diff --git a/Documentation/CRDs/Cluster/external-cluster/topology-for-external-mode.md b/Documentation/CRDs/Cluster/external-cluster/topology-for-external-mode.md
index 67fda8817..c76702713 100644
--- a/Documentation/CRDs/Cluster/external-cluster/topology-for-external-mode.md
+++ b/Documentation/CRDs/Cluster/external-cluster/topology-for-external-mode.md
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ metadata:
 parameters:
   ...
   ...
-  pool: replicapool
   topologyConstrainedPools: |
     [
      {"poolName":"pool-a",
diff --git a/deploy/examples/create-external-cluster-resources.py b/deploy/examples/create-external-cluster-resources.py
index b4404f745..72f4692db 100644
--- a/deploy/examples/create-external-cluster-resources.py
+++ b/deploy/examples/create-external-cluster-resources.py
@@ -1932,7 +1932,6 @@ class RadosJSON:
                             "TOPOLOGY_FAILURE_DOMAIN_VALUES"
                         ],
                         "topologyPools": self.out_map["TOPOLOGY_POOLS"],
-                        "pool": self.out_map["RBD_POOL_NAME"],
                         "csi.storage.k8s.io/provisioner-secret-name": f"rook-{self.out_map['CSI_RBD_PROVISIONER_SECRET_NAME']}",
                         "csi.storage.k8s.io/controller-expand-secret-name": f"rook-{self.out_map['CSI_RBD_PROVISIONER_SECRET_NAME']}",
                         "csi.storage.k8s.io/node-stage-secret-name": f"rook-{self.out_map['CSI_RBD_NODE_SECRET_NAME']}",
diff --git a/deploy/examples/import-external-cluster.sh b/deploy/examples/import-external-cluster.sh
index 2da209316..ed17a7abc 100644
--- a/deploy/examples/import-external-cluster.sh
+++ b/deploy/examples/import-external-cluster.sh
@@ -334,7 +334,6 @@ metadata:
 provisioner: $RBD_PROVISIONER
 parameters:
   clusterID: $CLUSTER_ID_RBD
-  pool: $RBD_POOL_NAME
   imageFormat: "2"
   imageFeatures: $ROOK_RBD_FEATURES
   topologyConstrainedPools: |