diff --git a/source/reference/built-in-roles.txt b/source/reference/built-in-roles.txt
index ca76f3d79c5..3769b411b59 100644
--- a/source/reference/built-in-roles.txt
+++ b/source/reference/built-in-roles.txt
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ Every database includes the following client roles:
    - :authaction:`dropCollection`
    - :authaction:`createIndex`
    - :authaction:`dropIndex`
-   - :authaction:`emptycapped`
    - :authaction:`find`
    - :authaction:`insert`
    - :authaction:`killCursors`
diff --git a/source/reference/privilege-actions.txt b/source/reference/privilege-actions.txt
index b3b70a4f1a3..62a7be90859 100644
--- a/source/reference/privilege-actions.txt
+++ b/source/reference/privilege-actions.txt
@@ -214,11 +214,6 @@ Database Management Actions
    User can remove any user from the given database. Apply this action to
    database resources.
 
-.. authaction:: emptycapped
-
-   User can perform the :dbcommand:`emptycapped` command. Apply this
-   action to database or collection resources.
-
 .. authaction:: enableProfiler
 
    User can perform the :method:`db.setProfilingLevel()` method. Apply