diff --git a/functions/datastore/README.md b/functions/datastore/README.md
index 530a9881fe..dd8981afe8 100644
--- a/functions/datastore/README.md
+++ b/functions/datastore/README.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Functions for your project.
 
 1. Call the "del" function to delete the entity:
 
-        gcloud alpha functions call del --data '{"kind":"Task","key":"sampletask1"}'
+        gcloud functions call del --data '{"kind":"Task","key":"sampletask1"}'
 
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