diff --git a/docs/man/containerd-config.toml.5.md b/docs/man/containerd-config.toml.5.md
index 5d32bbb01..dbc5ca647 100644
--- a/docs/man/containerd-config.toml.5.md
+++ b/docs/man/containerd-config.toml.5.md
@@ -89,12 +89,6 @@ documentation.
 
 - **[plugins.cgroup]** has one option __no_prometheus__ (Default: **false**)
 - **[plugins.diff]** has one option __default__, a list by default set to **["walking"]**
-- **[plugins.linux]** has several options for configuring the runtime, shim, and related options:
-  - **shim** specifies the shim binary (Default: **"containerd-shim"**),
-  - **runtime** is the OCI compliant runtime binary (Default: **"runc"**),
-  - **runtime_root** is the root directory used by the runtime (Default: **""**),
-  - **no_shim** specifies whether to use a shim or not (Default: **false**),
-  - **shim_debug** turns on debugging for the shim (Default: **false**)
 - **[plugins."io.containerd.gc.v1.scheduler"]** has several options that perform advanced tuning for the scheduler:
   - **pause_threshold** is the maximum amount of time GC should be scheduled (Default: **0.02**),
   - **deletion_threshold** guarantees GC is scheduled after n number of deletions (Default: **0** [not triggered]),
@@ -186,12 +180,6 @@ imports = ["/etc/containerd/runtime_*.toml", "./debug.toml"]
     no_prometheus = false
   [plugins.diff]
     default = ["walking"]
-  [plugins.linux]
-    shim = "containerd-shim"
-    runtime = "runc"
-    runtime_root = ""
-    no_shim = false
-    shim_debug = false
   [plugins.scheduler]
     pause_threshold = 0.02
     deletion_threshold = 0
diff --git a/docs/ops.md b/docs/ops.md
index 66ead5fa2..0af7f3038 100644
--- a/docs/ops.md
+++ b/docs/ops.md
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ containerd itself does not actually have any persistent data that it needs to st
 │   └── ingest
 ├── io.containerd.metadata.v1.bolt
 │   └── meta.db
-├── io.containerd.runtime.v1.linux
+├── io.containerd.runtime.v2.task
 │   ├── default
 │   └── example
 ├── io.containerd.snapshotter.v1.btrfs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ Sockets, pids, runtime state, mount points, and other plugin data that must not
 /run/containerd
 ├── containerd.sock
 ├── debug.sock
-├── io.containerd.runtime.v1.linux
+├── io.containerd.runtime.v2.task
 │   └── default
 │       └── redis
 │           ├── config.json
@@ -198,23 +198,6 @@ You will have to read the plugin specific docs to find the options that your plu
 
 See [containerd's Plugin documentation](./PLUGINS.md)
 
-### Linux Runtime Plugin
-
-The linux runtime allows a few options to be set to configure the shim and the runtime that you are using.
-
-```toml
-[plugins.linux]
-	# shim binary name/path
-	shim = ""
-	# runtime binary name/path
-	runtime = "runc"
-	# do not use a shim when starting containers, saves on memory but
-	# live restore is not supported
-	no_shim = false
-	# display shim logs in the containerd daemon's log output
-	shim_debug = true
-```
-
 ### Bolt Metadata Plugin
 
 The bolt metadata plugin allows configuration of the content sharing policy between namespaces.