From e4962994ff94651aa5bc109d0ef36c46f9802643 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: James Rodewig <40268737+jrodewig@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:05:49 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] [DOCS] Remove performance warning for script fields (#69309)

---
 docs/reference/how-to/search-speed.asciidoc                 | 4 ++--
 .../search-your-data/retrieve-selected-fields.asciidoc      | 6 ++----
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/reference/how-to/search-speed.asciidoc b/docs/reference/how-to/search-speed.asciidoc
index e51c7fa2b7821..154c8361cb89b 100644
--- a/docs/reference/how-to/search-speed.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/how-to/search-speed.asciidoc
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ include::../mapping/types/numeric.asciidoc[tag=map-ids-as-keyword]
 [discrete]
 === Avoid scripts
 
-If possible, avoid using <<modules-scripting,scripts>> or
-<<script-fields,scripted fields>> in searches. See
+If possible, avoid using <<modules-scripting,script>>-based sorting, scripts in
+aggregations, and the <<query-dsl-script-score-query,`script_score`>> query. See
 <<scripts-and-search-speed>>.
 
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/search/search-your-data/retrieve-selected-fields.asciidoc b/docs/reference/search/search-your-data/retrieve-selected-fields.asciidoc
index 304a4567dd5f7..3ff92f4a31b83 100644
--- a/docs/reference/search/search-your-data/retrieve-selected-fields.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/search/search-your-data/retrieve-selected-fields.asciidoc
@@ -43,10 +43,8 @@ such as keywords and dates.
 get the values for specific stored fields (fields that use the
 <<mapping-store,`store`>> mapping option).
 
-If needed, you can use the <<script-fields,`script_field`>> parameter to
-transform field values in the response using a script. However, scripts can’t
-make use of {es}'s index structures or related optimizations. This can sometimes
-result in slower search speeds.
+You can also use the <<script-fields,`script_field`>> parameter to transform
+field values in the response using a script.
 
 You can find more detailed information on each of these methods in the
 following sections: