diff --git a/filebeat/docs/reference/configuration/filebeat-options.asciidoc b/filebeat/docs/reference/configuration/filebeat-options.asciidoc
index 1aa06e9d6e7b..586d9f4ee4e9 100644
--- a/filebeat/docs/reference/configuration/filebeat-options.asciidoc
+++ b/filebeat/docs/reference/configuration/filebeat-options.asciidoc
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ filebeat.prospectors:
 - input_type: log
   paths:
     - /var/log/apache/httpd-*.log
-  document_type: apache
 
 - input_type: log
   paths: