diff --git a/internal/controllers/ingresses.go b/internal/controllers/ingresses.go
index 958bfe10c..fa8bc347b 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/ingresses.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/ingresses.go
@@ -117,6 +117,43 @@ func (r *Reconciler) createOrUpdateIngress(ctx context.Context, ingress *netv1.I
 	return ingress, nil
 }
 
+func configureCoreIngress(cr *model.CryostatInstance) *operatorv1beta1.NetworkConfiguration {
+	var config *operatorv1beta1.NetworkConfiguration
+	if cr.Spec.NetworkOptions == nil || cr.Spec.NetworkOptions.CoreConfig == nil {
+		config = &operatorv1beta1.NetworkConfiguration{}
+	} else {
+		config = cr.Spec.NetworkOptions.CoreConfig
+	}
+
+	configureRoute(config, cr.Name, "cryostat")
+	return config
+}
+
+func configureGrafanaIngress(cr *model.CryostatInstance) *operatorv1beta1.NetworkConfiguration {
+	var config *operatorv1beta1.NetworkConfiguration
+	if cr.Spec.NetworkOptions == nil || cr.Spec.NetworkOptions.GrafanaConfig == nil {
+		config = &operatorv1beta1.NetworkConfiguration{}
+	} else {
+		config = cr.Spec.NetworkOptions.GrafanaConfig
+	}
+
+	configureRoute(config, cr.Name, "cryostat")
+	return config
+}
+
+func configureIngress(config *operatorv1beta1.NetworkConfiguration, appLabel string, componentLabel string) {
+	if config.Labels == nil {
+		config.Labels = map[string]string{}
+	}
+	if config.Annotations == nil {
+		config.Annotations = map[string]string{}
+	}
+
+	// Add required labels, overriding any user-specified labels with the same keys
+	config.Labels["app"] = appLabel
+	config.Labels["component"] = componentLabel
+}
+
 func (r *Reconciler) deleteIngress(ctx context.Context, ingress *netv1.Ingress) error {
 	err := r.Client.Delete(ctx, ingress)
 	if err != nil && !errors.IsNotFound(err) {
diff --git a/internal/controllers/services.go b/internal/controllers/services.go
index 3f79d0a1a..222788481 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/services.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/services.go
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ func (r *Reconciler) createOrUpdateService(ctx context.Context, svc *corev1.Serv
 		// Update labels and annotations
 		mergeLabelsAndAnnotations(&svc.ObjectMeta, config.Labels, config.Annotations)
 
-		svc.Annotations = config.Annotations
 		// Set the Cryostat CR as controller
 		if err := controllerutil.SetControllerReference(owner, svc, r.Scheme); err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/internal/test/resources.go b/internal/test/resources.go
index 364d51c7f..84fbece8b 100644
--- a/internal/test/resources.go
+++ b/internal/test/resources.go
@@ -2095,8 +2095,7 @@ func (r *TestResources) newRoute(name string, port int) *routev1.Route {
 			Name:      name,
 			Namespace: r.Namespace,
 			Labels: map[string]string{
-				"app":       r.Name,
-				"component": "cryostat"},
+				"app": r.Name},
 		},
 		Spec: routev1.RouteSpec{
 			To: routev1.RouteTargetReference{