diff --git a/lib/logstash/inputs/elasticsearch.rb b/lib/logstash/inputs/elasticsearch.rb
index 8edad8b..72d47ad 100644
--- a/lib/logstash/inputs/elasticsearch.rb
+++ b/lib/logstash/inputs/elasticsearch.rb
@@ -32,11 +32,10 @@ class LogStash::Inputs::Elasticsearch < LogStash::Inputs::Base
   default :codec, "json"
 
   # List of elasticsearch hosts to use for querying.
+  # each host can be either IP, HOST, IP:port or HOST:port
+  # port defaults to 9200
   config :hosts, :validate => :array
 
-  # The HTTP port of your Elasticsearch server's REST interface.
-  config :port, :validate => :number, :default => 9200
-
   # The index or alias to search.
   config :index, :validate => :string, :default => "logstash-*"
 
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ class LogStash::Inputs::Elasticsearch < LogStash::Inputs::Base
   # [source, ruby]
   #     input {
   #       elasticsearch {
-  #         host => "es.production.mysite.org"
+  #         hosts => "es.production.mysite.org"
   #         index => "mydata-2018.09.*"
   #         query => "*"
   #         size => 500