diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index f311f0d2a6206..d50f4fd7cba24 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -161,14 +161,6 @@ Apart from these, the following properties are also available, and may be useful
 #### Runtime Environment
 <table class="table">
 <tr><th>Property Name</th><th>Default</th><th>Meaning</th></tr>
-<tr>
-  <td><code>spark.executor.memory</code></td>
-  <td>512m</td>
-  <td>
-    Amount of memory to use per executor process, in the same format as JVM memory strings
-    (e.g. <code>512m</code>, <code>2g</code>).
-  </td>
-</tr>
 <tr>
   <td><code>spark.executor.extraJavaOptions</code></td>
   <td>(none)</td>