diff --git a/Documentation/diff-heuristic-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-heuristic-options.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index d4f3d95505..0000000000
--- a/Documentation/diff-heuristic-options.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
---indent-heuristic::
---no-indent-heuristic::
-	These are to help debugging and tuning experimental heuristics
-	(which are off by default) that shift diff hunk boundaries to
-	make patches easier to read.
diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
index 56dedafcd4..f028689f7c 100644
--- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
@@ -63,7 +63,12 @@ ifndef::git-format-patch[]
 	Synonym for `-p --raw`.
 endif::git-format-patch[]
 
-include::diff-heuristic-options.txt[]
+--indent-heuristic::
+	Enable the heuristic that shift diff hunk boundaries to make patches
+	easier to read. This is the default.
+
+--no-indent-heuristic::
+	Disable the indent heuristic.
 
 --minimal::
 	Spend extra time to make sure the smallest possible
diff --git a/Documentation/git-annotate.txt b/Documentation/git-annotate.txt
index 94be4b85e0..05fd482b74 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-annotate.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-annotate.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ familiar command name for people coming from other SCM systems.
 OPTIONS
 -------
 include::blame-options.txt[]
-include::diff-heuristic-options.txt[]
 
 SEE ALSO
 --------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-blame.txt b/Documentation/git-blame.txt
index fdc3aea30a..16323eb80e 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-blame.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-blame.txt
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ include::blame-options.txt[]
 	abbreviated object name, use <n>+1 digits. Note that 1 column
 	is used for a caret to mark the boundary commit.
 
-include::diff-heuristic-options.txt[]
-
 
 THE PORCELAIN FORMAT
 --------------------