diff --git a/docs/en/index.asciidoc b/docs/en/index.asciidoc
index a8eb69054fc..d2792e32b93 100644
--- a/docs/en/index.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/en/index.asciidoc
@@ -1,27 +1,17 @@
-[[elasticsearch-reference]]
-= Elasticsearch Reference
 
-:include-xpack:         true
-:xes-repo-dir:          {docdir}
-:es-repo-dir:           {docdir}/../../../../elasticsearch/docs
-:es-test-dir:           {docdir}/../../../../elasticsearch/docs/src/test
-:plugins-examples-dir:  {docdir}/../../../../elasticsearch/plugins/examples
-
-include::{es-repo-dir}/Versions.asciidoc[]
-
-include::{es-repo-dir}/reference/index-shared1.asciidoc[]
+include::{es-repo-dir}/index-shared1.asciidoc[]
 
 :edit_url!:
 include::setup/setup-xes.asciidoc[]
 
 :edit_url:
-include::{es-repo-dir}/reference/index-shared2.asciidoc[]
+include::{es-repo-dir}/index-shared2.asciidoc[]
 
 :edit_url!:
 include::release-notes/xpack-breaking.asciidoc[]
 
 :edit_url:
-include::{es-repo-dir}/reference/index-shared3.asciidoc[]
+include::{es-repo-dir}/index-shared3.asciidoc[]
 
 :edit_url!:
 include::monitoring/index.asciidoc[]
@@ -33,10 +23,10 @@ include::rest-api/index.asciidoc[]
 include::commands/index.asciidoc[]
 
 :edit_url:
-include::{es-repo-dir}/reference/index-shared4.asciidoc[]
+include::{es-repo-dir}/index-shared4.asciidoc[]
 
 :edit_url!:
 include::release-notes/xpack-xes.asciidoc[]
 
 :edit_url:
-include::{es-repo-dir}/reference/index-shared5.asciidoc[]
+include::{es-repo-dir}/index-shared5.asciidoc[]