diff --git a/content/en/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/garbage-collection.md b/content/en/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/garbage-collection.md
index 0e9b4f746a..1b1de5d0a4 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/garbage-collection.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/garbage-collection.md
@@ -150,14 +150,17 @@ curl -X DELETE localhost:8080/apis/apps/v1/namespaces/default/replicasets/my-rep
 ```
 
 kubectl also supports cascading deletion.
-To delete dependents automatically using kubectl, set `--cascade` to true.  To
-orphan dependents, set `--cascade` to false. The default value for `--cascade`
-is true.
+
+To delete dependents in the foreground using kubectl, set `--cascade=foreground`.  To
+orphan dependents, set `--cascade=orphan`. 
+
+The default behavior is to delete the dependents in the background which is the
+behavior when `--cascade` is omitted or explicitly set to `background`.
 
 Here's an example that orphans the dependents of a ReplicaSet:
 
 ```shell
-kubectl delete replicaset my-repset --cascade=false
+kubectl delete replicaset my-repset --cascade=orphan
 ```
 
 ### Additional note on Deployments
diff --git a/content/en/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/replicaset.md b/content/en/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/replicaset.md
index ba0270b573..e45d20c8f7 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/replicaset.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/replicaset.md
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ curl -X DELETE  'localhost:8080/apis/apps/v1/namespaces/default/replicasets/fron
 
 ### Deleting just a ReplicaSet
 
-You can delete a ReplicaSet without affecting any of its Pods using [`kubectl delete`](/docs/reference/generated/kubectl/kubectl-commands#delete) with the `--cascade=false` option.
+You can delete a ReplicaSet without affecting any of its Pods using [`kubectl delete`](/docs/reference/generated/kubectl/kubectl-commands#delete) with the `--cascade=orphan` option.
 When using the REST API or the `client-go` library, you must set `propagationPolicy` to `Orphan`.
 For example:
 ```shell