diff --git a/pkg/apis/manifest/v1alpha1/types.go b/pkg/apis/manifest/v1alpha1/types.go
index a12061dd0..e915d7d51 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/manifest/v1alpha1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/manifest/v1alpha1/types.go
@@ -110,19 +110,6 @@ type Manifest struct {
 	// If a secret want to have a base and an overlay, it should go to Bases and
 	// Overlays fields.
 	SecretGenerators []SecretGenerator `json:"secretGenerators,omitempty" yaml:"secretGenerators,omitempty"`
-
-	// Whether prune resources not defined in Kube-manifest.yaml, similar to
-	// `kubectl apply --prune` behavior.
-	Prune bool `json:"prune,omitempty" yaml:"prune,omitempty"`
-
-	// TODO: figure out what the behavior details should be.
-	// Whether PersistentVolumeClaims should be deleted with the other resources.
-	// OwnPersistentVolumeClaims bool `json:"ownPersistentVolumeClaims,omitempty" yaml:"ownPersistentVolumeClaims,omitempty"`
-
-	// TODO: figure out what the behavior details should be.
-	// Whether recursive look for Kube-manifest.yaml, similar to
-	// `kubectl --recursive` behavior.
-	// Recursive bool `json:"recursive,omitempty" yaml:"recursive,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // ConfigMap contains the metadata of how to generate a configmap.
diff --git a/pkg/kinflate/commands/init.go b/pkg/kinflate/commands/init.go
index 40c6bc0e5..9d00c27e7 100644
--- a/pkg/kinflate/commands/init.go
+++ b/pkg/kinflate/commands/init.go
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ resources: []
 configmaps: []
 # There could be secrets in Base, if just using a fork/rebase workflow
 secrets: []
-recursive: true
 `
 
 type initOptions struct {
diff --git a/pkg/kinflate/examples/simple/instances/exampleinstance/Kube-manifest.yaml b/pkg/kinflate/examples/simple/instances/exampleinstance/Kube-manifest.yaml
index 93489a459..709024430 100644
--- a/pkg/kinflate/examples/simple/instances/exampleinstance/Kube-manifest.yaml
+++ b/pkg/kinflate/examples/simple/instances/exampleinstance/Kube-manifest.yaml
@@ -33,4 +33,3 @@ secretGenerators:
     tls.crt: "cat secret/tls.cert"
     tls.key: "cat secret/tls.key"
   type: "kubernetes.io/tls"
-prune: true # I’d make this the default