diff --git a/internal/commands/inspect.go b/internal/commands/inspect.go
index 1778a7831..97543a378 100644
--- a/internal/commands/inspect.go
+++ b/internal/commands/inspect.go
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@ const inspectExample = `- $ docker app inspect my-running-app
 type inspectOptions struct {
 	credentialOptions
 	cliopts.InstallerContextOptions
-	pretty        bool
-	orchestrator  string
-	kubeNamespace string
+	pretty bool
 }
 
 func inspectCmd(dockerCli command.Cli) *cobra.Command {
@@ -40,19 +38,12 @@ func inspectCmd(dockerCli command.Cli) *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.pretty, "pretty", false, "Pretty print the output")
-	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&opts.orchestrator, "orchestrator", "", "Orchestrator where the App is running on (swarm, kubernetes)")
-	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&opts.kubeNamespace, "namespace", "default", "Kubernetes namespace in which to find the App")
 	opts.credentialOptions.addFlags(cmd.Flags())
 	opts.InstallerContextOptions.AddFlags(cmd.Flags())
 	return cmd
 }
 
 func runInspect(dockerCli command.Cli, appName string, inspectOptions inspectOptions) error {
-	orchestrator, err := getContextOrchestrator(dockerCli, inspectOptions.orchestrator)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	defer muteDockerCli(dockerCli)()
 	_, installationStore, credentialStore, err := prepareStores(dockerCli.CurrentContext())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -63,11 +54,6 @@ func runInspect(dockerCli command.Cli, appName string, inspectOptions inspectOpt
 		return err
 	}
 
-	orchestratorName, ok := installation.Parameters[internal.ParameterOrchestratorName].(string)
-	if !ok || orchestratorName == "" {
-		orchestratorName = string(orchestrator)
-	}
-
 	creds, err := prepareCredentialSet(installation.Bundle, inspectOptions.CredentialSetOpts(dockerCli, credentialStore)...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -94,7 +80,7 @@ func runInspect(dockerCli command.Cli, appName string, inspectOptions inspectOpt
 	}
 
 	if inspectOptions.pretty {
-		if err := inspect.Inspect(os.Stdout, installation, "pretty", orchestratorName); err != nil {
+		if err := inspect.Inspect(os.Stdout, installation, "pretty"); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		fmt.Fprint(os.Stdout, buf.String())
@@ -107,7 +93,7 @@ func runInspect(dockerCli command.Cli, appName string, inspectOptions inspectOpt
 			AppInfo  inspect.AppInfo `json:",omitempty"`
 			Services interface{}     `json:",omitempty"`
 		}{
-			inspect.GetAppInfo(installation, orchestratorName),
+			inspect.GetAppInfo(installation),
 			statusJSON,
 		}, "", "    ")
 		if err != nil {
@@ -118,19 +104,6 @@ func runInspect(dockerCli command.Cli, appName string, inspectOptions inspectOpt
 	return nil
 }
 
-func getContextOrchestrator(dockerCli command.Cli, orchestratorFlag string) (command.Orchestrator, error) {
-	var orchestrator command.Orchestrator
-	orchestrator, _ = command.NormalizeOrchestrator(orchestratorFlag)
-	if string(orchestrator) == "" {
-		orchestrator, err := dockerCli.StackOrchestrator("")
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", err
-		}
-		return orchestrator, nil
-	}
-	return orchestrator, nil
-}
-
 func hasAction(bndl *bundle.Bundle, actionName string) bool {
 	for key := range bndl.Actions {
 		if key == actionName {
diff --git a/internal/inspect/inspect.go b/internal/inspect/inspect.go
index 873b00a92..eddab2673 100644
--- a/internal/inspect/inspect.go
+++ b/internal/inspect/inspect.go
@@ -70,14 +70,13 @@ type AppInfo struct {
 	Parameters   map[string]interface{} `yaml:"Parameters,omitempty" json:"Parameters,omitempty"`
 }
 
-func Inspect(out io.Writer, installation *store.Installation, outputFormat string, cliDefinedOrchestrator string) error {
+func Inspect(out io.Writer, installation *store.Installation, outputFormat string) error {
 	// Collect all the relevant information about the application
-	appInfo := GetAppInfo(installation, cliDefinedOrchestrator)
+	appInfo := GetAppInfo(installation)
 	return printAppInfo(out, appInfo, outputFormat)
 }
 
-func GetAppInfo(installation *store.Installation, cliDefinedOrchestrator string) AppInfo {
-	orchestrator := getOrchestrator(installation.Claim, cliDefinedOrchestrator)
+func GetAppInfo(installation *store.Installation) AppInfo {
 	return AppInfo{
 		Installation: Installation{
 			Name:         installation.Name,
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ func GetAppInfo(installation *store.Installation, cliDefinedOrchestrator string)
 			Revision:     installation.Revision,
 			LastAction:   installation.Result.Action,
 			Result:       installation.Result.Status,
-			Orchestrator: orchestrator,
+			Orchestrator: getOrchestrator(installation.Claim),
 		},
 		Application: Application{
 			Name:           installation.Bundle.Name,
@@ -232,11 +231,11 @@ func printSection(out io.Writer, len int, printer func(io.Writer), headers ...st
 	w.Flush()
 }
 
-func getOrchestrator(claim claim.Claim, cliDefaultOrchestrator string) string {
-	if orchestrator, ok := claim.Parameters[internal.ParameterOrchestratorName]; ok && orchestrator != "" {
+func getOrchestrator(claim claim.Claim) string {
+	if orchestrator, ok := claim.Parameters[internal.ParameterOrchestratorName]; ok && orchestrator != nil {
 		return orchestrator.(string)
 	}
-	return cliDefaultOrchestrator
+	return ""
 }
 
 func removeDockerAppParameters(parameters map[string]interface{}) map[string]interface{} {
diff --git a/internal/inspect/inspect_test.go b/internal/inspect/inspect_test.go
index 11f1e2bee..eb76ef169 100644
--- a/internal/inspect/inspect_test.go
+++ b/internal/inspect/inspect_test.go
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func getInstallation() store.Installation {
 				"com.docker.app.args":                 "{}",
 				"com.docker.app.inspect-format":       "json",
 				"com.docker.app.kubernetes-namespace": "default",
-				"com.docker.app.orchestrator":         "",
+				"com.docker.app.orchestrator":         "swarm",
 				"com.docker.app.render-format":        "yaml",
 				"com.docker.app.share-registry-creds": false,
 				"port":                                "8080",
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func TestInspect(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, testCase := range testCases {
 		t.Run(testCase.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			var out bytes.Buffer
-			err := Inspect(&out, &i, testCase.format, "swarm")
+			err := Inspect(&out, &i, testCase.format)
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 			golden.Assert(t, out.String(), fmt.Sprintf("inspect-app-%s.golden", testCase.name))
 		})