diff --git a/output/schema/schema.json b/output/schema/schema.json
index 83ede4f5b5..f993a9df20 100644
--- a/output/schema/schema.json
+++ b/output/schema/schema.json
@@ -13037,7 +13037,7 @@
       "visibility": "public"
     },
     {
-      "description": "Updates documents that match the specified query. If no query is specified,\n performs an update on every document in the index without changing the source,\nfor example to pick up a mapping change.",
+      "description": "Performs an update on every document in the index without changing the source,\nfor example to pick up a mapping change.",
       "docUrl": "https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/docs-update-by-query.html",
       "name": "update_by_query",
       "request": {
@@ -30851,7 +30851,7 @@
           }
         ]
       },
-      "description": "Updates documents that match the specified query. If no query is specified,\n performs an update on every document in the index without changing the source,\nfor example to pick up a mapping change.",
+      "description": "Performs an update on every document in the index without changing the source,\nfor example to pick up a mapping change.",
       "inherits": {
         "type": {
           "name": "RequestBase",
diff --git a/specification/_json_spec/update_by_query.json b/specification/_json_spec/update_by_query.json
index 15cc3272b2..70aa83c177 100644
--- a/specification/_json_spec/update_by_query.json
+++ b/specification/_json_spec/update_by_query.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "update_by_query": {
     "documentation": {
       "url": "https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/docs-update-by-query.html",
-      "description": "Updates documents that match the specified query. If no query is specified,\n performs an update on every document in the index without changing the source,\nfor example to pick up a mapping change."
+      "description": "Performs an update on every document in the index without changing the source,\nfor example to pick up a mapping change."
     },
     "stability": "stable",
     "visibility": "public",