diff --git a/doc/source/contributor/dev-quickstart.rst b/doc/source/contributor/dev-quickstart.rst
index 3b4469fefb..5cf81c6755 100644
--- a/doc/source/contributor/dev-quickstart.rst
+++ b/doc/source/contributor/dev-quickstart.rst
@@ -314,13 +314,13 @@ daemons; you can observe their output and stop them with Ctrl-C at any time.
 
     cd ~/ironic
     source .tox/venv/bin/activate
-    ironic-api -v -d --config-file etc/ironic/ironic.conf.local
+    ironic-api -d --config-file etc/ironic/ironic.conf.local
 
 #. Start the Conductor service in debug mode and watch its output::
 
     cd ~/ironic
     source .tox/venv/bin/activate
-    ironic-conductor -v -d --config-file etc/ironic/ironic.conf.local
+    ironic-conductor -d --config-file etc/ironic/ironic.conf.local
 
 Step 4: Interact with the running services
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