diff --git a/docs/kubernetes/external-dns.md b/docs/kubernetes/external-dns.md
index b67adf5..19a80e6 100644
--- a/docs/kubernetes/external-dns.md
+++ b/docs/kubernetes/external-dns.md
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ Thanks to [Sealed Secrets](/kubernetes/sealed-secrets/), we have a safe way of c
   --dry-run=client \
   --from-literal=cloudflare_api_token=gobbledegook -o json \
   | kubeseal --cert <path to public cert> \
-  | kubectl create -f - \
   > <path to repo>/external-dns/sealedsecret-cloudflare-api-token.yaml
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/kubernetes/sealed-secrets.md b/docs/kubernetes/sealed-secrets.md
index 67f7586..6428a0e 100644
--- a/docs/kubernetes/sealed-secrets.md
+++ b/docs/kubernetes/sealed-secrets.md
@@ -588,7 +588,6 @@ Based on our [flux deployment strategy](/kubernetes/deployment/flux/), we simply
   --dry-run=client \
   --from-literal=location-of-rabbit=top-hat -o json \
   | kubeseal --cert pub-cert.pem \
-  | kubectl create -f - \
   > <path to repo>/metallb/sealedsecret-magic-password.yaml
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/kubernetes/ssl-certificates/wildcard-certificate.md b/docs/kubernetes/ssl-certificates/wildcard-certificate.md
index 0954513..1f17f60 100644
--- a/docs/kubernetes/ssl-certificates/wildcard-certificate.md
+++ b/docs/kubernetes/ssl-certificates/wildcard-certificate.md
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ Thanks to [Sealed Secrets](/kubernetes/sealed-secrets/), we have a safe way of c
   --dry-run=client \
   --from-literal=api-token=gobbledegook -o json \
   | kubeseal --cert <path to public cert> \
-  | kubectl create -f - \
   > <path to repo>/cert-manager/sealedsecret-cloudflare-api-token-secret.yaml
 ```