diff --git a/content/en/docs/tasks/manage-kubernetes-objects/declarative-config.md b/content/en/docs/tasks/manage-kubernetes-objects/declarative-config.md
index 00dd4cbd24..2f0511a221 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/tasks/manage-kubernetes-objects/declarative-config.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/tasks/manage-kubernetes-objects/declarative-config.md
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ configuration involves several manual steps:
 1. Export the live object to a local configuration file:
 
      ```shell
-     kubectl get <kind>/<name> -o yaml --export > <kind>_<name>.yaml
+     kubectl get <kind>/<name> -o yaml > <kind>_<name>.yaml
      ```
 
 1. Manually remove the `status` field from the configuration file.