diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd-asyncmeta.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd-asyncmeta.5
index 84341d321c..575275d529 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd-asyncmeta.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd-asyncmeta.5
@@ -403,15 +403,6 @@ times);
 the global value can be overridden by redefinitions inside each target
 specification.
 
-.TP
-.B rewrite* ...
-The rewrite options are identical to the
-.B meta
-backend. See the
-.B REWRITING
-section of
-.B slapd\-meta(5).
-
 .TP
 .B subtree\-{exclude|include} "<rule>"
 This directive allows one to indicate what subtrees are actually served