diff --git a/elasticsearch/x-pack/marvel/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/marvel/MarvelSettings.java b/elasticsearch/x-pack/marvel/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/marvel/MarvelSettings.java
index f1fab8813b2..90dcf37dbde 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/x-pack/marvel/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/marvel/MarvelSettings.java
+++ b/elasticsearch/x-pack/marvel/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/marvel/MarvelSettings.java
@@ -238,8 +238,6 @@ public class MarvelSettings extends AbstractComponent {
 
     /**
      * Prefix the {@code key} with the Monitoring prefix.
-     * <p>
-     * The {@code key} is prefixed by {@link XPackPlugin#featureSettingPrefix(String)}, {@link Marvel#NAME}, and {@code "."}.
      *
      * @param key The key to prefix
      * @return The key prefixed by the product prefixes.