diff --git a/docs/reference/configuration/mqtt.md b/docs/reference/configuration/mqtt.md
index 7ff3b6880..f21653dac 100644
--- a/docs/reference/configuration/mqtt.md
+++ b/docs/reference/configuration/mqtt.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Siehe dazu auch die Dokumentation zur [`MQTT API`](/docs/integrations/mqtt-api).
 # mqtt message broker
 mqtt:
   broker: localhost:1883
-  topic: evcc # root topic for publishing, set empty to disable publishing
+  topic: evcc # root topic for publishing
   # clientid: foo
   # user:
   # password:
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Beispiel:
 # mqtt message broker
 mqtt:
   broker: tls://localhost:8883
-  topic: evcc # root topic for publishing, set empty to disable publishing
+  topic: evcc # root topic for publishing
   # clientid: foo
   # user:
   # password:
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ Verbindungsdaten (Hostname/IP und Port) des verwendeten MQTT-Brokers zu dem sich
 ### `topic`
 
 Gibt das Wurzeltopic an welches evcc verwendet.
-Wenn hier nichts angegeben wird findet keine MQTT-Kommunikation statt!
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/i18n/en/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/reference/configuration/mqtt.md b/i18n/en/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/reference/configuration/mqtt.md
index 99b75b613..98918c8a8 100644
--- a/i18n/en/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/reference/configuration/mqtt.md
+++ b/i18n/en/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/reference/configuration/mqtt.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ For more information, refer to the [`MQTT API`](/docs/integrations/mqtt-api) doc
 # mqtt message broker
 mqtt:
   broker: localhost:1883
-  topic: evcc # root topic for publishing, set empty to disable publishing
+  topic: evcc # root topic for publishing
   # clientid: foo
   # user:
   # password:
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ Connection details (hostname/IP and port) of the MQTT broker to which evcc shoul
 ### `topic`
 
 Specifies the root topic that evcc uses.
-If not specified here, no MQTT communication can take place!
 
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