diff --git a/doc/guide/admin/replication.sdf b/doc/guide/admin/replication.sdf
index ef5068ceb5..9ebbc3eca0 100644
--- a/doc/guide/admin/replication.sdf
+++ b/doc/guide/admin/replication.sdf
@@ -515,14 +515,14 @@ H4: Set up the provider slapd
 
 The provider is implemented as an overlay, so the overlay itself
 must first be configured in {{slapd.conf}}(5) before it can be
-used. The provider has three primary configuration directives and
-one secondary directive for when delta-syncrepl is being used.
+used. The provider has two primary configuration directives and
+two secondary directives for when delta-syncrepl is being used.
 Because the LDAP Sync search is subject to access control, proper
 access control privileges should be set up for the replicated
 content.
 
-The three primary options to configure are the checkpoint,
-sessionlog, and reloadhint behaviors.
+The two primary options to configure are the checkpoint and
+sessionlog behaviors.
 
 The {{EX:contextCSN}} checkpoint is configured by the
 
@@ -549,10 +549,8 @@ The reloadhint option is configured by the
 
 >	syncprov-reloadhint <TRUE|FALSE>
 
-directive. This option should be set TRUE when working with releases
-newer than 2.3.11 that properly support this flag. It must be set TRUE
-when using the accesslog overlay for delta-based syncrepl replication
-support. The default is FALSE.
+directive. It must be set TRUE when using the accesslog overlay for
+delta-based syncrepl replication support. The default is FALSE.
 
 The nonpresent option should only be configured if the overlay is
 being placed on top of a log database, such as when used with
diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapo-syncprov.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapo-syncprov.5
index 68bb543537..8ce5fc6efd 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapo-syncprov.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapo-syncprov.5
@@ -57,11 +57,9 @@ The default is FALSE.
 .TP
 .B syncprov\-reloadhint TRUE | FALSE
 Specify that the overlay should honor the reloadHint flag in the Sync
-Control. In OpenLDAP releases 2.3.11 and earlier the syncrepl consumer did
-not properly set this flag, so the overlay must ignore it. This option
-should be set TRUE when working with newer releases that properly support
-this flag. It must be set TRUE when using the accesslog overlay for
-delta-based syncrepl replication support.  The default is FALSE.
+Control. It must be set TRUE when using the accesslog overlay for
+delta-based syncrepl replication support.
+The default is FALSE.
 .SH FILES
 .TP
 ETCDIR/slapd.conf