diff --git a/examples/examples_test.go b/examples/examples_test.go
index 206c6fc00e..64fdc9627c 100644
--- a/examples/examples_test.go
+++ b/examples/examples_test.go
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@ func TestExampleObjectSchemas(t *testing.T) {
 		"../examples/storage/redis": {
 			"redis-controller":          &api.ReplicationController{},
 			"redis-master":              &api.Pod{},
-			"redis-proxy":               &api.Pod{},
 			"redis-sentinel-controller": &api.ReplicationController{},
 			"redis-sentinel-service":    &api.Service{},
 		},
diff --git a/examples/storage/redis/redis-proxy.yaml b/examples/storage/redis/redis-proxy.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index d01a88a6f4..0000000000
--- a/examples/storage/redis/redis-proxy.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  labels:
-    name: redis-proxy
-    role: proxy
-  name: redis-proxy
-spec:
-  containers:
-  - name: proxy
-    image: kubernetes/redis-proxy:v2
-    ports:
-    - containerPort: 6379
-      name: api
diff --git a/hack/make-rules/test-cmd-util.sh b/hack/make-rules/test-cmd-util.sh
index f70ba239d4..0a39dca049 100644
--- a/hack/make-rules/test-cmd-util.sh
+++ b/hack/make-rules/test-cmd-util.sh
@@ -460,15 +460,15 @@ run_pod_tests() {
   kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" ''
   # Command
   kubectl create -f test/fixtures/doc-yaml/admin/limitrange/valid-pod.yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
-  kubectl create -f examples/storage/redis/redis-proxy.yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
-  # Post-condition: valid-pod and redis-proxy PODs are created
-  kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'redis-proxy:valid-pod:'
+  kubectl create -f examples/storage/redis/redis-master.yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
+  # Post-condition: valid-pod and redis-master PODs are created
+  kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'redis-master:valid-pod:'
 
   ### Delete multiple PODs at once
-  # Pre-condition: valid-pod and redis-proxy PODs exist
-  kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'redis-proxy:valid-pod:'
+  # Pre-condition: valid-pod and redis-master PODs exist
+  kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'redis-master:valid-pod:'
   # Command
-  kubectl delete pods valid-pod redis-proxy "${kube_flags[@]}" --grace-period=0 --force # delete multiple pods at once
+  kubectl delete pods valid-pod redis-master "${kube_flags[@]}" --grace-period=0 --force # delete multiple pods at once
   # Post-condition: no POD exists
   kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" ''
 
@@ -783,12 +783,12 @@ __EOF__
   kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" ''
   # Command
   kubectl create -f test/fixtures/doc-yaml/user-guide/multi-pod.yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
-  # Post-condition: valid-pod and redis-proxy PODs exist
-  kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'redis-master:redis-proxy:'
+  # Post-condition: redis-master and valid-pod PODs exist
+  kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'redis-master:valid-pod:'
 
   ### Delete two PODs from 1 yaml file
-  # Pre-condition: redis-master and redis-proxy PODs exist
-  kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'redis-master:redis-proxy:'
+  # Pre-condition: redis-master and valid-pod PODs exist
+  kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'redis-master:valid-pod:'
   # Command
   kubectl delete -f test/fixtures/doc-yaml/user-guide/multi-pod.yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
   # Post-condition: no PODs exist
@@ -1244,14 +1244,14 @@ run_kubectl_get_tests() {
   kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" ''
   # Command
   kubectl create -f test/fixtures/doc-yaml/user-guide/multi-pod.yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
-  # Post-condition: PODs redis-master and redis-proxy exist
+  # Post-condition: PODs redis-master and valid-pod exist
 
   # Check that all items in the list are printed
   output_message=$(kubectl get -f test/fixtures/doc-yaml/user-guide/multi-pod.yaml -o jsonpath="{..metadata.name}" "${kube_flags[@]}")
-  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" "redis-master redis-proxy"
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" "redis-master valid-pod"
 
   # cleanup
-  kubectl delete pods redis-master redis-proxy "${kube_flags[@]}"
+  kubectl delete pods redis-master valid-pod "${kube_flags[@]}"
 }
 
 run_kubectl_request_timeout_tests() {
diff --git a/test/fixtures/doc-yaml/user-guide/multi-pod.yaml b/test/fixtures/doc-yaml/user-guide/multi-pod.yaml
index 7f7d0a5745..1a1d758e99 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/doc-yaml/user-guide/multi-pod.yaml
+++ b/test/fixtures/doc-yaml/user-guide/multi-pod.yaml
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ spec:
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Pod
 metadata:
+  name: valid-pod
   labels:
-    name: redis-proxy
-    role: proxy
-  name: redis-proxy
+    name: valid-pod
 spec:
   containers:
-  - name: proxy
-    image: kubernetes/redis-proxy:v1
-    ports:
-    - containerPort: 6379
-      name: api
+  - name: kubernetes-serve-hostname
+    image: gcr.io/google_containers/serve_hostname
+    resources:
+      limits:
+        cpu: "1"
+        memory: 512Mi