diff --git a/dlls/ntdll/loadorder.c b/dlls/ntdll/loadorder.c
index c5a88efcd1f..1adb50fed9a 100644
--- a/dlls/ntdll/loadorder.c
+++ b/dlls/ntdll/loadorder.c
@@ -57,26 +57,19 @@ struct loadorder_list
 
 /* dll to load as builtins if not explicitly specified otherwise */
 /* the list must remain sorted by dll name */
-static const WCHAR default_builtins[][16] =
+static const WCHAR default_builtins[][10] =
 {
     { 'g','d','i','3','2',0 },
     { 'i','c','m','p',0 },
     { 'k','e','r','n','e','l','3','2',0 },
-    { 'm','m','s','y','s','t','e','m',0 },
     { 'n','t','d','l','l',0 },
     { 'o','d','b','c','3','2',0 },
-    { 's','o','u','n','d',0 },
     { 't','t','y','d','r','v',0 },
     { 'u','s','e','r','3','2',0 },
     { 'w','3','2','s','k','r','n','l',0 },
-    { 'w','3','2','s','y','s',0 },
-    { 'w','i','n','3','2','s','1','6',0 },
-    { 'w','i','n','a','s','p','i',0 },
     { 'w','i','n','e','d','o','s',0 },
-    { 'w','i','n','e','p','s','1','6','.','d','r','v',0 },
     { 'w','i','n','e','p','s',0 },
     { 'w','i','n','m','m',0 },
-    { 'w','i','n','s','o','c','k',0 },
     { 'w','n','a','s','p','i','3','2',0 },
     { 'w','o','w','3','2',0 },
     { 'w','s','2','_','3','2',0 },
@@ -324,7 +317,7 @@ static void init_load_order(void)
                  "    Only the first letter of the override (native or builtin)\n"
                  "    is significant.\n\n"
                  "Example:\n"
-                 "  WINEDLLOVERRIDES=\"comdlg32,commdlg=n,b;shell,shell32=b\"\n" );
+                 "  WINEDLLOVERRIDES=\"comdlg32=n,b;shell32,shlwapi=b\"\n" );
         exit(0);
     }
 
diff --git a/documentation/samples/config b/documentation/samples/config
index 0efc9c8f3e8..eeb82f76241 100644
--- a/documentation/samples/config
+++ b/documentation/samples/config
@@ -87,9 +87,7 @@ WINE REGISTRY Version 2
 ; some dlls you may want to change
 "oleaut32"     = "builtin, native"
 "ole32"        = "builtin, native"
-"commdlg"      = "builtin, native"
 "comdlg32"     = "builtin, native"
-"shell"        = "builtin, native"
 "shell32"      = "builtin, native"
 "shfolder"     = "builtin, native"
 "shlwapi"      = "builtin, native"
diff --git a/documentation/wine.conf.man b/documentation/wine.conf.man
index 063c4fd909a..3e35e8178ca 100644
--- a/documentation/wine.conf.man
+++ b/documentation/wine.conf.man
@@ -199,10 +199,12 @@ can be any valid DLL module name. If no extension is specified .dll is
 assumed. The specified value is a comma separated list of module-types
 to try to load in that specific order. Case is not important and only
 the first letter of each type is enough to identify the type n[ative]
-or b[uiltin]. Also whitespace is ignored. See also commandline
-option
-.I --dll
-for details about the allowable types.
+or b[uiltin]. Also whitespace is ignored. See also the description of
+the
+.I WINEDLLOVERRIDES
+environment variable in
+.BR wine (1)
+for details about the allowed types.
 .br
 The wildcard entry
 .I """*"""
@@ -214,8 +216,6 @@ Examples:
 .br
 .I """kernel32""=""builtin"""
 .br
-.I """kernel""=""builtin"""
-.br
 .I """comdlg32""=""native,builtin"""
 .br
 .I """*""=""builtin,native"""
diff --git a/documentation/wine.man.in b/documentation/wine.man.in
index d1338ec3d26..1bd4cb36200 100644
--- a/documentation/wine.man.in
+++ b/documentation/wine.man.in
@@ -217,28 +217,31 @@ on. Multiple libraries with the same load order can be separated with
 commas. It is also possible to use specify different loadorders for
 different libraries by separating the entries by ";".
 .br
+The load order for a 16-bit dll is always defined by the load order of
+the 32-bit dll that contains it (which can be identified by looking at
+the symbolic link of the 16-bit .dll.so file). For instance if
+ole32.dll is configured as builtin, storage.dll will be loaded as
+builtin too, since the 32-bit ole32.dll contains the 16-bit
+storage.dll.
+.br
 Examples:
 .RS
 .TP
-WINEDLLOVERRIDES="comdlg32,commdlg=n,b"
+WINEDLLOVERRIDES="comdlg32,shell32=n,b"
 .br
-Try to load comdlg32 and commdlg as native windows dll first and try
+Try to load comdlg32 and shell32 as native windows dll first and try
 the builtin version if the native load fails.
 .TP
-WINEDLLOVERRIDES="shell,shell32=n;c:\(rs\(rsfoo\(rs\(rsbar\(rs\(rsbaz=b"
+WINEDLLOVERRIDES="comdlg32,shell32=n;c:\(rs\(rsfoo\(rs\(rsbar\(rs\(rsbaz=b"
 .br
-Try to load the libraries shell and shell32 as native windows dlls. Furthermore, if 
+Try to load the libraries comdlg32 and shell32 as native windows dlls. Furthermore, if 
 an application request to load c:\(rsfoo\(rsbar\(rsbaz.dll load the builtin library baz. 
 .TP
-WINEDLLOVERRIDES="comdlg32,commdlg=b,n;shell,shell32=b;comctl32,commctrl=n"
+WINEDLLOVERRIDES="comdlg32=b,n;shell32=b;comctl32=n"
 .br
-Try to load comdlg32 and commdlg as builtin first and try the native version
-if the builtin load fails; load shell32/shell always as builtin and
-comctl32/commctrl always as native.
-.br
-Note: It is wise to keep dll pairs (comdlg32/commdlg, shell/shell32, etc.)
-having exactly the same load order. This will prevent mismatches at runtime.
-See also configuration file format below.
+Try to load comdlg32 as builtin first and try the native version if
+the builtin load fails; load shell32 always as builtin and comctl32
+always as native.
 .RE
 .TP
 .I DISPLAY