diff --git a/.github/workflows/doc-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/doc-build.yaml
index 699213cb2..a4bd2edcc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/doc-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/doc-build.yaml
@@ -29,12 +29,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install TorchX
         run: |
           pip install -e .[dev]
-      - name: Start Airflow
-        run: |
-          # start airflow in background
-          airflow standalone &
-          # wait 5 seconds for airflow to start
-          sleep 5
       - name: Doc Test
         run: |
           cd docs
diff --git a/docs/source/pipelines/airflow.md b/docs/source/pipelines/airflow.md
index a0861d0b5..f862eb775 100644
--- a/docs/source/pipelines/airflow.md
+++ b/docs/source/pipelines/airflow.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ from torchx.schedulers.ids import make_unique
 
 with DAG(
     dag_id=make_unique('example_python_operator'),
-    schedule_interval=None,
+    schedule=None,
     start_date=DATA_INTERVAL_START,
     catchup=False,
     tags=['example'],