diff --git a/source/_components/cover.mqtt.markdown b/source/_components/cover.mqtt.markdown
index 62d55d7d8a3..d70dc6ed88e 100644
--- a/source/_components/cover.mqtt.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/cover.mqtt.markdown
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ cover:
     state_open: "OPEN"
     state_closed: "STATE"
     optimistic: false
-    retain: false
     value_template: '{% raw %}{{ value.x }}{% endraw %}'
 ```