diff --git a/cmd/kops/toolbox_template.go b/cmd/kops/toolbox_template.go
index d09ff8445d..5476e6cf6d 100644
--- a/cmd/kops/toolbox_template.go
+++ b/cmd/kops/toolbox_template.go
@@ -41,34 +41,6 @@ var (
 
 	toolbox_templating_example = templates.Examples(i18n.T(`
 	# generate cluster.yaml from template and input values
-	cat > values.yaml <<EOF
-	clusterName: eu1
-	kubernetesVersion: 1.7.1
-	dnsZone: k8s.example.com
-	awsRegion: eu-west-1
-	EOF
-
-	cat > cluster.tmpl.yaml <<EOF
-	apiVersion: kops/v1alpha2
-	kind: InstanceGroup
-	metadata:
-		labels:
-			kops.k8s.io/cluster: {{.clusterName}}.{{.dnsZone}}
-		name: nodes
-	spec:
-		image: coreos.com/CoreOS-stable-1409.6.0-hvm
-		machineType: m4.large
-		maxPrice: "0.5"
-		maxSize: 2
-		minSize: 15
-		role: Node
-		rootVolumeSize: 100
-		subnets:
-		- {{.awsRegion}}a
-		- {{.awsRegion}}b
-		- {{.awsRegion}}c
-
-	EOF
 
 	kops toolbox template \
 		--values values.yaml \
diff --git a/docs/cli/kops_toolbox_template.md b/docs/cli/kops_toolbox_template.md
index 897a949ed2..8bb2b07a8f 100644
--- a/docs/cli/kops_toolbox_template.md
+++ b/docs/cli/kops_toolbox_template.md
@@ -18,34 +18,6 @@ kops toolbox template
 
 ```
   # generate cluster.yaml from template and input values
-  cat > values.yaml <<EOF
-  clusterName: eu1
-  kubernetesVersion: 1.7.1
-  dnsZone: k8s.example.com
-  awsRegion: eu-west-1
-  EOF
-  
-  cat > cluster.tmpl.yaml <<EOF
-  apiVersion: kops/v1alpha2
-  kind: InstanceGroup
-  metadata:
-  labels:
-  kops.k8s.io/cluster: {{.clusterName}}.{{.dnsZone}}
-  name: nodes
-  spec:
-  image: coreos.com/CoreOS-stable-1409.6.0-hvm
-  machineType: m4.large
-  maxPrice: "0.5"
-  maxSize: 2
-  minSize: 15
-  role: Node
-  rootVolumeSize: 100
-  subnets:
-  - {{.awsRegion}}a
-  - {{.awsRegion}}b
-  - {{.awsRegion}}c
-  
-  EOF
   
   kops toolbox template \
   --values values.yaml \