diff --git a/doc/APIreference/functions.rst b/doc/APIreference/functions.rst
index abe36ac8..eea63e8d 100644
--- a/doc/APIreference/functions.rst
+++ b/doc/APIreference/functions.rst
@@ -3866,8 +3866,7 @@ Add frame to body.
 
 .. mujoco-include:: mjs_delete
 
-Delete object corresponding to the given element, return 0 on success. This function should only be used for element
-types that cannot have children, i.e. excluding bodies and default classes.
+Remove object corresponding to the given element, return 0 on success.
 
 .. _AddNonTreeElements:
 
diff --git a/doc/APIreference/functions_override.rst b/doc/APIreference/functions_override.rst
index da9c913a..7f35ed84 100644
--- a/doc/APIreference/functions_override.rst
+++ b/doc/APIreference/functions_override.rst
@@ -718,8 +718,3 @@ to the inputs. Below, :math:`\bar q` denotes the pre-modified quaternion:
 
 Note that derivatives depend only on :math:`h` and :math:`v` (in fact, on :math:`s = h v`).
 All outputs are optional.
-
-.. _mjs_delete:
-
-Delete object corresponding to the given element, return 0 on success. This function should only be used for element
-types that cannot have children, i.e. excluding bodies and default classes.