diff --git a/filebeat/docs/fields.asciidoc b/filebeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
index 69b79182c08..acaece14d0c 100644
--- a/filebeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
+++ b/filebeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ grouped in the following categories:
 * <<exported-fields-mysql>>
 * <<exported-fields-nats>>
 * <<exported-fields-netflow>>
-* <<exported-fields-netflow-module>>
 * <<exported-fields-nginx>>
 * <<exported-fields-o365>>
 * <<exported-fields-okta>>
@@ -21602,12 +21601,6 @@ type: short
 
 --
 
-[[exported-fields-netflow-module]]
-== NetFlow fields
-
-Module for receiving NetFlow and IPFIX flow records over UDP. The module does not add fields beyond what the netflow input provides.
-
-
 [[exported-fields-nginx]]
 == Nginx fields
 
diff --git a/libbeat/scripts/generate_fields_docs.py b/libbeat/scripts/generate_fields_docs.py
index b52285f49e0..ecedb17d7b6 100644
--- a/libbeat/scripts/generate_fields_docs.py
+++ b/libbeat/scripts/generate_fields_docs.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 
 def document_fields(output, section, sections, path):
+    if "skipdocs" in section:
+        return
     if "anchor" in section:
         output.write("[[exported-fields-{}]]\n".format(section["anchor"]))
 
@@ -136,7 +138,8 @@ def fields_to_asciidoc(input, output, beat):
         if "anchor" not in section:
             section["anchor"] = section["key"]
 
-        output.write("* <<exported-fields-{}>>\n".format(section["anchor"]))
+        if "skipdocs" not in section:
+            output.write("* <<exported-fields-{}>>\n".format(section["anchor"]))
     output.write("\n--\n")
 
     # Sort alphabetically by key
diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/module/netflow/_meta/fields.yml b/x-pack/filebeat/module/netflow/_meta/fields.yml
index fc4bf3bb887..951323eb99c 100644
--- a/x-pack/filebeat/module/netflow/_meta/fields.yml
+++ b/x-pack/filebeat/module/netflow/_meta/fields.yml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
   description: >
     Module for receiving NetFlow and IPFIX flow records over UDP. The module
     does not add fields beyond what the netflow input provides.
-  fields:
+  skipdocs:
diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/module/netflow/fields.go b/x-pack/filebeat/module/netflow/fields.go
index 6d6ea26f0af..93522209da6 100644
--- a/x-pack/filebeat/module/netflow/fields.go
+++ b/x-pack/filebeat/module/netflow/fields.go
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ func init() {
 // AssetNetflow returns asset data.
 // This is the base64 encoded gzipped contents of module/netflow.
 func AssetNetflow() string {
-	return "eJw8jjFOw0AQRfs9xbtAcoAtqFCkFKAUINGazBiPWHas3Ymt3B4Z4fTv/f8OfOs9UzXG4uvhx+VWNEFYFM28apyKrwlE+7XZHOY185QAXv5gRm80vaotVr92g6EK58vp/ME2vAHepOOLNt6fL0feJuVxB+LaqR4MIoymRTqfevcqrNMQxKR7JVbnWzA3X0y0HxP/Qk6/AQAA//9CcUYh"
+	return "eJw8zj1Ow0AQhuF+T/FeIDmACyoUKQUoBUi0xjPGoyw7q92JrdweBcnpn+/nwFXvA0Vjzr4dfl1uWROERdaBd41T9i2BaJ+a1TAvAy8J4O0fM3uj6aS2WvnZE4xFOF9O5y8exQ/gTTq+auPz9XLkY1GecyCuneLBKMJsmqXzrXcvwraMQSy6v8RKvQW1+Wqi/ZigX62KT31IfwEAAP//0cxHCg=="
 }