diff --git a/chrony.texi.in b/chrony.texi.in
index a88b708..a1efb2c 100644
--- a/chrony.texi.in
+++ b/chrony.texi.in
@@ -873,9 +873,9 @@ For the @file{@SYSCONFDIR@/chrony.conf} file, the following can be used as an
 example.
 
 @example
-server 0.pool.ntp.org minpoll 5 maxpoll 10 maxdelay 0.4 offline
-server 1.pool.ntp.org minpoll 5 maxpoll 10 maxdelay 0.4 offline
-server 2.pool.ntp.org minpoll 5 maxpoll 10 maxdelay 0.4 offline
+server 0.pool.ntp.org maxdelay 0.4 offline
+server 1.pool.ntp.org maxdelay 0.4 offline
+server 2.pool.ntp.org maxdelay 0.4 offline
 logdir /var/log/chrony
 log statistics measurements tracking
 driftfile @CHRONYVARDIR@/drift