diff --git a/spec/Appendix B -- Grammar Summary.md b/spec/Appendix B -- Grammar Summary.md
index 6299a7718..a1783c3bc 100644
--- a/spec/Appendix B -- Grammar Summary.md	
+++ b/spec/Appendix B -- Grammar Summary.md	
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ ObjectField[Const] : Name : Value[?Const]
 
 VariableDefinitions : ( VariableDefinition+ )
 
-VariableDefinition : Variable : Type DefaultValue? Directives[Const]?
+VariableDefinition : Variable : Type DefaultValue?
 
 Variable : $ Name
 
@@ -296,7 +296,6 @@ ExecutableDirectiveLocation : one of
   `FRAGMENT_DEFINITION`
   `FRAGMENT_SPREAD`
   `INLINE_FRAGMENT`
-  `VARIABLE_DEFINITION`
 
 TypeSystemDirectiveLocation : one of
   `SCHEMA`
diff --git a/spec/Section 2 -- Language.md b/spec/Section 2 -- Language.md
index 01125d618..012f19b08 100644
--- a/spec/Section 2 -- Language.md	
+++ b/spec/Section 2 -- Language.md	
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ Variable : $ Name
 
 VariableDefinitions : ( VariableDefinition+ )
 
-VariableDefinition : Variable : Type DefaultValue? Directives[Const]?
+VariableDefinition : Variable : Type DefaultValue?
 
 DefaultValue : = Value[Const]
 
diff --git a/spec/Section 3 -- Type System.md b/spec/Section 3 -- Type System.md
index 1790dc004..00bbb8e49 100644
--- a/spec/Section 3 -- Type System.md	
+++ b/spec/Section 3 -- Type System.md	
@@ -1624,7 +1624,6 @@ ExecutableDirectiveLocation : one of
   `FRAGMENT_DEFINITION`
   `FRAGMENT_SPREAD`
   `INLINE_FRAGMENT`
-  `VARIABLE_DEFINITION`
 
 TypeSystemDirectiveLocation : one of
   `SCHEMA`