diff --git a/docs/user-guide/downward-api/dapi-container-resources.yaml b/docs/user-guide/downward-api/dapi-container-resources.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index c6c6fc29fc..0000000000
--- a/docs/user-guide/downward-api/dapi-container-resources.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: dapi-test-pod
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - name: test-container
-      image: k8s.gcr.io/busybox:1.24
-      command: [ "/bin/sh", "-c", "env" ]
-      resources:
-        requests:
-          memory: "32Mi"
-          cpu: "125m"
-        limits:
-          memory: "64Mi"
-          cpu: "250m"
-      env:
-        - name: MY_CPU_REQUEST
-          valueFrom:
-            resourceFieldRef:
-              resource: requests.cpu
-        - name: MY_CPU_LIMIT
-          valueFrom:
-            resourceFieldRef:
-              resource: limits.cpu
-        - name: MY_MEM_REQUEST
-          valueFrom:
-            resourceFieldRef:
-              resource: requests.memory
-        - name: MY_MEM_LIMIT
-          valueFrom:
-            resourceFieldRef:
-              resource: limits.memory
-  restartPolicy: Never
diff --git a/docs/user-guide/downward-api/dapi-pod.yaml b/docs/user-guide/downward-api/dapi-pod.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 06b044bbb6..0000000000
--- a/docs/user-guide/downward-api/dapi-pod.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: dapi-test-pod
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - name: test-container
-      image: k8s.gcr.io/busybox
-      command: [ "/bin/sh", "-c", "env" ]
-      env:
-        - name: MY_NODE_NAME
-          valueFrom:
-            fieldRef:
-              fieldPath: spec.nodeName
-        - name: MY_POD_NAME
-          valueFrom:
-            fieldRef:
-              fieldPath: metadata.name
-        - name: MY_POD_NAMESPACE
-          valueFrom:
-            fieldRef:
-              fieldPath: metadata.namespace
-        - name: MY_POD_IP
-          valueFrom:
-            fieldRef:
-              fieldPath: status.podIP
-        - name: MY_POD_SERVICE_ACCOUNT
-          valueFrom:
-            fieldRef:
-              fieldPath: spec.serviceAccountName
-  restartPolicy: Never
diff --git a/docs/user-guide/downward-api/volume/dapi-volume-resources.yaml b/docs/user-guide/downward-api/volume/dapi-volume-resources.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 27b8a01c48..0000000000
--- a/docs/user-guide/downward-api/volume/dapi-volume-resources.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: kubernetes-downwardapi-volume-example
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - name: client-container
-      image: k8s.gcr.io/busybox:1.24
-      command: ["sh", "-c", "while true; do echo; if [[ -e /etc/cpu_limit ]]; then cat /etc/cpu_limit; fi; if [[ -e /etc/cpu_request ]]; then cat /etc/cpu_request; fi; if [[ -e /etc/mem_limit ]]; then cat /etc/mem_limit; fi; if [[ -e /etc/mem_request ]]; then cat /etc/mem_request; fi; sleep 5; done"]
-      resources:
-        requests:
-          memory: "32Mi"
-          cpu: "125m"
-        limits:
-          memory: "64Mi"
-          cpu: "250m"
-      volumeMounts:
-        - name: podinfo
-          mountPath: /etc
-          readOnly: false
-  volumes:
-    - name: podinfo
-      downwardAPI:
-        items:
-          - path: "cpu_limit"
-            resourceFieldRef:
-              containerName: client-container
-              resource: limits.cpu
-          - path: "cpu_request"
-            resourceFieldRef:
-              containerName: client-container
-              resource: requests.cpu
-          - path: "mem_limit"
-            resourceFieldRef:
-              containerName: client-container
-              resource: limits.memory
-          - path: "mem_request"
-            resourceFieldRef:
-              containerName: client-container
-              resource: requests.memory
diff --git a/docs/user-guide/downward-api/volume/dapi-volume.yaml b/docs/user-guide/downward-api/volume/dapi-volume.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 4db64c6586..0000000000
--- a/docs/user-guide/downward-api/volume/dapi-volume.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: kubernetes-downwardapi-volume-example
-  labels:
-    zone: us-est-coast
-    cluster: test-cluster1
-    rack: rack-22
-  annotations:
-    build: two
-    builder: john-doe
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - name: client-container
-      image: k8s.gcr.io/busybox
-      command: ["sh", "-c", "while true; do if [[ -e /etc/labels ]]; then cat /etc/labels; fi; if [[ -e /etc/annotations ]]; then cat /etc/annotations; fi; sleep 5; done"]
-      volumeMounts:
-        - name: podinfo
-          mountPath: /etc
-          readOnly: false
-  volumes:
-    - name: podinfo
-      downwardAPI:
-        items:
-          - path: "labels"
-            fieldRef:
-              fieldPath: metadata.labels
-          - path: "annotations"
-            fieldRef:
-              fieldPath: metadata.annotations
diff --git a/test/examples_test.go b/test/examples_test.go
index b03179ba42..deb0091715 100644
--- a/test/examples_test.go
+++ b/test/examples_test.go
@@ -540,14 +540,6 @@ func TestExampleObjectSchemas(t *testing.T) {
 			"mount-file-pod": {&api.Pod{}},
 			"volume-pod":     {&api.Pod{}},
 		},
-		"../docs/user-guide/downward-api": {
-			"dapi-pod":                 {&api.Pod{}},
-			"dapi-container-resources": {&api.Pod{}},
-		},
-		"../docs/user-guide/downward-api/volume": {
-			"dapi-volume":           {&api.Pod{}},
-			"dapi-volume-resources": {&api.Pod{}},
-		},
 		"../docs/user-guide/jobs/work-queue-1": {
 			"job": {&batch.Job{}},
 		},