diff --git a/docs/advanced_topics/add_to_django_project.rst b/docs/advanced_topics/add_to_django_project.rst
index be43ae49a9..1fe47993d4 100644
--- a/docs/advanced_topics/add_to_django_project.rst
+++ b/docs/advanced_topics/add_to_django_project.rst
@@ -344,10 +344,6 @@ These two files should reside in your project directory (``myproject/myproject/`
   # which welcomes users upon login to the Wagtail admin.
   WAGTAIL_SITE_NAME = 'My Project'
 
-  # Override the search results template for wagtailsearch
-  # WAGTAILSEARCH_RESULTS_TEMPLATE = 'myapp/search_results.html'
-  # WAGTAILSEARCH_RESULTS_TEMPLATE_AJAX = 'myapp/includes/search_listing.html'
-
   # Replace the search backend
   #WAGTAILSEARCH_BACKENDS = {
   #  'default': {
diff --git a/docs/reference/settings.rst b/docs/reference/settings.rst
index 182941e47e..791b5552a2 100644
--- a/docs/reference/settings.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/settings.rst
@@ -58,16 +58,6 @@ Search
 
 Define a search backend. For a full explanation, see :ref:`wagtailsearch_backends`.
 
-``WAGTAILSEARCH_RESULTS_TEMPLATE``, ``WAGTAILSEARCH_RESULTS_TEMPLATE_AJAX``
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-  WAGTAILSEARCH_RESULTS_TEMPLATE = 'myapp/search_results.html'
-  WAGTAILSEARCH_RESULTS_TEMPLATE_AJAX = 'myapp/includes/search_listing.html'
-
-Override the templates used by the search front-end views.
-
 .. _wagtailsearch_hits_max_age:
 
 ``WAGTAILSEARCH_HITS_MAX_AGE``