diff --git a/codegen/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/codegen/docs/AsyncOperationDocProvider.java b/codegen/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/codegen/docs/AsyncOperationDocProvider.java
index 54660a27c043..70fcc289d2da 100644
--- a/codegen/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/codegen/docs/AsyncOperationDocProvider.java
+++ b/codegen/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/codegen/docs/AsyncOperationDocProvider.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static class AsyncPaginated extends AsyncOperationDocProvider {
         }
 
         @Override
-        protected String appendToDescription() {
+        protected String getDescription() {
             return paginationDocs.getDocsForAsyncOperation();
         }
 
diff --git a/codegen/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/codegen/docs/OperationDocProvider.java b/codegen/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/codegen/docs/OperationDocProvider.java
index d78e37b6c3ba..d9c2052b595c 100644
--- a/codegen/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/codegen/docs/OperationDocProvider.java
+++ b/codegen/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/codegen/docs/OperationDocProvider.java
@@ -69,19 +69,13 @@ abstract class OperationDocProvider {
     String getDocs() {
         DocumentationBuilder docBuilder = new DocumentationBuilder();
 
-        String description = StringUtils.isNotBlank(opModel.getDocumentation()) ?
-                             opModel.getDocumentation() :
-                             getDefaultServiceDocs();
-
-        String appendedDescription = appendToDescription();
+        String description = getDescription();
 
         if (config.isConsumerBuilder()) {
-            appendedDescription += getConsumerBuilderDocs();
+            description += "<br/>" + getConsumerBuilderDocs();
         }
 
-        docBuilder.description(StringUtils.isNotBlank(appendedDescription) ?
-                               description + "<br/>" + appendedDescription :
-                               description);
+        docBuilder.description(description);
 
         applyParams(docBuilder);
         applyReturns(docBuilder);
@@ -96,10 +90,12 @@ String getDocs() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return A string that will be appended to the standard description.
+     * @return The String description for the operation.
      */
-    protected String appendToDescription() {
-        return "";
+    protected String getDescription() {
+        return StringUtils.isNotBlank(opModel.getDocumentation()) ?
+               opModel.getDocumentation() :
+               getDefaultServiceDocs();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/codegen/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/codegen/docs/SyncOperationDocProvider.java b/codegen/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/codegen/docs/SyncOperationDocProvider.java
index c199883683ba..d3149ccc58b3 100644
--- a/codegen/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/codegen/docs/SyncOperationDocProvider.java
+++ b/codegen/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/codegen/docs/SyncOperationDocProvider.java
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static class SyncPaginated extends SyncOperationDocProvider {
         }
 
         @Override
-        protected String appendToDescription() {
+        protected String getDescription() {
             return paginationDocs.getDocsForSyncOperation();
         }
 
diff --git a/codegen/src/test/resources/software/amazon/awssdk/codegen/poet/client/test-json-async-client-interface.java b/codegen/src/test/resources/software/amazon/awssdk/codegen/poet/client/test-json-async-client-interface.java
index 9b044964447a..ec3f92e7a92d 100644
--- a/codegen/src/test/resources/software/amazon/awssdk/codegen/poet/client/test-json-async-client-interface.java
+++ b/codegen/src/test/resources/software/amazon/awssdk/codegen/poet/client/test-json-async-client-interface.java
@@ -760,7 +760,6 @@ default CompletableFuture<PaginatedOperationWithResultKeyResponse> paginatedOper
     }
 
     /**
-     * Some paginated operation with result_key in paginators.json file<br/>
      * <p>
      * This is a variant of
      * {@link #paginatedOperationWithResultKey(software.amazon.awssdk.services.json.model.PaginatedOperationWithResultKeyRequest)}
@@ -835,7 +834,6 @@ default PaginatedOperationWithResultKeyPublisher paginatedOperationWithResultKey
     }
 
     /**
-     * Some paginated operation with result_key in paginators.json file<br/>
      * <p>
      * This is a variant of
      * {@link #paginatedOperationWithResultKey(software.amazon.awssdk.services.json.model.PaginatedOperationWithResultKeyRequest)}
@@ -912,7 +910,6 @@ default PaginatedOperationWithResultKeyPublisher paginatedOperationWithResultKey
     }
 
     /**
-     * Some paginated operation with result_key in paginators.json file<br/>
      * <p>
      * This is a variant of
      * {@link #paginatedOperationWithResultKey(software.amazon.awssdk.services.json.model.PaginatedOperationWithResultKeyRequest)}
@@ -966,6 +963,7 @@ default PaginatedOperationWithResultKeyPublisher paginatedOperationWithResultKey
      * {@link #paginatedOperationWithResultKey(software.amazon.awssdk.services.json.model.PaginatedOperationWithResultKeyRequest)}
      * operation.</b>
      * </p>
+     * <br/>
      * <p>
      * This is a convenience which creates an instance of the {@link PaginatedOperationWithResultKeyRequest.Builder}
      * avoiding the need to create one manually via {@link PaginatedOperationWithResultKeyRequest#builder()}
@@ -1055,7 +1053,6 @@ default CompletableFuture<PaginatedOperationWithoutResultKeyResponse> paginatedO
     }
 
     /**
-     * Some paginated operation without result_key in paginators.json file<br/>
      * <p>
      * This is a variant of
      * {@link #paginatedOperationWithoutResultKey(software.amazon.awssdk.services.json.model.PaginatedOperationWithoutResultKeyRequest)}
@@ -1132,7 +1129,6 @@ default PaginatedOperationWithoutResultKeyPublisher paginatedOperationWithoutRes
     }
 
     /**
-     * Some paginated operation without result_key in paginators.json file<br/>
      * <p>
      * This is a variant of
      * {@link #paginatedOperationWithoutResultKey(software.amazon.awssdk.services.json.model.PaginatedOperationWithoutResultKeyRequest)}
@@ -1186,6 +1182,7 @@ default PaginatedOperationWithoutResultKeyPublisher paginatedOperationWithoutRes
      * {@link #paginatedOperationWithoutResultKey(software.amazon.awssdk.services.json.model.PaginatedOperationWithoutResultKeyRequest)}
      * operation.</b>
      * </p>
+     * <br/>
      * <p>
      * This is a convenience which creates an instance of the {@link PaginatedOperationWithoutResultKeyRequest.Builder}
      * avoiding the need to create one manually via {@link PaginatedOperationWithoutResultKeyRequest#builder()}
diff --git a/codegen/src/test/resources/software/amazon/awssdk/codegen/poet/client/test-json-client-interface.java b/codegen/src/test/resources/software/amazon/awssdk/codegen/poet/client/test-json-client-interface.java
index f2586f4fd1d4..440ac2e7075f 100644
--- a/codegen/src/test/resources/software/amazon/awssdk/codegen/poet/client/test-json-client-interface.java
+++ b/codegen/src/test/resources/software/amazon/awssdk/codegen/poet/client/test-json-client-interface.java
@@ -525,7 +525,6 @@ default PaginatedOperationWithResultKeyResponse paginatedOperationWithResultKey(
     }
 
     /**
-     * Some paginated operation with result_key in paginators.json file<br/>
      * <p>
      * This is a variant of
      * {@link #paginatedOperationWithResultKey(software.amazon.awssdk.services.json.model.PaginatedOperationWithResultKeyRequest)}
@@ -601,7 +600,6 @@ default PaginatedOperationWithResultKeyIterable paginatedOperationWithResultKeyP
     }
 
     /**
-     * Some paginated operation with result_key in paginators.json file<br/>
      * <p>
      * This is a variant of
      * {@link #paginatedOperationWithResultKey(software.amazon.awssdk.services.json.model.PaginatedOperationWithResultKeyRequest)}
@@ -678,7 +676,6 @@ default PaginatedOperationWithResultKeyIterable paginatedOperationWithResultKeyP
     }
 
     /**
-     * Some paginated operation with result_key in paginators.json file<br/>
      * <p>
      * This is a variant of
      * {@link #paginatedOperationWithResultKey(software.amazon.awssdk.services.json.model.PaginatedOperationWithResultKeyRequest)}
@@ -734,6 +731,7 @@ default PaginatedOperationWithResultKeyIterable paginatedOperationWithResultKeyP
      * {@link #paginatedOperationWithResultKey(software.amazon.awssdk.services.json.model.PaginatedOperationWithResultKeyRequest)}
      * operation.</b>
      * </p>
+     * <br/>
      * <p>
      * This is a convenience which creates an instance of the {@link PaginatedOperationWithResultKeyRequest.Builder}
      * avoiding the need to create one manually via {@link PaginatedOperationWithResultKeyRequest#builder()}
@@ -815,7 +813,6 @@ default PaginatedOperationWithoutResultKeyResponse paginatedOperationWithoutResu
     }
 
     /**
-     * Some paginated operation without result_key in paginators.json file<br/>
      * <p>
      * This is a variant of
      * {@link #paginatedOperationWithoutResultKey(software.amazon.awssdk.services.json.model.PaginatedOperationWithoutResultKeyRequest)}
@@ -892,7 +889,6 @@ default PaginatedOperationWithoutResultKeyIterable paginatedOperationWithoutResu
     }
 
     /**
-     * Some paginated operation without result_key in paginators.json file<br/>
      * <p>
      * This is a variant of
      * {@link #paginatedOperationWithoutResultKey(software.amazon.awssdk.services.json.model.PaginatedOperationWithoutResultKeyRequest)}
@@ -948,6 +944,7 @@ default PaginatedOperationWithoutResultKeyIterable paginatedOperationWithoutResu
      * {@link #paginatedOperationWithoutResultKey(software.amazon.awssdk.services.json.model.PaginatedOperationWithoutResultKeyRequest)}
      * operation.</b>
      * </p>
+     * <br/>
      * <p>
      * This is a convenience which creates an instance of the {@link PaginatedOperationWithoutResultKeyRequest.Builder}
      * avoiding the need to create one manually via {@link PaginatedOperationWithoutResultKeyRequest#builder()}