diff --git a/include/spdk/nvme.h b/include/spdk/nvme.h
index 2ff8dfc84c..07fcd07451 100644
--- a/include/spdk/nvme.h
+++ b/include/spdk/nvme.h
@@ -2109,9 +2109,6 @@ int spdk_nvme_ctrlr_cmd_security_send(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, uint8_t sec
  *
  * This function is thread safe and can be called at any point after spdk_nvme_probe().
  *
- * Call spdk_nvme_ctrlr_process_admin_completions() to poll for completion of
- * commands submitted through this function.
- *
  * \param ctrlr NVMe controller to use for security receive command submission.
  * \param secp Security Protocol that is used.
  * \param spsp Security Protocol Specific field.
@@ -2131,9 +2128,6 @@ int spdk_nvme_ctrlr_security_receive(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, uint8_t secp
  *
  * This function is thread safe and can be called at any point after spdk_nvme_probe().
  *
- * Call spdk_nvme_ctrlr_process_admin_completions() to poll for completion of
- * commands submitted through this function.
- *
  * \param ctrlr NVMe controller to use for security send command submission.
  * \param secp Security Protocol that is used.
  * \param spsp Security Protocol Specific field.
@@ -2218,9 +2212,6 @@ uint64_t spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_flags(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr);
  *
  * This function is thread safe and can be called at any point after spdk_nvme_probe().
  *
- * Call spdk_nvme_ctrlr_process_admin_completions() to poll for completion of
- * commands submitted through this function.
- *
  * \param ctrlr NVMe controller to use for command submission.
  * \param nsid Namespace identifier for namespace to attach.
  * \param payload The pointer to the controller list.
@@ -2236,9 +2227,6 @@ int spdk_nvme_ctrlr_attach_ns(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, uint32_t nsid,
  *
  * This function is thread safe and can be called at any point after spdk_nvme_probe().
  *
- * Call spdk_nvme_ctrlr_process_admin_completions() to poll for completion of
- * commands submitted through this function.
- *
  * \param ctrlr NVMe controller to use for command submission.
  * \param nsid Namespace ID to detach.
  * \param payload The pointer to the controller list.
@@ -2267,9 +2255,6 @@ uint32_t spdk_nvme_ctrlr_create_ns(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr,
  *
  * This function is thread safe and can be called at any point after spdk_nvme_probe().
  *
- * Call spdk_nvme_ctrlr_process_admin_completions() to poll for completion of
- * commands submitted through this function.
- *
  * \param ctrlr NVMe controller to delete namespace from.
  * \param nsid The namespace identifier.
  *