diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/indices.upgrade.json b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/indices.upgrade.json
index 66111456719..f83cf255165 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/indices.upgrade.json
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/indices.upgrade.json
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@
         }
       },
       "params": {
-        "allow_no_indices": {
-            "type" : "boolean",
-            "description" : "Whether to ignore if a wildcard indices expression resolves into no concrete indices. (This includes `_all` string or when no indices have been specified)"
-        },
         "expand_wildcards": {
             "type" : "enum",
             "options" : ["open","closed","none","all"],