diff --git a/config_resource_type.go b/config_resource_type.go
index 5399d75ca..9909df2f8 100644
--- a/config_resource_type.go
+++ b/config_resource_type.go
@@ -3,20 +3,16 @@ package sarama
 //ConfigResourceType is a type for config resource
 type ConfigResourceType int8
 
-// Taken from :
-// https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-133%3A+Describe+and+Alter+Configs+Admin+APIs#KIP-133:DescribeandAlterConfigsAdminAPIs-WireFormattypes
+// Note that the ResourceType described here is only accurate for ACLs:
+//   https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-133%3A+Describe+and+Alter+Configs+Admin+APIs#KIP-133:DescribeandAlterConfigsAdminAPIs-WireFormattypes
+// See the following for the ConfigResource type that is used for Describe and Alter Config operations.
+//   https://github.com/apache/kafka/blob/2.3/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/config/ConfigResource.java#L36
 
 const (
 	//UnknownResource constant type
 	UnknownResource ConfigResourceType = iota
-	//AnyResource constant type
-	AnyResource
 	//TopicResource constant type
-	TopicResource
-	//GroupResource constant type
-	GroupResource
-	//ClusterResource constant type
-	ClusterResource
+	TopicResource = 2
 	//BrokerResource constant type
-	BrokerResource
+	BrokerResource = 4
 )