diff --git a/docs/tasks/run-application/deployment-patch-demo.yaml b/docs/tasks/run-application/deployment-patch-demo.yaml
index 5ca27acf4b..fc2bec3495 100644
--- a/docs/tasks/run-application/deployment-patch-demo.yaml
+++ b/docs/tasks/run-application/deployment-patch-demo.yaml
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: patch-demo
 spec:
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      app: nginx
   replicas: 2
   selector:
     matchLabels: