diff --git a/manifests/deviceservice.yaml b/manifests/deviceservice.yaml
index 2984869bcb835b167dfed1860d0edc65bb127457..9dbd695536eda33c97f4e248fe88a032c3c607bd 100644
--- a/manifests/deviceservice.yaml
+++ b/manifests/deviceservice.yaml
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ spec:
   replicas: 1
   template:
     metadata:
-      annotations:
-        # Required for IETF L2VPN SBI when both parent and child run in same K8s cluster with Linkerd
-        config.linkerd.io/skip-outbound-ports: "8002"
+      # Deactivated linkerd for the Hackfest
+      #annotations:
+      #  # Required for IETF L2VPN SBI when both parent and child run in same K8s cluster with Linkerd
+      #  config.linkerd.io/skip-outbound-ports: "8002"
       labels:
         app: deviceservice
     spec: