diff --git a/docs/reference/docs/bulk.asciidoc b/docs/reference/docs/bulk.asciidoc
index 52501a4fc2f9d..eb8a4e7d53803 100644
--- a/docs/reference/docs/bulk.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/docs/bulk.asciidoc
@@ -344,14 +344,6 @@ The bulk API's response contains the individual results of each operation in the
 request, returned in the order submitted. The success or failure of an
 individual operation does not affect other operations in the request.
 
-[[bulk-partial-responses]]
-.Partial responses
-****
-To ensure fast responses, the bulk API will respond with partial results if one
-or more shards fail. See <<shard-failures, Shard failures>> for more
-information.
-****
-
 `took`::
 (integer)
 How long, in milliseconds, it took to process the bulk request.
diff --git a/docs/reference/docs/data-replication.asciidoc b/docs/reference/docs/data-replication.asciidoc
index 57902fbc24fc5..45b5ffec3ece9 100644
--- a/docs/reference/docs/data-replication.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/docs/data-replication.asciidoc
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ respond with partial results if one or more shards fail:
 
 * <<search-search, Search>>
 * <<search-multi-search, Multi Search>>
-* <<docs-bulk, Bulk>>
 * <<docs-multi-get, Multi Get>>
 
 Responses containing partial results still provide a `200 OK` HTTP status code.