diff --git a/docs/reference/search/request/sort.asciidoc b/docs/reference/search/request/sort.asciidoc
index 1cc07e21313..63fca20467b 100644
--- a/docs/reference/search/request/sort.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/search/request/sort.asciidoc
@@ -337,8 +337,6 @@ Allow to sort based on custom scripts, here is an example:
 }
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-Note, it is recommended, for single custom based script based sorting,
-to use `function_score` query instead as sorting based on score is faster.
 
 ==== Track Scores