diff --git a/docs/rolereference.rst b/docs/rolereference.rst
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@@ -1882,9 +1882,6 @@ Parameters
   forget to surround them by another set of quotes for YAML syntax, for example
   ``"\"\""`` or ``'""'``).
 
-**python_version** (string, optional, ``2``)
-  Python version to use when setting-up the Python virtual environment.
-
 **rewrites** (list, optional, ``[]``)
   A list of rewrite rules that are applied to incoming requests. Each element of
   the list should be a string value compatible with the format of ``nginx``