diff --git a/doc/source/install/enrollment.rst b/doc/source/install/enrollment.rst
index 9f9355d754..40c63b4bbb 100644
--- a/doc/source/install/enrollment.rst
+++ b/doc/source/install/enrollment.rst
@@ -81,15 +81,9 @@ affected, since the initial provision state is still ``available``.
 However, using API version 1.11 or above may break existing automation tooling
 with respect to node creation.
 
-The default API version used by (the most recent) python-ironicclient is 1.9,
-but it may change in the future and should not be relied on.
-
-In the examples below we will use version 1.11 of the Bare metal API.
-This gives us the following advantages:
-
-* Explicit power credentials validation before leaving the ``enroll`` state.
-* Running node cleaning before entering the ``available`` state.
-* Not exposing half-configured nodes to the scheduler.
+The ``openstack baremetal`` command line tool tries to negotiate the most
+recent supported version, which in virtually all cases will be newer than
+1.11.
 
 To set the API version for all commands, you can set the environment variable
 ``IRONIC_API_VERSION``. For the OpenStackClient baremetal plugin, set
@@ -118,7 +112,6 @@ and may be combined if desired.
 
    .. code-block:: console
 
-    $ export OS_BAREMETAL_API_VERSION=1.11
     $ baremetal node create --driver ipmi
     +--------------+--------------------------------------+
     | Property     | Value                                |
@@ -423,12 +416,13 @@ Validating node information
 Making node available for deployment
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-In order for nodes to be available for deploying workloads on them, nodes
-must be in the ``available`` provision state. To do this, nodes
-created with API version 1.11 and above must be moved from the ``enroll`` state
-to the ``manageable`` state and then to the ``available`` state.
-This section can be safely skipped, if API version 1.10 or earlier is used
-(which is the case by default).
+In order for nodes to be available for deploying workloads on them, nodes must
+be in the ``available`` provision state. To do this, nodes must be moved from
+the ``enroll`` state to the ``manageable`` state and then to the ``available``
+state.
+
+.. note::
+   This section can be skipped, if API version 1.10 or earlier is used.
 
 After creating a node and before moving it from its initial provision state of
 ``enroll``, basic power and port information needs to be configured on the node.