diff --git a/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/crds/tailscale.com_proxygroups.yaml b/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/crds/tailscale.com_proxygroups.yaml
index 258c6ecaa..32e2ab450 100644
--- a/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/crds/tailscale.com_proxygroups.yaml
+++ b/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/crds/tailscale.com_proxygroups.yaml
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ spec:
                   description: |-
                     ProxyClass is the name of the ProxyClass custom resource that contains
                     configuration options that should be applied to the resources created
-                    for this ProxyGroup. If unset, and no default ProxyClass is set, the
-                    operator will create resources with the default configuration.
+                    for this ProxyGroup. If unset, the operator will create resources with
+                    the default configuration.
                   type: string
                 replicas:
                   description: |-
diff --git a/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/manifests/operator.yaml b/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/manifests/operator.yaml
index 03473fc61..e6358708b 100644
--- a/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/manifests/operator.yaml
+++ b/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/manifests/operator.yaml
@@ -2475,8 +2475,8 @@ spec:
                                 description: |-
                                     ProxyClass is the name of the ProxyClass custom resource that contains
                                     configuration options that should be applied to the resources created
-                                    for this ProxyGroup. If unset, and no default ProxyClass is set, the
-                                    operator will create resources with the default configuration.
+                                    for this ProxyGroup. If unset, the operator will create resources with
+                                    the default configuration.
                                 type: string
                             replicas:
                                 description: |-
diff --git a/k8s-operator/api.md b/k8s-operator/api.md
index d343e6395..82a3476ae 100644
--- a/k8s-operator/api.md
+++ b/k8s-operator/api.md
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ _Appears in:_
 | `tags` _[Tags](#tags)_ | Tags that the Tailscale devices will be tagged with. Defaults to [tag:k8s].<br />If you specify custom tags here, make sure you also make the operator<br />an owner of these tags.<br />See  https://tailscale.com/kb/1236/kubernetes-operator/#setting-up-the-kubernetes-operator.<br />Tags cannot be changed once a ProxyGroup device has been created.<br />Tag values must be in form ^tag:[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9-]*$. |  | Pattern: `^tag:[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9-]*$` <br />Type: string <br /> |
 | `replicas` _integer_ | Replicas specifies how many replicas to create the StatefulSet with.<br />Defaults to 2. |  |  |
 | `hostnamePrefix` _[HostnamePrefix](#hostnameprefix)_ | HostnamePrefix is the hostname prefix to use for tailnet devices created<br />by the ProxyGroup. Each device will have the integer number from its<br />StatefulSet pod appended to this prefix to form the full hostname.<br />HostnamePrefix can contain lower case letters, numbers and dashes, it<br />must not start with a dash and must be between 1 and 62 characters long. |  | Pattern: `^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]{0,61}$` <br />Type: string <br /> |
-| `proxyClass` _string_ | ProxyClass is the name of the ProxyClass custom resource that contains<br />configuration options that should be applied to the resources created<br />for this ProxyGroup. If unset, and no default ProxyClass is set, the<br />operator will create resources with the default configuration. |  |  |
+| `proxyClass` _string_ | ProxyClass is the name of the ProxyClass custom resource that contains<br />configuration options that should be applied to the resources created<br />for this ProxyGroup. If unset, the operator will create resources with<br />the default configuration. |  |  |
 
 
 #### ProxyGroupStatus