diff --git a/spring-data-document-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/annotation/RelatedDocument.java b/spring-data-document-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/annotation/RelatedDocument.java
index 397a75c5e..88eb67562 100644
--- a/spring-data-document-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/annotation/RelatedDocument.java
+++ b/spring-data-document-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/annotation/RelatedDocument.java
@@ -29,7 +29,4 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
     ElementType.FIELD
 })
 public @interface RelatedDocument {
-
-  String collection() default "";
-
 }