diff --git a/src/containerapp/azext_containerapp/_help.py b/src/containerapp/azext_containerapp/_help.py
index c6809690a73..0d6a2ae001f 100644
--- a/src/containerapp/azext_containerapp/_help.py
+++ b/src/containerapp/azext_containerapp/_help.py
@@ -29,12 +29,6 @@
               --image nginx --environment MyContainerappEnv \\
               --cpu 0.5 --memory 1.0Gi \\
               --min-replicas 4 --max-replicas 8
-    - name: Create a container app with secrets and environment variables.
-      text: |
-          az containerapp create -n MyContainerapp -g MyResourceGroup \\
-              --image my-app:v1.0 --environment MyContainerappEnv \\
-              --secrets mysecret=secretvalue1 anothersecret="secret value 2" \\
-              --env-vars GREETING="Hello, world" SECRETENV=secretref:anothersecret
     - name: Create a container app using a YAML configuration. Example YAML configuration - https://aka.ms/azure-container-apps-yaml
       text: |
           az containerapp create -n MyContainerapp -g MyResourceGroup \\
diff --git a/src/containerapp/azext_containerapp/_utils.py b/src/containerapp/azext_containerapp/_utils.py
index 0be73b8e767..39ccef52633 100644
--- a/src/containerapp/azext_containerapp/_utils.py
+++ b/src/containerapp/azext_containerapp/_utils.py
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ def _generate_log_analytics_if_not_provided(cmd, logs_customer_id, logs_key, loc
 
 
 def _get_existing_secrets(cmd, resource_group_name, name, containerapp_def):
-    if "secrets" not in containerapp_def["properties"]["configuration"] or not containerapp_def["properties"]["configuration"]["secrets"]:
+    if "secrets" not in containerapp_def["properties"]["configuration"]:
         containerapp_def["properties"]["configuration"]["secrets"] = []
     else:
         secrets = []