diff --git a/doc/client.rst b/doc/client.rst
index c52a614c84..13cd4b4dd2 100755
--- a/doc/client.rst
+++ b/doc/client.rst
@@ -1577,9 +1577,8 @@ Write Policies
             |
             | Default: :data:`aerospike.POLICY_EXISTS_IGNORE`
         * **ttl**
-            The default time-to-live (expiration) of the record in seconds. This field should only be set
-            in a write policy passed to the client configuration dictionary and will only be used if the write
-            transaction:
+            The default time-to-live (expiration) of the record in seconds. This field will only be used if
+            the write transaction:
 
             1. Doesn't contain a metadata dictionary with a ``ttl`` value.
             2. Contains a metadata dictionary with a ``ttl`` value set to :data:`aerospike.TTL_CLIENT_DEFAULT`.
@@ -1751,8 +1750,7 @@ Operate Policies
             |
             | Default: :data:`aerospike.POLICY_GEN_IGNORE`
         * **ttl** (:class:`int`)
-            The default time-to-live (expiration) of the record in seconds. This field should only be set in
-            an operate policy passed to the client configuration dictionary and will only be used if an
+            The default time-to-live (expiration) of the record in seconds. This field will only be used if an
             operate transaction:
 
             1. Doesn't contain a metadata dictionary with a ``ttl`` value.
@@ -2110,8 +2108,7 @@ Batch Write Policies
             |
             | Default: None
         * **ttl** :class:`int`
-            The time-to-live (expiration) in seconds to apply to every record in the batch. This field should only be set
-            in a batch write policy that is passed to a client configuration dictionary and will only be
+            The time-to-live (expiration) in seconds to apply to every record in the batch. This field will only be
             used if:
             1. A :meth:`~aerospike.Client.batch_write` call contains a :class:`~aerospike_helpers.batch.records.Write` that:
 
diff --git a/doc/scan.rst b/doc/scan.rst
index 4671c7bd4f..cccc04a91e 100755
--- a/doc/scan.rst
+++ b/doc/scan.rst
@@ -577,8 +577,7 @@ Policies
             |
             | Default: ``aerospike.POLICY_REPLICA_SEQUENCE``
         * **ttl** (:class:`int`)
-            The default time-to-live (expiration) of the record in seconds. This field should only be set
-            in a scan policy passed to the client configuration dictionary and will only be used on
+            The default time-to-live (expiration) of the record in seconds. This field will only be used on
             background scan writes if :py:attr:`aerospike.Scan.ttl` is set to
             :data:`aerospike.TTL_CLIENT_DEFAULT`.