diff --git a/docs/user/security/secure-saved-objects.asciidoc b/docs/user/security/secure-saved-objects.asciidoc
index 3b15a576500f1..1093aa1de0d05 100644
--- a/docs/user/security/secure-saved-objects.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/user/security/secure-saved-objects.asciidoc
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ xpack.encryptedSavedObjects:
 
 [IMPORTANT]
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-If you don't specify an encryption key, {kib} automatically generates a random key at startup. Every time you restart {kib}, it uses a new ephemeral encryption key and is unable to decrypt saved objects encrypted with another key. To prevent data loss, {kib} might disable features that rely on this encryption until you explicitly set an encryption key.
+If you don't specify an encryption key, {kib} might disable features that rely on encrypted saved objects.
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 [[encryption-key-rotation]]