diff --git a/api/resmap/reswrangler_test.go b/api/resmap/reswrangler_test.go
index d49aae618..0eec321d7 100644
--- a/api/resmap/reswrangler_test.go
+++ b/api/resmap/reswrangler_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/konfig"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/provider"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/resid"
 	. "sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/resmap"
@@ -694,10 +693,6 @@ func TestAbsorbAll(t *testing.T) {
 	metadata := map[string]interface{}{
 		"name": "cmap",
 	}
-	if !konfig.FlagEnableKyamlDefaultValue {
-		metadata["annotations"] = map[string]interface{}{}
-		metadata["labels"] = map[string]interface{}{}
-	}
 	expected := rmF.FromResource(rf.FromMapAndOption(
 		map[string]interface{}{
 			"apiVersion": "apps/v1",