diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd-config.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd-config.5
index a1e6cef286..7eb050602d 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd-config.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd-config.5
@@ -786,13 +786,11 @@ property specifies the maximum security layer receive buffer
 size allowed.  0 disables security layers.  The default is 65536.
 .TP
 .B olcServerID: <integer> [<URL>]
-Specify an integer ID from 0 to 4095 for this server (limited
-to 3 hexadecimal digits).  The ID may also be specified as a
-hexadecimal ID by prefixing the value with "0x".
-Non-zero IDs are
-required when using multi-provider replication and each provider must have a
-unique non-zero ID. Note that this requirement also applies to separate providers
-contributing to a glued set of databases.
+Specify an integer ID from 0 to 4095 for this server.  The ID may also be
+specified as a hexadecimal ID by prefixing the value with "0x".
+Non-zero IDs are required when using multi-provider replication and each
+provider must have a unique non-zero ID. Note that this requirement also
+applies to separate providers contributing to a glued set of databases.
 If the URL is provided, this directive may be specified
 multiple times, providing a complete list of participating servers
 and their IDs. The fully qualified hostname of each server should be
diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
index 4ca1d4c0d5..de232c14d4 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
@@ -991,13 +991,11 @@ factor is measure of security provided by the underlying transport,
 e.g. ldapi:// (and eventually IPSEC).  It is not normally used.
 .TP
 .B serverID <integer> [<URL>]
-Specify an integer ID from 0 to 4095 for this server (limited
-to 3 hexadecimal digits).  The ID may also be specified as a
-hexadecimal ID by prefixing the value with "0x".
-Non-zero IDs are
-required when using multi-provider replication and each provider must have a
-unique non-zero ID. Note that this requirement also applies to separate providers
-contributing to a glued set of databases.
+Specify an integer ID from 0 to 4095 for this server. The ID may also be
+specified as a hexadecimal ID by prefixing the value with "0x".
+Non-zero IDs are required when using multi-provider replication and each
+provider must have a unique non-zero ID. Note that this requirement also
+applies to separate providers contributing to a glued set of databases.
 If the URL is provided, this directive may be specified
 multiple times, providing a complete list of participating servers
 and their IDs. The fully qualified hostname of each server should be