diff --git a/docs/reference/migration/migrate_7_0/java.asciidoc b/docs/reference/migration/migrate_7_0/java.asciidoc
index a686ba0bfbfbc..169943a16ac03 100644
--- a/docs/reference/migration/migrate_7_0/java.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/migration/migrate_7_0/java.asciidoc
@@ -5,4 +5,10 @@
 
 `isShardsAcked` has been replaced by `isShardsAcknowledged` in
 `CreateIndexResponse`, `RolloverResponse` and
-`CreateIndexClusterStateUpdateResponse`.
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+`CreateIndexClusterStateUpdateResponse`.
+
+==== `prepareExecute` removed from the client api
+
+The `prepareExecute` method which created a request builder has been
+removed from the client api. Instead, construct a builder for the
+appropriate request directly.