diff --git a/Documentation/config-gerrit.txt b/Documentation/config-gerrit.txt
index 70920a5c4e..a25712b4cb 100644
--- a/Documentation/config-gerrit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config-gerrit.txt
@@ -1601,8 +1601,10 @@ Default is 1 hour.
 [[database]]
 === Section database
 
-The database section configures where Gerrit stores its metadata
-records about user accounts and change reviews.
+The database section configures ReviewDb, where Gerrit stores its metadata
+records about account groups and change reviews. Starting from 2.15, accounts
+are always stored in NoteDb and, optionally, changes too. See the
+link:note-db.html[NoteDb documentation] for more information.
 
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 [database]