diff --git a/envoy/extensions/upstreams/http/v3/http_protocol_options.proto b/envoy/extensions/upstreams/http/v3/http_protocol_options.proto
index ca4cb81fe..7e3ed435e 100644
--- a/envoy/extensions/upstreams/http/v3/http_protocol_options.proto
+++ b/envoy/extensions/upstreams/http/v3/http_protocol_options.proto
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ message HttpProtocolOptions {
     option (validate.required) = true;
 
     // To explicitly configure either HTTP/1 or HTTP/2 (but not both!) use ``explicit_http_config``.
-    // If the ``explicit_http_config`` is empty, HTTP/1.1 is used.
     ExplicitHttpConfig explicit_http_config = 3;
 
     // This allows switching on protocol based on what protocol the downstream