diff --git a/examples/zfs-generic-iscsi.yaml b/examples/zfs-generic-iscsi.yaml
index 7e0d13f..b4f6aee 100644
--- a/examples/zfs-generic-iscsi.yaml
+++ b/examples/zfs-generic-iscsi.yaml
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@ sshConnection:
     -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
     ...
     -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
-service:
-  identity: {}
-  controller: {}
-  node: {}
+
 zfs:
   # can be used to override defaults if necessary
   # the example below is useful for TrueNAS 12
diff --git a/examples/zfs-generic-nfs.yaml b/examples/zfs-generic-nfs.yaml
index 3a536d3..54cc8d9 100644
--- a/examples/zfs-generic-nfs.yaml
+++ b/examples/zfs-generic-nfs.yaml
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@ sshConnection:
     -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
     ...
     -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
-service:
-  identity: {}
-  controller: {}
-  node: {}
+
 zfs:
   # can be used to override defaults if necessary
   # the example below is useful for TrueNAS 12
diff --git a/examples/zfs-local-ephemeral-inline.yaml b/examples/zfs-local-ephemeral-inline.yaml
index df1922a..48fb7af 100644
--- a/examples/zfs-local-ephemeral-inline.yaml
+++ b/examples/zfs-local-ephemeral-inline.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 driver: zfs-local-ephemeral-inline
-service:
-  identity: {}
-  controller: {}
-  node: {}
 zfs:
   #chroot: "/host"
   datasetParentName: tank/k8s/inline