diff --git a/docs/reference/docs/bulk.asciidoc b/docs/reference/docs/bulk.asciidoc
index ffd047e5896b1..2c4d996b04a7f 100644
--- a/docs/reference/docs/bulk.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/docs/bulk.asciidoc
@@ -350,14 +350,6 @@ The bulk API's response contains the individual results of each operation in the
 request, returned in the order submitted. The success or failure of an
 individual operation does not affect other operations in the request.
 
-[[bulk-partial-responses]]
-.Partial responses
-****
-To ensure fast responses, the bulk API will respond with partial results if one
-or more shards fail. See <<shard-failures, Shard failures>> for more
-information.
-****
-
 `took`::
 (integer)
 How long, in milliseconds, it took to process the bulk request.
diff --git a/docs/reference/docs/data-replication.asciidoc b/docs/reference/docs/data-replication.asciidoc
index d9cc3c6ab0224..9503b6b6bb29d 100644
--- a/docs/reference/docs/data-replication.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/docs/data-replication.asciidoc
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ respond with partial results if one or more shards fail:
 
 * <<search-search, Search>>
 * <<search-multi-search, Multi Search>>
-* <<docs-bulk, Bulk>>
 * <<docs-multi-get, Multi Get>>
 
 Responses containing partial results still provide a `200 OK` HTTP status code.