diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/delete.json b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/delete.json
index abf9c2d330829..5c54c86906e69 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/delete.json
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/delete.json
@@ -89,8 +89,7 @@
         "options":[
           "internal",
           "external",
-          "external_gte",
-          "force"
+          "external_gte"
         ],
         "description":"Specific version type"
       }
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/exists.json b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/exists.json
index fd221b474a070..a8e6b6786ca90 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/exists.json
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/exists.json
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@
         "options":[
           "internal",
           "external",
-          "external_gte",
-          "force"
+          "external_gte"
         ],
         "description":"Specific version type"
       }
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/exists_source.json b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/exists_source.json
index 143ee406025ce..3ae8d60ee6ede 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/exists_source.json
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/exists_source.json
@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@
         "options":[
           "internal",
           "external",
-          "external_gte",
-          "force"
+          "external_gte"
         ],
         "description":"Specific version type"
       }
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/get.json b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/get.json
index 2ce77f17aff10..36d08c0313bde 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/get.json
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/get.json
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@
         "options":[
           "internal",
           "external",
-          "external_gte",
-          "force"
+          "external_gte"
         ],
         "description":"Specific version type"
       }
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/get_source.json b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/get_source.json
index ad79678388590..d99a188242480 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/get_source.json
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/get_source.json
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@
         "options":[
           "internal",
           "external",
-          "external_gte",
-          "force"
+          "external_gte"
         ],
         "description":"Specific version type"
       }
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/mtermvectors.json b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/mtermvectors.json
index d5fc7371e0898..0afe5a316b285 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/mtermvectors.json
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/mtermvectors.json
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@
         "options":[
           "internal",
           "external",
-          "external_gte",
-          "force"
+          "external_gte"
         ],
         "description":"Specific version type"
       }
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/termvectors.json b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/termvectors.json
index b6cb3663c2df2..d9ba7c0b36cc5 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/termvectors.json
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/termvectors.json
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@
         "options":[
           "internal",
           "external",
-          "external_gte",
-          "force"
+          "external_gte"
         ],
         "description":"Specific version type"
       }