diff --git a/docs/user-guide/update-demo/README.md b/docs/user-guide/update-demo/README.md
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@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ But if the replica count had been specified, the final replica count of the new
 ### Step Five: Bring down the pods
 
 ```console
-$ kubectl stop rc update-demo-kitten
+$ kubectl delete rc update-demo-kitten
 ```
 
 This first stops the replication controller by turning the target number of replicas to 0 and then deletes the controller.