diff --git a/rest-api-spec/api/indices.put_aliases.json b/rest-api-spec/api/indices.put_aliases.json
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--- a/rest-api-spec/api/indices.put_aliases.json
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-{
-  "indices.put_aliases": {
-    "documentation": "http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/admin-indices-aliases/",
-    "methods": ["POST"],
-    "url": {
-      "path": "/_aliases",
-      "paths": ["/_aliases"],
-      "parts": {
-      },
-      "params": {
-        "timeout": {
-          "type" : "time",
-          "description" : "Explicit operation timeout"
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    "body": {
-      "description" : "The operations definition and other configuration",
-      "required"    : true
-    }
-  }
-}