diff --git a/metricbeat/docs/modules/haproxy.asciidoc b/metricbeat/docs/modules/haproxy.asciidoc
index 8f43e3cbae98..b22d8244df49 100644
--- a/metricbeat/docs/modules/haproxy.asciidoc
+++ b/metricbeat/docs/modules/haproxy.asciidoc
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ metricbeat.modules:
   metricsets: ["info", "stat"]
   period: 10s
   hosts: ["tcp://127.0.0.1:14567"]
-  username : "admin"
-  password : "admin"
   enabled: true
 ----