diff --git a/docs/content/docs/plugins/admin.mdx b/docs/content/docs/plugins/admin.mdx
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--- a/docs/content/docs/plugins/admin.mdx
+++ b/docs/content/docs/plugins/admin.mdx
@@ -754,12 +754,11 @@ admin({
 ```
 ### Admin Roles
 
-Specifies which of the built-in roles (`admin` and `user`) are considered admin roles. Defaults to `["admin"]`.
-
-**Note**: Custom roles require using custom access control with the `ac` and `roles` options. Without custom access control, you can only use the built-in `admin` and `user` roles.
+Specifies which roles are considered admin roles. Defaults to `["admin"]`. Custom roles (for example, `superadmin`) must be defined in custom access control.
 
 ```ts title="auth.ts"
 admin({
+  // Requires custom access control with `superadmin` defined in `roles`
   adminRoles: ["admin", "superadmin"],
 });
 ```
@@ -767,8 +766,9 @@ admin({
 <Callout type="warning">
   **Note:** The `adminRoles` option is **not required** when using custom access control (via `ac` and `roles`). When you define custom roles with specific permissions, those roles will have exactly the permissions you grant them through the access control system.  
   
-  **Warning:** When **not** using custom access control, any role that isn't in the `adminRoles` list will **not** be able to perform admin operations.
   
+  **Warning:** When **not** using custom access control, only `admin` and `user` exist as valid roles. Any role that isn't in the `adminRoles` list will **not** be able to perform admin operations.
+
 </Callout>
 
 ### Admin userIds