diff --git a/x-pack/docs/en/rest-api/security/roles.asciidoc b/x-pack/docs/en/rest-api/security/roles.asciidoc
index d82c260006237..b7b2260a0e426 100644
--- a/x-pack/docs/en/rest-api/security/roles.asciidoc
+++ b/x-pack/docs/en/rest-api/security/roles.asciidoc
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ realm.
 
 `GET /_xpack/security/role/<name>` +
 
+`DELETE /_xpack/security/role/<name>` +
+
 `POST /_xpack/security/role/<name>/_clear_cache` +
 
 `POST /_xpack/security/role/<name>` +