diff --git a/source/reference/command/copydb.txt b/source/reference/command/copydb.txt
index 960d6e8be4d..3a88f596c3a 100644
--- a/source/reference/command/copydb.txt
+++ b/source/reference/command/copydb.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ copydb
         todb: <db>,
         slaveOk: <bool>,
         username: <username>,
-        password: <password>,
         nonce: <nonce>,
         key: <key> }
 
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ copydb
 
    - slaveOk
    - username
-   - password
    - nonce
    - key
 
@@ -53,10 +51,10 @@ copydb
      operations to complete.
 
    - If the remote server has authentication enabled, then you must
-     include a username and password. You must also include a nonce
-     and a key. The nonce is a one-time password that you request from
-     the remote server using the :dbcommand:`copydbgetnonce`
-     command. The ``key`` is a hash generated as follows:
+     include a username, nonce, and a key. The nonce is a one-time
+     password that you request from the remote server using the
+     :dbcommand:`copydbgetnonce` command. The ``key`` is a hash
+     generated as follows:
 
      .. code-block:: javascript