diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/internal/config/package.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/internal/config/package.scala
index 324ef701c4266..6d51424f0baff 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/internal/config/package.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/internal/config/package.scala
@@ -1023,8 +1023,7 @@ package object config {
   private[spark] val MAX_EXECUTOR_FAILURES =
     ConfigBuilder("spark.executor.maxNumFailures")
       .doc("The maximum number of executor failures before failing the application. " +
-        "This configuration only takes effect on YARN, or Kubernetes when " +
-        "`spark.kubernetes.allocation.pods.allocator` is set to 'direct'.")
+        "This configuration only takes effect on YARN and Kubernetes.")
       .version("3.5.0")
       .intConf
       .createOptional
@@ -1032,8 +1031,8 @@ package object config {
   private[spark] val EXECUTOR_ATTEMPT_FAILURE_VALIDITY_INTERVAL_MS =
     ConfigBuilder("spark.executor.failuresValidityInterval")
       .doc("Interval after which executor failures will be considered independent and not " +
-        "accumulate towards the attempt count. This configuration only takes effect on YARN, " +
-        "or Kubernetes when `spark.kubernetes.allocation.pods.allocator` is set to 'direct'.")
+        "accumulate towards the attempt count. This configuration only takes effect on YARN " +
+        "and Kubernetes.")
       .version("3.5.0")
       .timeConf(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
       .createOptional
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 6957ca9a03d23..4a85c4f256a95 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -565,8 +565,7 @@ of the most common options to set are:
   <td>numExecutors * 2, with minimum of 3</td>
   <td>
     The maximum number of executor failures before failing the application.
-    This configuration only takes effect on YARN, or Kubernetes when 
-    <code>spark.kubernetes.allocation.pods.allocator</code> is set to 'direct'.
+    This configuration only takes effect on YARN and Kubernetes.
   </td>
   <td>3.5.0</td>
 </tr>
@@ -576,8 +575,7 @@ of the most common options to set are:
   <td>
     Interval after which executor failures will be considered independent and
     not accumulate towards the attempt count.
-    This configuration only takes effect on YARN, or Kubernetes when 
-    <code>spark.kubernetes.allocation.pods.allocator</code> is set to 'direct'.
+    This configuration only takes effect on YARN and Kubernetes.
   </td>
   <td>3.5.0</td>
 </tr>