diff --git a/doc/guide/admin/slapdconfig.sdf b/doc/guide/admin/slapdconfig.sdf
index 505cd1cc00..3e8c0850d2 100644
--- a/doc/guide/admin/slapdconfig.sdf
+++ b/doc/guide/admin/slapdconfig.sdf
@@ -383,15 +383,14 @@ SASL authentication identities.
 H4: rootpw <password>
 
 This directive can be used to specifies a password for the DN for
-the rootdn.
+the rootdn (when the rootdn is set to a DN within the database).
 
 \Example:
 
 >	rootpw secret
 
-It is also permissible to provide hash of the password in
-RFC 2307 form.  {{slappasswd}}(8) may be used to generate
-the password hash.
+It is also permissible to provide hash of the password in RFC 2307
+form.  {{slappasswd}}(8) may be used to generate the password hash.
 
 \Example:
 
@@ -399,8 +398,6 @@ the password hash.
 
 The hash was generated using the command {{EX:slappasswd -s secret}}.
 
-This directive is deprecated in favor of SASL based authentication.
-
 
 H4: suffix <dn suffix>