diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_config.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_config.py
index 7bad5ec762..a936ae2f93 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_config.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_config.py
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ EXAMPLES = """
 - name: load a config from disk and replace the current config
   iosxr_config:
     src: config.cfg
-    update: replace
     backup: yes
 """