diff --git a/config/samples/application/README.md b/config/samples/application/README.md
index ceaf0cc5e..f4c8afc70 100644
--- a/config/samples/application/README.md
+++ b/config/samples/application/README.md
@@ -155,8 +155,6 @@ spec:
   appliesToWorkloads:
     - webservice
     - worker
-  definitionRef:
-    name: service.v1
   extension:
     template: |-
       patch: {spec: template: metadata: labels: app: context.name}
@@ -249,7 +247,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   appliesToWorkloads:
     - webservice
-    - worke
+    - worker
   extension:
     template: |-
       patch: {
@@ -318,7 +316,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   appliesToWorkloads:
     - webservice
-    - worke
+    - worker
   extension:
     template: |-
       patch: {
@@ -385,4 +383,4 @@ spec:
         name: myweb
       - name: sidecar-test
         image: nginx  
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
diff --git a/config/samples/application/template.yaml b/config/samples/application/template.yaml
index 766d25220..6a073ff66 100644
--- a/config/samples/application/template.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/application/template.yaml
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ spec:
   appliesToWorkloads:
     - webservice
     - worker
-  definitionRef:
-    name: services
   extension:
     template: |-
       patch: {spec: template: metadata: labels: app: context.name}
diff --git a/docs/en/cue/trait.md b/docs/en/cue/trait.md
index 861be4687..32a62e95d 100644
--- a/docs/en/cue/trait.md
+++ b/docs/en/cue/trait.md
@@ -306,8 +306,6 @@ spec:
   appliesToWorkloads:
     - webservice
     - worker
-  definitionRef:
-    name: services
   extension:
     template: |-
       patch: {spec: template: metadata: labels: app: context.name}