diff --git a/examples/elasticsearch/es-rc.yaml b/examples/elasticsearch/es-rc.yaml
index 5efa8dd5e3d..31f38e406dc 100644
--- a/examples/elasticsearch/es-rc.yaml
+++ b/examples/elasticsearch/es-rc.yaml
@@ -48,5 +48,4 @@ spec:
           name: storage
       volumes:
       - name: storage
-        source:
-          emptyDir: {}
+        emptyDir: {}