diff --git a/website/content/api-docs/system/init.mdx b/website/content/api-docs/system/init.mdx
index e485600e4f..df4a5334a6 100644
--- a/website/content/api-docs/system/init.mdx
+++ b/website/content/api-docs/system/init.mdx
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ available when using Auto Unseal.
 
 - `secret_threshold` `(int: <required>)` – Specifies the number of shares
   required to reconstruct the root key. This must be less than or equal
-  `secret_shares`. If using Vault HSM with auto-unsealing, this value must be
-  the same as `secret_shares`.
+  `secret_shares`.
 
 Additionally, the following options are only supported using Auto Unseal:
 
diff --git a/website/content/docs/commands/operator/init.mdx b/website/content/docs/commands/operator/init.mdx
index a25eac2f15..6a5f133c16 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/commands/operator/init.mdx
+++ b/website/content/docs/commands/operator/init.mdx
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ flags](/docs/commands) included on all commands.
   recovery key shares. This is only used with Auto Unseal seals (HSM, KMS and Transit seals).
 
 - `-recovery-shares` `(int: 5)` - Number of key shares to split the recovery key
-  into. This is only used Auto Unseal seals (HSM, KMS and Transit seals).
+  into. This is only used with Auto Unseal seals (HSM, KMS and Transit seals).
 
 - `-recovery-threshold` `(int: 3)` - Number of key shares required to
-  reconstruct the recovery key. This is only used Auto Unseal seals (HSM, KMS and Transit seals).
+  reconstruct the recovery key. This is only used with Auto Unseal seals (HSM, KMS and Transit seals).
 
 - `-stored-shares` `(int: 0)` - Number of unseal keys to store on an HSM. This
   must be equal to `-key-shares`.