diff --git a/docs/reference/ccr/overview.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ccr/overview.asciidoc
index 8f25cb1da47..16f7c7d48df 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ccr/overview.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/ccr/overview.asciidoc
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Replication is pull-based. This means that replication is driven by the
 follower index. This simplifies state management on the leader index and means
 that {ccr} does not interfere with indexing on the leader index.
 
+IMPORTANT: {ccr-cap} requires <<modules-remote-clusters, remote clusters>>.
 
 ==== Configuring replication
 
@@ -213,4 +214,4 @@ following process starts again.
 
 You can terminate replication with the
 {ref}/ccr-post-unfollow.html[unfollow API]. This API converts a follower index
-to a regular (non-follower) index.
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+to a regular (non-follower) index.