hist-omero
-      description:
-      color: 54A994
-    - name: ucl-internal
-      description:
-      color: 638AB6
-    - name: ucl-ncita
-      description:
-      color: 5F9460
-    - name: ucl-open
-      description:
-      color: D6BCAA
-    - name: WEISS
-      description:
-      color: 9E2383
-    - name: wontfix
-      description: This will not be worked on
-      color: FFFFFF
-
 teams:
   - name: mirsg
     permission: admin