diff --git a/docs/api-types/issuer/spec.md b/docs/api-types/issuer/spec.md
index 7b6e76860..aca8c6fb7 100644
--- a/docs/api-types/issuer/spec.md
+++ b/docs/api-types/issuer/spec.md
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ clouddns:
 ```yaml
 route53:
   accessKeyID: AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE
-  hostedZoneID: DIKER8JPL21PSA
   region: eu-west-1
   secretAccessKeySecretRef:
     name: prod-route53-credentials-secret
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ Cert-manager requires the following IAM policy.
 }
 ```
 
-The `route53:ListHostedZonesByName` statement can be removed if you specify the hosted zone ID (`spec.acme.dns01.providers[].hostedZoneID`) on the Issuer resource. You can further tighten this policy by limiting the hosted zone that cert-manager has access to (replace `arn:aws:route53:::hostedzone/*` with `arn:aws:route53:::hostedzone/DIKER8JPL21PSA`, for instance).
+The `route53:ListHostedZonesByName` statement can be removed if you specify the optional hosted zone ID (`spec.acme.dns01.providers[].hostedZoneID`) on the Issuer resource. You can further tighten this policy by limiting the hosted zone that cert-manager has access to (replace `arn:aws:route53:::hostedzone/*` with `arn:aws:route53:::hostedzone/DIKER8JPL21PSA`, for instance).
 
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