diff --git a/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md b/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
index ff660ab20..dbcb283a1 100644
--- a/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
+++ b/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ desired parser:
   name_suffix = "_mycollector"
 
   ## Data format to consume.
-  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
-  ## more about them here:
-  ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
   data_format = "json"
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md b/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
index 2b3e95360..12a301bc5 100644
--- a/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
+++ b/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
@@ -22,8 +22,5 @@ You will be able to identify the plugins with support by the presence of a
   files = ["stdout"]
 
   ## Data format to output.
-  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
-  ## more about them here:
-  ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
   data_format = "influx"
 ```