diff --git a/integration/gotsrpc/net/middleware/telemetry.go b/integration/gotsrpc/net/middleware/telemetry.go
index 8fed1c4..17c927a 100644
--- a/integration/gotsrpc/net/middleware/telemetry.go
+++ b/integration/gotsrpc/net/middleware/telemetry.go
@@ -37,8 +37,12 @@ func Telemetry() middleware.Middleware {
 	return func(l *zap.Logger, name string, next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			*r = *gotsrpc.RequestWithStatsContext(r)
-			ctx, labeler := middleware.LoggerLabelerFromContext(r.Context())
-			next.ServeHTTP(w, r.WithContext(ctx))
+
+			// retrieve or inject labeler
+			r, labeler := middleware.LoggerLabelerFromRequest(r)
+
+			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+
 			if stats, ok := gotsrpc.GetStatsForRequest(r); ok {
 				labeler.Add(
 					zap.String(defaultGOTSRPCFunctionLabel, stats.Func),
diff --git a/net/http/middleware/logger.go b/net/http/middleware/logger.go
index aaea0ab..380ce05 100644
--- a/net/http/middleware/logger.go
+++ b/net/http/middleware/logger.go
@@ -15,10 +15,9 @@ const loggerLabelerContextKey log.LabelerContextKey = "github.com/foomo/keel/net
 
 type (
 	LoggerOptions struct {
-		Message       string
-		MinWarnCode   int
-		MinErrorCode  int
-		InjectLabeler bool
+		Message      string
+		MinWarnCode  int
+		MinErrorCode int
 	}
 	LoggerOption func(*LoggerOptions)
 )
@@ -26,10 +25,9 @@ type (
 // GetDefaultLoggerOptions returns the default options
 func GetDefaultLoggerOptions() LoggerOptions {
 	return LoggerOptions{
-		Message:       "handled http request",
-		MinWarnCode:   400,
-		MinErrorCode:  500,
-		InjectLabeler: false,
+		Message:      "handled http request",
+		MinWarnCode:  400,
+		MinErrorCode: 500,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -65,13 +63,6 @@ func LoggerWithMinErrorCode(v int) LoggerOption {
 	}
 }
 
-// LoggerWithInjectLabeler middleware option
-func LoggerWithInjectLabeler(v bool) LoggerOption {
-	return func(o *LoggerOptions) {
-		o.InjectLabeler = v
-	}
-}
-
 // LoggerWithOptions middleware
 func LoggerWithOptions(opts LoggerOptions) Middleware {
 	return func(l *zap.Logger, name string, next http.Handler) http.Handler {
@@ -83,11 +74,8 @@ func LoggerWithOptions(opts LoggerOptions) Middleware {
 
 			l := log.WithHTTPRequest(l, r)
 
-			var labeler *log.Labeler
-
-			if opts.InjectLabeler {
-				r, labeler = LoggerLabelerFromRequest(r)
-			}
+			// retrieve or inject labeler
+			r, labeler := LoggerLabelerFromRequest(r)
 
 			next.ServeHTTP(wr, r)
 
diff --git a/net/http/middleware/logger_test.go b/net/http/middleware/logger_test.go
index faf7d3b..da47b2f 100644
--- a/net/http/middleware/logger_test.go
+++ b/net/http/middleware/logger_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/foomo/keel/log"
 	"github.com/foomo/keel/net/http/middleware"
 	keeltest "github.com/foomo/keel/test"
-	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
 func ExampleLogger() {
@@ -38,41 +37,3 @@ func ExampleLogger() {
 
 	// Output: ok
 }
-
-func ExampleLoggerWithInjectLabeler() {
-	svr := keeltest.NewServer()
-
-	// get logger
-	l := svr.Logger()
-
-	// create demo service
-	svs := http.NewServeMux()
-	svs.HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
-		_, _ = w.Write([]byte("ok"))
-		fmt.Println("ok")
-	})
-
-	svr.AddService(
-		keeltest.NewServiceHTTP(l, "demo", svs,
-			func(l *zap.Logger, s string, next http.Handler) http.Handler {
-				return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-					r, labeler := middleware.LoggerLabelerFromRequest(r)
-					labeler.Add(zap.String("injected", "message"))
-					next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-				})
-			},
-			middleware.Logger(
-				middleware.LoggerWithInjectLabeler(true),
-			),
-		),
-	)
-
-	svr.Start()
-
-	resp, err := http.Get(svr.GetService("demo").URL() + "/") //nolint:noctx
-	log.Must(l, err)
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
-
-	// Output: ok
-}