diff --git a/examples/guestbook/README.md b/examples/guestbook/README.md
index b46058758e9..38e397a34b6 100644
--- a/examples/guestbook/README.md
+++ b/examples/guestbook/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ Note that, although the redis server runs just with a single replica, we use rep
           "containers": [{
             "name": "redis-master",
             "image": "dockerfile/redis",
-            "cpu": 100,
             "ports": [{
               "containerPort": 6379,   # containerPort: Where traffic to redis ultimately is routed to.
             }]
@@ -162,7 +161,6 @@ Use the file `examples/guestbook/redis-slave-controller.json`, which looks like
            "containers": [{
              "name": "redis-slave",
              "image": "kubernetes/redis-slave:v2",
-             "cpu": 200,
              "ports": [{"containerPort": 6379}]
            }]
          }
@@ -268,8 +266,6 @@ The pod is described in the file `examples/guestbook/frontend-controller.json`:
            "containers": [{
              "name": "php-redis",
              "image": "kubernetes/example-guestbook-php-redis:v2",
-             "cpu": 100,
-             "memory": 50000000,
              "ports": [{"name": "http-server", "containerPort": 80}]
            }]
          }
diff --git a/examples/guestbook/frontend-controller.json b/examples/guestbook/frontend-controller.json
index 3fac9eb1427..6764d7434b4 100644
--- a/examples/guestbook/frontend-controller.json
+++ b/examples/guestbook/frontend-controller.json
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
            "containers": [{
              "name": "php-redis",
              "image": "kubernetes/example-guestbook-php-redis:v2",
-             "cpu": 100,
-             "memory": 50000000,
              "ports": [{"name": "http-server", "containerPort": 80}]
            }]
          }
diff --git a/examples/guestbook/redis-master-controller.json b/examples/guestbook/redis-master-controller.json
index a25ad9aa431..ab75d25a71c 100644
--- a/examples/guestbook/redis-master-controller.json
+++ b/examples/guestbook/redis-master-controller.json
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
           "containers": [{
             "name": "redis-master",
             "image": "dockerfile/redis",
-            "cpu": 100,
             "ports": [{"containerPort": 6379}]
           }]
         }
diff --git a/examples/guestbook/redis-slave-controller.json b/examples/guestbook/redis-slave-controller.json
index 8e9477c606b..38e3bb60df3 100644
--- a/examples/guestbook/redis-slave-controller.json
+++ b/examples/guestbook/redis-slave-controller.json
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
            "containers": [{
              "name": "redis-slave",
              "image": "kubernetes/redis-slave:v2",
-             "cpu": 200,
              "ports": [{"containerPort": 6379}]
            }]
          }