diff --git a/cmd/kops/create_instancegroup.go b/cmd/kops/create_instancegroup.go
index de14aaeb36..e3d80a66fb 100644
--- a/cmd/kops/create_instancegroup.go
+++ b/cmd/kops/create_instancegroup.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ var (
 	    An InstanceGroup is a group of similar virtual machines.
 		On AWS, an InstanceGroup maps to an AutoScalingGroup.
 
-		The Role of an InstanceGroup defines whether machines will act as a Kubernetes control-plane, apiserver, or worker node.`))
+		The Role of an InstanceGroup defines whether machines will act as a Kubernetes control-plane, or worker node.`))
 
 	createInstanceGroupExample = templates.Examples(i18n.T(`
 
diff --git a/docs/cli/kops_create_instancegroup.md b/docs/cli/kops_create_instancegroup.md
index 1e5b6955de..99f0f849a3 100644
--- a/docs/cli/kops_create_instancegroup.md
+++ b/docs/cli/kops_create_instancegroup.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Create an InstanceGroup configuration.
 
  An InstanceGroup is a group of similar virtual machines. On AWS, an InstanceGroup maps to an AutoScalingGroup.
 
- The Role of an InstanceGroup defines whether machines will act as a Kubernetes control-plane, apiserver, or worker node.
+ The Role of an InstanceGroup defines whether machines will act as a Kubernetes control-plane, or worker node.
 
 ```
 kops create instancegroup INSTANCE_GROUP [flags]