diff --git a/cmd/helm/installer/install.go b/cmd/helm/installer/install.go
index 112dfb68f..d32f74849 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/installer/install.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/installer/install.go
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ func parseNodeSelectorsInto(labels string, m map[string]string) error {
 func generateDeployment(opts *Options) (*v1beta1.Deployment, error) {
 	labels := generateLabels(map[string]string{"name": "tiller"})
 	nodeSelectors := map[string]string{}
-	nodeSelectors["beta.kubernetes.io/os"] = "linux"
 	if len(opts.NodeSelectors) > 0 {
 		err := parseNodeSelectorsInto(opts.NodeSelectors, nodeSelectors)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/helm/installer/install_test.go b/cmd/helm/installer/install_test.go
index 330de04fe..bb32d3a02 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/installer/install_test.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/installer/install_test.go
@@ -430,18 +430,18 @@ func TestDeploymentManifest_WithNodeSelectors(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			Options{Namespace: v1.NamespaceDefault, NodeSelectors: "app=tiller"},
 			"nodeSelector app=tiller",
-			map[string]interface{}{"app": "tiller", "beta.kubernetes.io/os": "linux"},
+			map[string]interface{}{"app": "tiller"},
 		},
 		{
 			Options{Namespace: v1.NamespaceDefault, NodeSelectors: "app=tiller,helm=rocks"},
 			"nodeSelector app=tiller, helm=rocks",
-			map[string]interface{}{"app": "tiller", "helm": "rocks", "beta.kubernetes.io/os": "linux"},
+			map[string]interface{}{"app": "tiller", "helm": "rocks"},
 		},
 		// note: nodeSelector key and value are strings
 		{
 			Options{Namespace: v1.NamespaceDefault, NodeSelectors: "app=tiller,minCoolness=1"},
 			"nodeSelector app=tiller, helm=rocks",
-			map[string]interface{}{"app": "tiller", "minCoolness": "1", "beta.kubernetes.io/os": "linux"},
+			map[string]interface{}{"app": "tiller", "minCoolness": "1"},
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {