diff --git a/docs/VIRTUAL_MODULES.rst b/docs/VIRTUAL_MODULES.rst
index e66e2228..46e6585c 100644
--- a/docs/VIRTUAL_MODULES.rst
+++ b/docs/VIRTUAL_MODULES.rst
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ Here is an example of the Fedora 31 platform module, which is also virtual modul
         mbs:
         buildrequires: {}
         commit: f31
-        requires: {}
         koji_tag: module-f31-build
         mse: TRUE
 
@@ -60,8 +59,6 @@ Custom fields in xmd:
 
 - ``buildrequires`` - the buildrequires as resolved by MBS. It should always be an empty dictionary
   for base modules.
-- ``requires`` - the requires as resolved by MBS. It should always be an empty dictionary
-  for base modules.
 - ``commit`` - this should be ``virtual`` or some other identifier that is meaningful since a commit
   is not applicable when a module is directly imported.
 - ``mse`` - this is an internal identifier used by MBS to know if this is a legacy module build