diff --git a/libbeat/scripts/generate_fields_docs.py b/libbeat/scripts/generate_fields_docs.py
index dc6f0b37284..70791400cba 100644
--- a/libbeat/scripts/generate_fields_docs.py
+++ b/libbeat/scripts/generate_fields_docs.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 
 def document_fields(output, section, sections, path):
-    if  "nofields" in section:
+    if  "skipdocs" in section:
         return
     if "anchor" in section:
         output.write("[[exported-fields-{}]]\n".format(section["anchor"]))
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def fields_to_asciidoc(input, output, beat):
         if "anchor" not in section:
             section["anchor"] = section["key"]
 
-        if  "nofields" not in section:
+        if  "skipdocs" not in section:
             output.write("* <<exported-fields-{}>>\n".format(section["anchor"]))
     output.write("\n--\n")
 
diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/module/netflow/_meta/fields.yml b/x-pack/filebeat/module/netflow/_meta/fields.yml
index e017328bfd6..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.
-  nofields:
+  skipdocs:
diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/module/netflow/fields.go b/x-pack/filebeat/module/netflow/fields.go
index 693031a6b1f..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 "eJw8jjFOw0AQRfs9xbtAcgAXVChSClAKkGhNZoxHLDPW7sRWbo8CSvr3/n87vvU64JpTjW33E3KpWiAtqw68ah5qbAVE+7nZkhY+8FQAXv5gpmg0Paut5l93g9GF4+lw/OA2fAOiSSdWbbw/n/a8zcrjDiS045GMIkymVTqfeg0XtnlMctZ7JebLJVlarCba9wU8/pWh/AYAAP//0XBG/g=="
+	return "eJw8zj1Ow0AQhuF+T/FeIDmACyoUKQUoBUi0xjPGoyw7q92JrdweBcnpn+/nwFXvA0Vjzr4dfl1uWROERdaBd41T9i2BaJ+a1TAvAy8J4O0fM3uj6aS2WvnZE4xFOF9O5y8exQ/gTTq+auPz9XLkY1GecyCuneLBKMJsmqXzrXcvwraMQSy6v8RKvQW1+Wqi/ZigX62KT31IfwEAAP//0cxHCg=="
 }