diff --git a/content/references/rippled-api/admin-rippled-methods/admin-rippled-methods.md b/content/references/rippled-api/admin-rippled-methods/admin-rippled-methods.md
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--- a/content/references/rippled-api/admin-rippled-methods/admin-rippled-methods.md
+++ b/content/references/rippled-api/admin-rippled-methods/admin-rippled-methods.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Admin commands are available only if you connect to `rippled` on a host and port
 
 Use these methods to generate and manage keys.
 
-* **[`validation_create`](validation_create.html)** - Generate keys for a new `rippled` validator.
+* **[`validation_create`](validation_create.html)** - Generate formatted for `rippled` node key pair. (Validators should use [tokens](run-rippled-as-a-validator.html) instead of keys generated by this method.)
 * **[`wallet_propose`](wallet_propose.html)** - Generate keys for a new account.