diff --git a/docs/terraform.md b/docs/terraform.md
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@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ terraform plan
 terraform apply
 ```
 
-When you eventually `terraform delete` the cluster, you should still run `kops delete cluster ${CLUSTER_NAME}`,
+When you eventually `terraform destroy` the cluster, you should still run `kops delete cluster ${CLUSTER_NAME}`,
 to remove the kops cluster specification and any dynamically created Kubernetes resources (ELBs or volumes).
 
 ### Workaround for Terraform versions before 0.7