diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/validations.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/validations.go
index 3c1b28a641..1d8d4c4bd4 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/validations.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/validations.go
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ minikube stop
 
 and then start minikube again with the following flags:
 
-minikube start --container-runtime=containerd  --docker-opt containerd=/var/run/containerd/containerd.sock --network-plugin=cni`)
+minikube start --container-runtime=containerd --docker-opt containerd=/var/run/containerd/containerd.sock`)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/deploy/addons/gvisor/README.md b/deploy/addons/gvisor/README.md
index 1a2a2a735b..6433189f61 100644
--- a/deploy/addons/gvisor/README.md
+++ b/deploy/addons/gvisor/README.md
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ When starting minikube, specify the following flags, along with any additional d
 
 ```shell
 $ minikube start --container-runtime=containerd  \
-    --docker-opt containerd=/var/run/containerd/containerd.sock \
-    --network-plugin=cni --enable-default-cni
+    --docker-opt containerd=/var/run/containerd/containerd.sock
 ```
 
 ### Enabling gVisor
diff --git a/docs/contributors/minikube_iso.md b/docs/contributors/minikube_iso.md
index 6d63491b68..a4d2fc6782 100644
--- a/docs/contributors/minikube_iso.md
+++ b/docs/contributors/minikube_iso.md
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ The bootable ISO image will be available in `out/minikube.iso`.
 ```shell
 $ ./out/minikube start \
     --container-runtime=rkt \
-    --network-plugin=cni \
-    --enable-default-cni \
     --iso-url=file://$GOPATH/src/k8s.io/minikube/out/minikube.iso
 ```