diff --git a/eventing/samples/github-source/README.md b/eventing/samples/github-source/README.md
index 6bdfd170b0..1eb360cc0f 100644
--- a/eventing/samples/github-source/README.md
+++ b/eventing/samples/github-source/README.md
@@ -21,13 +21,32 @@ You will need:
   Eventing](https://github.com/knative/docs/tree/master/eventing). Those
   instructions also install the default eventing sources, including
   the `GitHubSource` we'll use.
-1. Create a `Channel`. You can use your own `Channel` or use the
-   provided sample, which creates a channel called `githubchannel`. If
-   you use your own `Channel` with a different name, then you will
-   need to alter other commands later.
+
+### Create a Knative Service
+
+To verify the `GitHubSource` is working, we will create a simple Knative
+`Service` that dumps incoming messages to its log.  The `service.yaml` file
+defines this basic service.
+
+```yaml
+apiVersion: serving.knative.dev/v1alpha1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: github-message-dumper
+spec:
+  runLatest:
+    configuration:
+      revisionTemplate:
+        spec:
+          container:
+            image: gcr.io/knative-releases/github.com/knative/eventing-sources/cmd/message_dumper
+```
+
+Enter the following command to create the service from `service.yaml`:
+
 
 ```shell
-kubectl --namespace default apply --filename eventing/samples/github-source/channel.yaml
+kubectl --namespace default apply --filename eventing/samples/github-source/service.yaml
 ```
 
 ### Create GitHub Tokens
@@ -49,9 +68,8 @@ recommended scopes:
 ![GitHub UI](personal_access_token.png "GitHub personal access token screenshot")
 
 Update `githubsecret.yaml` with those values. If your generated access
-token is `'asdfasfdsaf'` and you choose your *secretToken* as
-`'personal_access_token_value'`, you'd modify `githubsecret.yaml` like
-so:
+token is `'personal_access_token_value'` and you choose your *secretToken*
+as `'asdfasfdsaf'`, you'd modify `githubsecret.yaml` like so:
 
 ```yaml
 apiVersion: v1
@@ -60,11 +78,11 @@ metadata:
   name: githubsecret
 type: Opaque
 stringData:
-  accessToken: asdfasfdsaf
-  secretToken: personal_access_token_value
+  accessToken: personal_access_token_value
+  secretToken: asdfasfdsaf
 ```
 
-Hint: you can makeup a random *accessToken* with:
+Hint: you can makeup a random *secretToken* with:
     
 ```shell
 head -c 8 /dev/urandom | base64
@@ -81,8 +99,7 @@ kubectl --namespace default apply --filename eventing/samples/github-source/gith
 In order to receive GitHub events, you have to create a concrete Event
 Source for a specific namespace. Be sure to replace the
 `ownerAndRepository` value with a valid GitHub public repository owned
-by your GitHub user. If you are using a different `Secret` name or
-`Channel`, modify the yaml accordingly.
+by your GitHub user.
 
 ```yaml
 apiVersion: sources.eventing.knative.dev/v1alpha1
@@ -102,9 +119,9 @@ spec:
       name: githubsecret
       key: secretToken
   sink:
-    apiVersion: eventing.knative.dev/v1alpha1
-    kind: Channel
-    name: githubchannel
+    apiVersion: serving.knative.dev/v1alpha1
+    kind: Service
+    name: github-message-dumper
 
 ```
 
@@ -114,62 +131,6 @@ Then, apply that yaml using `kubectl`:
 kubectl --namespace default apply --filename eventing/samples/github-source/github-source.yaml
 ```
 
-### Subscription
-
-To verify the `GitHubSource` is fully working, create a simple Knative
-`Service` that dumps incoming messages to its log and create a
-`Subscription` from the `Channel` to that Knative `Service`.
-
-If the deployed `GitHubEventSource` is pointing at a `Channel` other
-than `githubchannel`, modify `subscription.yaml` by replacing
-`githubchannel` with that `Channel`'s name.
-
-```yaml
-apiVersion: eventing.knative.dev/v1alpha1
-kind: Subscription
-metadata:
-  name: github-source-sample
-  namespace: knative-demo
-spec:
-  channel:
-    apiVersion: eventing.knative.dev/v1alpha1
-    kind: Channel
-    name: githubchannel
-  subscriber:
-    ref:
-      apiVersion: serving.knative.dev/v1alpha1
-      kind: Service
-      name: github-message-dumper
-
----
-# This is a very simple Knative Service that writes the input request to its log.
-
-apiVersion: serving.knative.dev/v1alpha1
-kind: Service
-metadata:
-  name: github-message-dumper
-  namespace: knative-demo
-spec:
-  runLatest:
-    configuration:
-      revisionTemplate:
-        spec:
-          container:
-            image: github.com/knative/eventing-sources/cmd/message_dumper
-
-```
-   
-Then, deploy `subscription.yaml`, creating both the `Service` and
-`Subscription`.
-
-```shell
-ko apply --filename eventing/samples/github-source/subscription.yaml
-```
-
-### Create Events
-
-Create a Pull Request in your GitHub repository.
-
 ### Verify
 
 Verify the GitHub webhook was created by looking at the list of
@@ -179,10 +140,12 @@ check mark to the left of the hook URL, as shown below.
 
 ![GitHub Webhook](webhook_created.png "GitHub webhook screenshot")
 
-We will verify that the GitHub events were sent into the Knative
-eventing system by looking at our message dumper function logs. If you
-deployed the [Subscription](#subscription), then continue using this
-section. If not, then you will need to look downstream yourself.
+### Create Events
+
+Create a pull request in your GitHub repository. We will verify 
+that the GitHub events were sent into the Knative eventing system
+by looking at our message dumper function logs.
+
 
 ```shell
 kubectl --namespace default get pods
@@ -215,3 +178,19 @@ X-Request-Id: 8a2201af-5075-9447-b593-ec3a243aff52
 
 {"action":"opened","number":1,"pull_request": ...}
 ```
+
+### Cleanup
+
+You can remove the Github webhook by deleting the Github source:
+
+```shell
+kubectl --namespace default delete --filename eventing/samples/github-source/github-source.yaml
+```
+
+Similarly, you can remove the Service and Secret via:
+
+```shell
+kubectl --namespace default delete --filename eventing/samples/github-source/service.yaml
+kubectl --namespace default delete --filename eventing/samples/github-source/githubsecret.yaml
+
+```
diff --git a/eventing/samples/github-source/channel.yaml b/eventing/samples/github-source/channel.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index b6b79ed984..0000000000
--- a/eventing/samples/github-source/channel.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: eventing.knative.dev/v1alpha1
-kind: Channel
-metadata:
-  name: githubchannel
-spec:
-  provisioner:
-    apiVersion: eventing.knative.dev/v1alpha1
-    kind: ClusterChannelProvisioner
-    name: in-memory-channel
diff --git a/eventing/samples/github-source/github-source.yaml b/eventing/samples/github-source/github-source.yaml
index f0ddb8a970..e649d80d0f 100644
--- a/eventing/samples/github-source/github-source.yaml
+++ b/eventing/samples/github-source/github-source.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ spec:
       name: githubsecret
       key: secretToken
   sink:
-    apiVersion: eventing.knative.dev/v1alpha1
-    kind: Channel
-    name: githubchannel
+    apiVersion: serving.knative.dev/v1alpha1
+    kind: Service
+    name: github-message-dumper
diff --git a/eventing/samples/github-source/service.yaml b/eventing/samples/github-source/service.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36cd73c1aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eventing/samples/github-source/service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# This is a very simple Knative Service that writes the input request to its log.
+apiVersion: serving.knative.dev/v1alpha1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: github-message-dumper
+spec:
+  runLatest:
+    configuration:
+      revisionTemplate:
+        spec:
+          container:
+            image: gcr.io/knative-releases/github.com/knative/eventing-sources/cmd/message_dumper
diff --git a/eventing/samples/github-source/subscription.yaml b/eventing/samples/github-source/subscription.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index b8c6b50f52..0000000000
--- a/eventing/samples/github-source/subscription.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: eventing.knative.dev/v1alpha1
-kind: Subscription
-metadata:
-  name: github-source-sample
-  namespace: knative-demo
-spec:
-  channel:
-    apiVersion: eventing.knative.dev/v1alpha1
-    kind: Channel
-    name: githubchannel
-  subscriber:
-    ref:
-      apiVersion: serving.knative.dev/v1alpha1
-      kind: Service
-      name: github-message-dumper
-
----
-# This is a very simple Knative Service that writes the input request to its log.
-
-apiVersion: serving.knative.dev/v1alpha1
-kind: Service
-metadata:
-  name: github-message-dumper
-  namespace: knative-demo
-spec:
-  runLatest:
-    configuration:
-      revisionTemplate:
-        spec:
-          container:
-            image: github.com/knative/eventing-sources/cmd/message_dumper