diff --git a/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/kubeadm-upgrade-1-7.md b/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/kubeadm-upgrade-1-7.md
index 23049680ee..a78cc683b5 100644
--- a/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/kubeadm-upgrade-1-7.md
+++ b/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/kubeadm-upgrade-1-7.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ You need to have a Kubernetes cluster running version 1.6.x.
 
 2. Restart kubelet.
 
-       sudo systemctl restart kubelet
+       systemctl restart kubelet
 
 3. Delete the `kube-proxy` DaemonSet.
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ You need to have a Kubernetes cluster running version 1.6.x.
 
 2. Restart kubelet.
 
-       sudo systemctl restart kubelet
+       systemctl restart kubelet
 
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