diff --git a/website/content/docs/api-gateway/upgrades.mdx b/website/content/docs/api-gateway/upgrades.mdx
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@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ If you are unable to tolerate any downtime, you can complete the following steps
 
 1. Change any existing `Gateways` to reference the new `GatewayClass` `consul`. Refer to [gatewayClass](/consul/docs/api-gateway/configuration/gateway#gatewayclassname) for additional information.
 
+1. After updating all of your `gateway` configurations to use the new controller, you can remove the `apiGateway` block from the Helm chart and rerun it. This completely removes the old gateway controller. 
+
 
 ## Upgrade to v0.4.0