diff --git a/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/README.md b/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/README.md
index 1c841d8a7..72784ad08 100644
--- a/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/README.md
+++ b/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/README.md
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ These commands remove all the Kubernetes components associated with the release
 To delete the Gateway API CRDs from [the Gateway API repo](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/gateway-api), run:
 
 ```shell
-kubectl kustomize https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/config/crd/gateway-api/standard | kubectl apply -f -
+kubectl kustomize https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/config/crd/gateway-api/standard | kubectl delete -f -
 ```
 
 ## Configuration