diff --git a/docs/rolereference.rst b/docs/rolereference.rst
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--- a/docs/rolereference.rst
+++ b/docs/rolereference.rst
@@ -938,11 +938,11 @@ Parameters
   to switch to a different nightly builds. It should be noted that
   only the default version is getting properly tested.
 
-**xmpp_tls_certificate** (string, optional, ``{{ lookup('file', tls_certificate_dir + '/' + fqdn + '_xmpp.pem') }}``)
+**xmpp_tls_certificate** (string, mandatory)
   X.509 certificate used for TLS for XMPP service. The file will be stored in
   directory ``/etc/ssl/certs/`` under name ``{{ ansible_fqdn }}_xmpp.pem``.
 
-**xmpp_tls_key** (string, optional, ``{{ lookup('file', tls_private_key_dir + '/' + fqdn + '_xmpp.key') }}``)
+**xmpp_tls_key** (string, mandatory)
   Private key used for TLS for XMPP service. The file will be stored in
   directory ``/etc/ssl/private/`` under name ``{{ ansible_fqdn }}_xmpp.key``.