diff --git a/source/reference/operator/nearSphere.txt b/source/reference/operator/nearSphere.txt
index e01cd244346..8aff63d1b5d 100644
--- a/source/reference/operator/nearSphere.txt
+++ b/source/reference/operator/nearSphere.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ $nearSphere
    In a ``2dsphere`` index, a grid coordinate is interpreted as a
    GeoJSON point.
 
+   .. important:: If you use longitude and latitude, specify **longitude first**.
+
    For queries on GeoJSON data, use the following syntax:
 
    .. code-block:: javascript
@@ -40,8 +42,6 @@ $nearSphere
                                    $maxDistance : <distance in meters>
                          } } } )
 
-   .. important:: If you use longitude and latitude, specify **longitude first**.
-
    For queries on legacy coordinate pairs, use the following syntax:
 
    .. code-block:: javascript
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ $nearSphere
                                  $maxDistance: <distance in radians>
                             } } )
 
-   .. important:: If you use longitude and latitude, specify **longitude first**.
-
    The following example selects the 100 documents with legacy
    coordinates pairs nearest to ``[ 40 , 5 ]``, as calculated by
    spherical geometry:
@@ -63,5 +61,3 @@ $nearSphere
                          { $nearSphere : [ 40 , 5 ]
                            $maxDistance : 10
                       } } )
-
-   .. include:: /includes/note-geospatial-index-must-exist.rst