diff --git a/doc/mpd.conf.5 b/doc/mpd.conf.5
index 84c5545c3..805f9e436 100644
--- a/doc/mpd.conf.5
+++ b/doc/mpd.conf.5
@@ -174,15 +174,6 @@ MP3 playback.
 This specifies whether relative or absolute paths for song filenames are used
 when saving playlists.  The default is "no".
 .TP
-.B metadata_to_use <tags>
-This specifies the tag types that will be scanned for and made available to
-clients.  Possible values are listed in the MPD user manual.
-Multiple tags may be specified
-as a comma separated list.
-An example value is "artist,album,title,track".  The special value "none" may
-be used alone to disable all metadata.  The default is to use all known tag
-types except for comments.
-.TP
 .B auto_update <yes or no>
 This specifies the whether to support automatic update of music database when
 files are changed in music_directory. The default is to disable autoupdate
diff --git a/doc/user.xml b/doc/user.xml
index c96cbf61c..f4317f33d 100644
--- a/doc/user.xml
+++ b/doc/user.xml
@@ -945,6 +945,33 @@ systemctl start mpd.socket</programlisting>
     <section id="config_other">
       <title>Other Settings</title>
 
+      <informaltable>
+        <tgroup cols="2">
+          <thead>
+            <row>
+              <entry>Setting</entry>
+              <entry>Description</entry>
+            </row>
+          </thead>
+          <tbody>
+            <row>
+              <entry>
+                <varname>metadata_to_use</varname>
+                <parameter>TAG1,TAG2,...</parameter>
+              </entry>
+              <entry>
+                Use only the specified tags, and ignore the others.
+                This setting can reduce the database size and
+                <application>MPD</application>'s memory usage by
+                omitting unused tags.  By default, all tags but
+                <varname>comment</varname> are enabled.  The special
+                value "none" disables all tags.
+              </entry>
+            </row>
+          </tbody>
+        </tgroup>
+      </informaltable>
+
       <section>
         <title>The State File</title>