diff --git a/docs/getting-started-guides/coreos/cloud-configs/standalone.yaml b/docs/getting-started-guides/coreos/cloud-configs/standalone.yaml
index 60da9577035..9b430b05356 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started-guides/coreos/cloud-configs/standalone.yaml
+++ b/docs/getting-started-guides/coreos/cloud-configs/standalone.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #cloud-config
 
 ---
-write_files:
 hostname: master
 coreos:
   etcd2: