diff --git a/specification/_json_spec/indices.exists_alias.json b/specification/_json_spec/indices.exists_alias.json
index 3d65beb91..bc000bc72 100644
--- a/specification/_json_spec/indices.exists_alias.json
+++ b/specification/_json_spec/indices.exists_alias.json
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@
         "options": ["open", "closed", "hidden", "none", "all"],
         "default": "all",
         "description": "Whether to expand wildcard expression to concrete indices that are open, closed or both."
-      },
-      "local": {
-        "type": "boolean",
-        "description": "Return local information, do not retrieve the state from master node (default: false)"
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/specification/_json_spec/indices.get_alias.json b/specification/_json_spec/indices.get_alias.json
index 4ea8fda3b..419aa237d 100644
--- a/specification/_json_spec/indices.get_alias.json
+++ b/specification/_json_spec/indices.get_alias.json
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@
         "options": ["open", "closed", "hidden", "none", "all"],
         "default": "all",
         "description": "Whether to expand wildcard expression to concrete indices that are open, closed or both."
-      },
-      "local": {
-        "type": "boolean",
-        "description": "Return local information, do not retrieve the state from master node (default: false)"
       }
     }
   }