diff --git a/docs/reference/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc b/docs/reference/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc
index efbac4292a741..0e58a30143599 100644
--- a/docs/reference/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ end::segment-version[]
 tag::version_type[]
 `version_type`::
 (Optional, enum) Specific version type: `internal`, `external`,
-`external_gte`, `force`.
+`external_gte`.
 end::version_type[]
 
 tag::wait_for_active_shards[]