diff --git a/docs/hooks.md b/docs/hooks.md
index ec0cea7323..f933cf2259 100644
--- a/docs/hooks.md
+++ b/docs/hooks.md
@@ -59,29 +59,18 @@ setup this example.
 The Ark [example/nginx-app/with-pv.yaml][2] serves as an example of adding the pre and post hook annotations directly
 to your declarative deployment. Below is an example of what updating an object in place might look like.
 
-Place Ark in restore only mode. This will prevent Ark backups from running while you are adding the
-annotations and avoid the condition where the pre hook freezes the file system, but there is no
-post hook setup to unfreeze it.
-
-```shell
-kubectl patch -n heptio-ark config default --type merge -p '{"restoreOnlyMode": true}'
-```
-
-Now you patch your pod with the required annotations.
-
 ```shell
-kubectl annotate pod -n nginx-example -l app=nginx pre.hook.backup.ark.heptio.com/command='["/sbin/fsfreeze", "--freeze", "/var/log/nginx"]'
-kubectl annotate pod -n nginx-example -l app=nginx pre.hook.backup.ark.heptio.com/containr=fsfreeze
-
-kubectl annotate pod -n nginx-example -l app=nginx post.hook.backup.ark.heptio.com/command='["/sbin/fsfreeze", "--unfreeze", "/var/log/nginx"]'
-kubectl annotate pod -n nginx-example -l app=nginx post.hook.backup.ark.heptio.com/containr=fsfreeze
+kubectl annotate pod -n nginx-example -l app=nginx \
+    pre.hook.backup.ark.heptio.com/command='["/sbin/fsfreeze", "--freeze", "/var/log/nginx"]'
+    pre.hook.backup.ark.heptio.com/containr=fsfreeze
+    post.hook.backup.ark.heptio.com/command='["/sbin/fsfreeze", "--unfreeze", "/var/log/nginx"]'
+    post.hook.backup.ark.heptio.com/containr=fsfreeze
 ```
 
-Finally, remove Ark from restore only mode and test the pre and post hooks by creating a backup. You can use the Ark logs to verify that the pre and post
+Now test the pre and post hooks by creating a backup. You can use the Ark logs to verify that the pre and post
 hooks are running and exiting without error.
 
 ```shell
-kubectl patch -n heptio-ark config default --type merge -p '{"restoreOnlyMode": false}'
 ark backup create nginx-hook-test
 
 ark backup get nginx-hook-test