diff --git a/demo/deploy-traffic-specs.sh b/demo/deploy-traffic-specs.sh
index e13cf10178..ed213dfbc7 100755
--- a/demo/deploy-traffic-specs.sh
+++ b/demo/deploy-traffic-specs.sh
@@ -44,6 +44,4 @@ spec:
     - name: restock-books
       methods:
       - POST
-      headers:
-      - host: "bookwarehouse.$BOOKWAREHOUSE_NAMESPACE"
 EOF
diff --git a/docs/example/manifests/access/traffic-access-v1-allow-bookthief.yaml b/docs/example/manifests/access/traffic-access-v1-allow-bookthief.yaml
index 240a9fd96c..19453f4f4d 100644
--- a/docs/example/manifests/access/traffic-access-v1-allow-bookthief.yaml
+++ b/docs/example/manifests/access/traffic-access-v1-allow-bookthief.yaml
@@ -34,12 +34,9 @@ spec:
     methods:
     - GET
     headers:
-    - host: "bookstore.bookstore"
     - "user-agent": ".*-http-client/*.*"
     - "client-app": "bookbuyer"
   - name: buy-a-book
     pathRegex: ".*a-book.*new"
     methods:
     - GET
-    headers:
-    - host: "bookstore.bookstore"
diff --git a/docs/example/manifests/access/traffic-access-v1.yaml b/docs/example/manifests/access/traffic-access-v1.yaml
index 8349790533..500e75dbe9 100644
--- a/docs/example/manifests/access/traffic-access-v1.yaml
+++ b/docs/example/manifests/access/traffic-access-v1.yaml
@@ -34,12 +34,9 @@ spec:
     methods:
     - GET
     headers:
-    - host: "bookstore.bookstore"
     - "user-agent": ".*-http-client/*.*"
     - "client-app": "bookbuyer"
   - name: buy-a-book
     pathRegex: ".*a-book.*new"
     methods:
     - GET
-    headers:
-    - host: "bookstore.bookstore"