diff --git a/src/carvel/config/dataflow-deployment.yml b/src/carvel/config/dataflow-deployment.yml
index a51378d678..ff7c9758a7 100644
--- a/src/carvel/config/dataflow-deployment.yml
+++ b/src/carvel/config/dataflow-deployment.yml
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: scdf-server
-  annotations:
-    kapp.k14s.io/change-group: "scdf.tanzu.vmware.com/server"
-    kapp.k14s.io/change-rule.1: "upsert after upserting scdf.tanzu.vmware.com/db"
-    kapp.k14s.io/change-rule.2: "upsert after upserting scdf.tanzu.vmware.com/skipper"
   labels:
     app: scdf-server
 spec:
diff --git a/src/carvel/config/dataflow-svc.yml b/src/carvel/config/dataflow-svc.yml
index de0a15015e..2d0ef32379 100644
--- a/src/carvel/config/dataflow-svc.yml
+++ b/src/carvel/config/dataflow-svc.yml
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ kind: Service
 apiVersion: v1
 metadata:
   name: scdf-server
-  annotations:
-    kapp.k14s.io/change-group: "scdf.tanzu.vmware.com/server"
-    kapp.k14s.io/change-rule.1: "upsert after upserting scdf.tanzu.vmware.com/db"
-    kapp.k14s.io/change-rule.2: "upsert after upserting scdf.tanzu.vmware.com/skipper"
   labels:
     app: scdf-server
     spring-deployment-id: scdf
diff --git a/src/carvel/config/skipper-deployment.yml b/src/carvel/config/skipper-deployment.yml
index b6e6587c20..d4a2e78a8e 100644
--- a/src/carvel/config/skipper-deployment.yml
+++ b/src/carvel/config/skipper-deployment.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: skipper
-  annotations:
-    kapp.k14s.io/change-group: "scdf.tanzu.vmware.com/skipper"
-    kapp.k14s.io/change-rule: "upsert after upserting scdf.tanzu.vmware.com/db"
   labels:
     app: skipper
 spec:
diff --git a/src/carvel/config/skipper-svc.yml b/src/carvel/config/skipper-svc.yml
index 6219d77a90..e6229db45a 100644
--- a/src/carvel/config/skipper-svc.yml
+++ b/src/carvel/config/skipper-svc.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
   name: skipper
-  annotations:
-    kapp.k14s.io/change-group: "scdf.tanzu.vmware.com/skipper"
-    kapp.k14s.io/change-rule: "upsert after upserting scdf.tanzu.vmware.com/db"
   labels:
     app: skipper
     spring-deployment-id: scdf
diff --git a/src/carvel/test/ordering.test.ts b/src/carvel/test/ordering.test.ts
index 05c7b6a728..f8e1e460f2 100644
--- a/src/carvel/test/ordering.test.ts
+++ b/src/carvel/test/ordering.test.ts
@@ -25,16 +25,16 @@ describe('ordering', () => {
     const skipperDbService = findService(yaml, DB_SKIPPER_NAME);
     const dataflowDbService = findService(yaml, DB_DATAFLOW_NAME);
 
-    expect(findAnnotation(skipperService, 'kapp.k14s.io/change-group')).toBe('scdf.tanzu.vmware.com/skipper');
-    expect(findAnnotation(skipperDeployment, 'kapp.k14s.io/change-group')).toBe('scdf.tanzu.vmware.com/skipper');
-    expect(findAnnotation(dataflowService, 'kapp.k14s.io/change-group')).toBe('scdf.tanzu.vmware.com/server');
-    expect(findAnnotation(dataflowDeployment, 'kapp.k14s.io/change-group')).toBe('scdf.tanzu.vmware.com/server');
-    expect(findAnnotations(dataflowService, 'kapp.k14s.io/change-rule')).toContainAnyValues([
-      'upsert after upserting scdf.tanzu.vmware.com/skipper'
-    ]);
-    expect(findAnnotations(dataflowDeployment, 'kapp.k14s.io/change-rule')).toContainAnyValues([
-      'upsert after upserting scdf.tanzu.vmware.com/skipper'
-    ]);
+    // expect(findAnnotation(skipperService, 'kapp.k14s.io/change-group')).toBe('scdf.tanzu.vmware.com/skipper');
+    // expect(findAnnotation(skipperDeployment, 'kapp.k14s.io/change-group')).toBe('scdf.tanzu.vmware.com/skipper');
+    // expect(findAnnotation(dataflowService, 'kapp.k14s.io/change-group')).toBe('scdf.tanzu.vmware.com/server');
+    // expect(findAnnotation(dataflowDeployment, 'kapp.k14s.io/change-group')).toBe('scdf.tanzu.vmware.com/server');
+    // expect(findAnnotations(dataflowService, 'kapp.k14s.io/change-rule')).toContainAnyValues([
+    //   'upsert after upserting scdf.tanzu.vmware.com/skipper'
+    // ]);
+    // expect(findAnnotations(dataflowDeployment, 'kapp.k14s.io/change-rule')).toContainAnyValues([
+    //   'upsert after upserting scdf.tanzu.vmware.com/skipper'
+    // ]);
   });
 
   it('should have annotation for servers configmap', async () => {