diff --git a/website/content/api-docs/secret/kv/kv-v2.mdx b/website/content/api-docs/secret/kv/kv-v2.mdx
index 79646f1d93a9..9f0fdf0f82ae 100644
--- a/website/content/api-docs/secret/kv/kv-v2.mdx
+++ b/website/content/api-docs/secret/kv/kv-v2.mdx
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ numbers from the key-value store.
 
 | Method | Path                                |
 |:-------|:------------------------------------|
-| `POST` | `/:secret-mount-path/destroy/:path` |
+| `PUT`  | `/:secret-mount-path/destroy/:path` |
 
 ### Parameters
 
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ numbers from the key-value store.
 ```shell-session
 $ curl \
     --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
-    --request POST \
+    --request PUT \
     --data @payload.json \
     https://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/secret/destroy/my-secret
 ```