diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/docs/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index 8c86cc16490fe..cc74da0bd4be9 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ Review important information about the {kib} 7.17.x releases.
 [[release-notes-7.17.0]]
 == {kib} 7.17.0
 
-coming::[7.17.0]
-
 Review the following information about the 7.17.0 release.
 
 [float]
diff --git a/docs/user/whats-new.asciidoc b/docs/user/whats-new.asciidoc
index 61b74ba9fb42c..be1929715fb83 100644
--- a/docs/user/whats-new.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/user/whats-new.asciidoc
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 [[whats-new]]
 == What's new in {minor-version}
 
-coming::[7.17.0]
-
 {kib} {minor-version} is a compatibility release for the {minor-version} Elastic Stack
 and contains no major features.
 For detailed information about this release, refer to the {kibana-ref}/release-notes.html[release notes].