diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-rds/README.md b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-rds/README.md
index acc7f61b6022b..dabe1185992f0 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-rds/README.md
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-rds/README.md
@@ -579,11 +579,8 @@ You can access your Aurora Serverless DB cluster using the built-in Data API. Th
 The following example shows granting Data API access to a Lamba function.
 
 ```ts
-declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
-
 const cluster = new rds.ServerlessCluster(this, 'AnotherCluster', {
   engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA_MYSQL,
-  vpc,
   enableDataApi: true, // Optional - will be automatically set if you call grantDataApiAccess()
 });
 
@@ -602,4 +599,7 @@ cluster.grantDataApiAccess(fn);
 
 **Note**: To invoke the Data API, the resource will need to read the secret associated with the cluster.
 
+**Note**: Using the Data API, you can interact with a ServerlessCluster without using its VPC. Therefore, the parameter "vpc" is optional. 
+The cluster will be created in a VPC, but you will know nothing about it.
+
 To learn more about using the Data API, see the [documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/data-api.html).