diff --git a/builder/amazon/common/run_config.go b/builder/amazon/common/run_config.go
index f67c0d5da..d9019e4ce 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/common/run_config.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/run_config.go
@@ -196,8 +196,7 @@ type RunConfig struct {
 	SecurityGroupIds []string `mapstructure:"security_group_ids" required:"false"`
 	// The source AMI whose root volume will be copied and
 	// provisioned on the currently running instance. This must be an EBS-backed
-	// AMI with a root volume snapshot that you have access to. Note: this is not
-	// used when from_scratch is set to true.
+	// AMI with a root volume snapshot that you have access to.
 	SourceAmi string `mapstructure:"source_ami" required:"true"`
 	// Filters used to populate the `source_ami`
 	// field. JSON Example:
diff --git a/website/content/partials/builder/amazon/common/RunConfig-required.mdx b/website/content/partials/builder/amazon/common/RunConfig-required.mdx
index a45dcb335..9afb50308 100644
--- a/website/content/partials/builder/amazon/common/RunConfig-required.mdx
+++ b/website/content/partials/builder/amazon/common/RunConfig-required.mdx
@@ -5,5 +5,4 @@
 
 - `source_ami` (string) - The source AMI whose root volume will be copied and
   provisioned on the currently running instance. This must be an EBS-backed
-  AMI with a root volume snapshot that you have access to. Note: this is not
-  used when from_scratch is set to true.
+  AMI with a root volume snapshot that you have access to.