diff --git a/rules/manager_test.go b/rules/manager_test.go
index 98ce3c35b1..f993c28712 100644
--- a/rules/manager_test.go
+++ b/rules/manager_test.go
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ func TestUpdate_AlwaysRestore(t *testing.T) {
 	ruleManager.start()
 	defer ruleManager.Stop()
 
-	err := ruleManager.Update(10*time.Second, []string{"fixtures/rules_alerts.yaml"}, nil, "", nil)
+	err := ruleManager.Update(10*time.Second, []string{"fixtures/rules_alerts.yaml"}, labels.EmptyLabels(), "", nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	for _, g := range ruleManager.groups {
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ func TestUpdate_AlwaysRestore(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Use different file, so groups haven't changed, therefore, we expect state restoration
-	err = ruleManager.Update(10*time.Second, []string{"fixtures/rules_alerts2.yaml"}, nil, "", nil)
+	err = ruleManager.Update(10*time.Second, []string{"fixtures/rules_alerts2.yaml"}, labels.EmptyLabels(), "", nil)
 	for _, g := range ruleManager.groups {
 		require.True(t, g.shouldRestore)
 	}
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ func TestUpdate_AlwaysRestoreDoesntAffectUnchangedGroups(t *testing.T) {
 	ruleManager.start()
 	defer ruleManager.Stop()
 
-	err := ruleManager.Update(10*time.Second, files, nil, "", nil)
+	err := ruleManager.Update(10*time.Second, files, labels.EmptyLabels(), "", nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	for _, g := range ruleManager.groups {
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ func TestUpdate_AlwaysRestoreDoesntAffectUnchangedGroups(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Use the same file, so groups haven't changed, therefore, we don't expect state restoration
-	err = ruleManager.Update(10*time.Second, files, nil, "", nil)
+	err = ruleManager.Update(10*time.Second, files, labels.EmptyLabels(), "", nil)
 	for _, g := range ruleManager.groups {
 		require.False(t, g.shouldRestore)
 	}
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ func reloadRules(rgs *rulefmt.RuleGroups, t *testing.T, tmpFile *os.File, ruleMa
 	_, _ = tmpFile.Seek(0, 0)
 	_, err = tmpFile.Write(bs)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	err = ruleManager.Update(interval, []string{tmpFile.Name()}, nil, "", nil)
+	err = ruleManager.Update(interval, []string{tmpFile.Name()}, labels.EmptyLabels(), "", nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
@@ -1686,7 +1686,7 @@ groups:
 		},
 	})
 	m.start()
-	err = m.Update(time.Second, []string{fname}, nil, "", nil)
+	err = m.Update(time.Second, []string{fname}, labels.EmptyLabels(), "", nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	rgs := m.RuleGroups()
diff --git a/rules/origin_test.go b/rules/origin_test.go
index 70463f12b0..f25e8c2a59 100644
--- a/rules/origin_test.go
+++ b/rules/origin_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 type unknownRule struct{}
 
 func (u unknownRule) Name() string          { return "" }
-func (u unknownRule) Labels() labels.Labels { return nil }
+func (u unknownRule) Labels() labels.Labels { return labels.EmptyLabels() }
 func (u unknownRule) Eval(ctx context.Context, evalDelay time.Duration, time time.Time, queryFunc QueryFunc, url *url.URL, i int) (promql.Vector, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }