diff --git a/docs/reference/settings/monitoring-settings.asciidoc b/docs/reference/settings/monitoring-settings.asciidoc
index 5c812b6f53c66..2759944e61572 100644
--- a/docs/reference/settings/monitoring-settings.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/settings/monitoring-settings.asciidoc
@@ -85,10 +85,6 @@ You can update this setting through the
 
 Sets the timeout for collecting index statistics. Defaults to `10s`.
 
-`xpack.monitoring.collection.indices.stats.timeout`::
-
-Sets the timeout for collecting total indices statistics. Defaults to `10s`.
-
 `xpack.monitoring.collection.index.recovery.active_only`::
 
 Controls whether or not all recoveries are collected. Set to `true` to