diff --git a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
index 4ec7e3eb4..b63eb5974 100644
--- a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
+++ b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
@@ -2403,7 +2403,7 @@ simple_wallet::simple_wallet()
                                   "store-tx-info <1|0>\n "
                                   "  Whether to store outgoing tx info (destination address, payment ID, tx secret key) for future reference.\n "
                                   "default-ring-size <n>\n "
-                                  "  Set the default ring size (default and minimum is 5).\n "
+                                  "  Set the default ring size (obsolete).\n "
                                   "auto-refresh <1|0>\n "
                                   "  Whether to automatically synchronize new blocks from the daemon.\n "
                                   "refresh-type <full|optimize-coinbase|no-coinbase|default>\n "