diff --git a/source/reference/method/sh.updateZoneKeyRange.txt b/source/reference/method/sh.updateZoneKeyRange.txt
index 5be889d71ac..63cdeda7699 100644
--- a/source/reference/method/sh.updateZoneKeyRange.txt
+++ b/source/reference/method/sh.updateZoneKeyRange.txt
@@ -219,38 +219,6 @@ with the ``alpha`` zone:
       "alpha"
    )
 
-If you wanted to create a range on values of ``b`` only, you must specify
-the entire range of ``a`` when creating ranges. For example, the following
-operations create two ranges on ``b`` and associates them to the
-``beta`` zone.
-
-.. note::
-
-   The previously defined range conflicts with the ranges defined in this
-   example. Issue the :method:`sh.removeRangeFromZone()` operation to remove an
-   existing conflicting range.
-
-.. code-block:: javascript
-
-   sh.updateZoneKeyRange( 
-      "exampledb.collection",
-      { a : MinKey, b : 1 },
-      { a : MaxKey, b: 10 },
-      "alpha"
-   );
-
-   sh.updateZoneKeyRange( 
-      "exampledb.collection",
-      { a : MinKey, b : 10 },
-      { a : MaxKey, b: 20 },
-      "beta"
-   );
-
-:bsontype:`MinKey` always compares as lower than every other possible value,
-while :bsontype:`MaxKey` always compares as higher than every other possible
-value. Using these special values for the lower and upper bounds of the range
-captures the entire possible value space of ``a``.
-
 .. _pre-define-zone-range-example:
 
 Pre-Define Zones and Zone Ranges for an Empty or Non-Existing Collection