ns in the pods have higher precedence than the label selectors. If a pod is annotated with <code>sidecar.istio.io/inject: "true/false"</code> then it will be honored. So, the order of evaluation is:</p><p><code>Pod Annotations → NeverInjectSelector → AlwaysInjectSelector → Default Policy</code></p></div></aside></div><h4 id=uninstalling-the-automatic-sidecar-injector>Uninstalling the automatic sidecar injector</h4><pre><code class=language-bash data-expandlinks=true data-repo=istio>$ kubectl delete mu