diff --git a/src/conf.py b/src/conf.py
index 85db4410b..190a6d2bb 100644
--- a/src/conf.py
+++ b/src/conf.py
@@ -1179,10 +1179,8 @@ utils.web.proxy = supybot.protocols.http.proxy
 registerGroup(supybot.protocols, 'ssl')
 registerGlobalValue(supybot.protocols.ssl, 'verifyCertificates',
     registry.Boolean(False, _("""Determines whether server certificates
-    will be verified. Valid values are "required", "optional", and "none".
-    The default and recommended setting is "required", which checks the
-    server certificate is signed by a known Certificate Authority, and
-    aborts the connection if it is not.""")))
+    will be verified, which checks whether the server certificate is signed
+    by a known certificate authority, and aborts the connection if it is not.""")))
 
 
 ###