diff --git a/retrieval/discovery/kubernetes/node.go b/retrieval/discovery/kubernetes/node.go
index 8fb0f20a2..e2d684b84 100644
--- a/retrieval/discovery/kubernetes/node.go
+++ b/retrieval/discovery/kubernetes/node.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (n *Node) Run(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- []*config.TargetGroup) {
 }
 
 func nodeSource(n *apiv1.Node) string {
-	return "node/" + n.Namespace + "/" + n.Name
+	return "node/" + n.Name
 }
 
 const (