diff --git a/clusterctl/README.md b/clusterctl/README.md
index 7c6a3e7a298b..49cb29dde888 100644
--- a/clusterctl/README.md
+++ b/clusterctl/README.md
@@ -8,12 +8,17 @@ Read the [experience doc here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-sYb3EdkRga49
 
 ### Prerequisites
 
-Follow the steps listed at [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-deploy/blob/master/cluster-api/clusterctl/CONTRIBUTING.md) to:
+Follow the steps listed at [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/blob/master/cluster-api/clusterctl/CONTRIBUTING.md) to:
 
-1. Build the `clusterctl` tool 
-3. Create a `machines.yaml` file configured for your cluster. See the provided template for an example.
+1. Build the `clusterctl` tool
 
-### Limitation
+```
+go build
+```
+ 
+2. Create a `machines.yaml` file configured for your cluster. See the provided template for an example.
+
+### Limitations
 
 
 ### Creating a cluster
@@ -31,8 +36,6 @@ MachineSet controller, Machine Setup ConfigMap etc. Note that this is not a new
 object. There will be defaults running. This will make the tool easily pluggage
 (change the controller spec) instead of changing the tool or mucking with flags.
 
-1. Create a cluster: `./clusterctl create cluster -c cluster.yaml -m machines.yaml -e extras.yaml`
-
 ### Interacting with your cluster
 
 Once you have created a cluster, you can interact with the cluster and machine
diff --git a/clusterctl/cmd/create.go b/clusterctl/cmd/create.go
index bcc1ee93a8b8..40d69da33e03 100644
--- a/clusterctl/cmd/create.go
+++ b/clusterctl/cmd/create.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"os"
 
-	//"fmt"
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/errors"
@@ -63,9 +62,5 @@ func RunCreate(co *CreateOptions) error {
 	return errors.NotImplementedError
 }
 func init() {
-	createCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&co.Cluster, "cluster", "c", "", "cluster yaml file")
-	createCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&co.Machine, "machines", "m", "", "machine yaml file")
-	createCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&co.Extras, "extras", "e", "", "extras yaml file")
-
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(createCmd)
 }
diff --git a/clusterctl/cmd/delete.go b/clusterctl/cmd/delete.go
index be3fd91f0e43..cb71c0316228 100644
--- a/clusterctl/cmd/delete.go
+++ b/clusterctl/cmd/delete.go
@@ -50,7 +50,5 @@ func RunDelete() error {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	deleteCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&do.ClusterName, "cluster-name", "n", "", "cluster name")
-
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(deleteCmd)
 }
diff --git a/clusterctl/cmd/register.go b/clusterctl/cmd/register.go
index 59c4661b321a..f2357aa2a5ab 100644
--- a/clusterctl/cmd/register.go
+++ b/clusterctl/cmd/register.go
@@ -51,7 +51,5 @@ func RunRegister(co *RegisterOptions) error {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&ro.RegistryEndpoint, "registry-endpoint", "r", "", "registry endpoint")
-
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(registerCmd)
 }
diff --git a/clusterctl/cmd/root.go b/clusterctl/cmd/root.go
index 72c6d30ae501..9001a0b48966 100644
--- a/clusterctl/cmd/root.go
+++ b/clusterctl/cmd/root.go
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ func parseMachinesYaml(file string) ([]*clusterv1.Machine, error) {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&kubeConfig, "kubeconfig", "k", "", "location for the kubernetes config file. If not provided, $HOME/.kube/config is used")
 	flag.CommandLine.Parse([]string{})
 	logs.InitLogs()
 }