diff --git a/docs/reference/ccr/apis/follow-request-body.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ccr/apis/follow-request-body.asciidoc
index ec384deee8b..7215cc01302 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ccr/apis/follow-request-body.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/ccr/apis/follow-request-body.asciidoc
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-[role="xpack"]
-[testenv="platinum"]
 `max_read_request_operation_count`::
   (integer) the maximum number of operations to pull per read from the remote
   cluster
@@ -43,62 +41,4 @@
   remote cluster when the follower index is synchronized with the leader index;
   when the timeout has elapsed, the poll for operations will return to the
   follower so that it can update some statistics, and then the follower will
-  immediately attempt to read from the leader again
-
-===== Default values
-
-//////////////////////////
-
-[source,js]
---------------------------------------------------
-PUT /follower_index/_ccr/follow
-{
-  "remote_cluster" : "remote_cluster",
-  "leader_index" : "leader_index"
-}
---------------------------------------------------
-// CONSOLE
-// TESTSETUP
-// TEST[setup:remote_cluster_and_leader_index]
-
-[source,js]
---------------------------------------------------
-POST /follower_index/_ccr/pause_follow
---------------------------------------------------
-// CONSOLE
-// TEARDOWN
-
-[source,js]
---------------------------------------------------
-GET /follower_index/_ccr/info?filter_path=follower_indices.parameters
---------------------------------------------------
-// CONSOLE
-
-//////////////////////////
-
-The following output from the follow info api describes all the default
-values for the above described index follow request parameters:
-
-[source,js]
---------------------------------------------------
-{
-  "follower_indices" : [
-    {
-      "parameters" : {
-        "max_read_request_operation_count" : 5120,
-        "max_read_request_size" : "32mb",
-        "max_outstanding_read_requests" : 12,
-        "max_write_request_operation_count" : 5120,
-        "max_write_request_size" : "9223372036854775807b",
-        "max_outstanding_write_requests" : 9,
-        "max_write_buffer_count" : 2147483647,
-        "max_write_buffer_size" : "512mb",
-        "max_retry_delay" : "500ms",
-        "read_poll_timeout" : "1m"
-      }
-    }
-  ]
-}
-
---------------------------------------------------
-// TESTRESPONSE
\ No newline at end of file
+  immediately attempt to read from the leader again
\ No newline at end of file