diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6e2b55345b..0fb77cee9a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 - [#43](https://github.com/nf-core/sarek/pull/43) - Fix automated `VEP` builds with circleCI
 - [#54](https://github.com/nf-core/sarek/pull/54) - Apply fixes from release `2.5.1`
 - [#58](https://github.com/nf-core/sarek/pull/58) - Fix issue with `.interval_list` file from the GATK bundle [#56](https://github.com/nf-core/sarek/issues/56) that was not recognized in the `CreateIntervalsBed` process
+- [#73](https://github.com/nf-core/sarek/pull/73) - Fix issue with label `memory_max` for `BaseRecalibrator` process [#72](https://github.com/nf-core/sarek/issues/72)
 
 ## [2.5.1] - Årjep-Ålkatjjekna
 
diff --git a/main.nf b/main.nf
index 50dff290a4..43b61fc5ec 100644
--- a/main.nf
+++ b/main.nf
@@ -801,7 +801,6 @@ bamBaseRecalibrator = bamBaseRecalibrator.dump(tag:'BAM FOR BASERECALIBRATOR')
 // STEP 3: CREATING RECALIBRATION TABLES
 
 process BaseRecalibrator {
-    label 'memory_max'
     label 'cpus_1'
 
     tag {idPatient + "-" + idSample + "-" + intervalBed}