diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_cloudfront_distribution.go b/aws/resource_aws_cloudfront_distribution.go
index e5c91cde98e8..c1bf53ec44c6 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_cloudfront_distribution.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_cloudfront_distribution.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/errwrap"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/validation"
 )
 
 func resourceAwsCloudFrontDistribution() *schema.Resource {
@@ -358,16 +357,14 @@ func resourceAwsCloudFrontDistribution() *schema.Resource {
 										Required: true,
 									},
 									"origin_keepalive_timeout": {
-										Type:         schema.TypeInt,
-										Optional:     true,
-										Default:      5,
-										ValidateFunc: validation.IntBetween(1, 60),
+										Type:     schema.TypeInt,
+										Optional: true,
+										Default:  5,
 									},
 									"origin_read_timeout": {
-										Type:         schema.TypeInt,
-										Optional:     true,
-										Default:      30,
-										ValidateFunc: validation.IntBetween(4, 60),
+										Type:     schema.TypeInt,
+										Optional: true,
+										Default:  30,
 									},
 									"origin_protocol_policy": {
 										Type:     schema.TypeString,
diff --git a/website/docs/r/cloudfront_distribution.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/cloudfront_distribution.html.markdown
index e28b781def49..c1b9a992ca58 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/cloudfront_distribution.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/cloudfront_distribution.html.markdown
@@ -316,9 +316,9 @@ argument is not required.
     CloudFront to use when communicating with your origin over HTTPS. A list of
     one or more of `SSLv3`, `TLSv1`, `TLSv1.1`, and `TLSv1.2`.
 
-  * `origin_keepalive_timeout` - (Optional) The Custom KeepAlive timeout, in seconds. Value must be between `1` and `60`.
+  * `origin_keepalive_timeout` - (Optional) The Custom KeepAlive timeout, in seconds. By default, AWS enforces a limit of `60`. But you can request an [increase](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/RequestAndResponseBehaviorCustomOrigin.html#request-custom-request-timeout).
 
-  * `origin_read_timeout` - (Optional) The Custom Read timeout, in seconds. Value must be between `4` and `60`.
+  * `origin_read_timeout` - (Optional) The Custom Read timeout, in seconds. By default, AWS enforces a limit of `60`. But you can request an [increase](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/RequestAndResponseBehaviorCustomOrigin.html#request-custom-request-timeout).
 
 ##### S3 Origin Config Arguments