diff --git a/doc/tor.1.in b/doc/tor.1.in
index 007a7e0a6b..dac1fc4e0d 100644
--- a/doc/tor.1.in
+++ b/doc/tor.1.in
@@ -96,13 +96,6 @@ security. (Default: 0)
 Store working data in DIR (Default: @LOCALSTATEDIR@/lib/tor)
 .LP
 .TP
-\fBDirFetchPeriod \fR\fIN\fR \fBseconds\fR|\fBminutes\fR|\fBhours\fR|\fBdays\fR|\fBweeks\fP
-Every time the specified period elapses, Tor downloads a directory.
-A directory contains a signed list of all known servers as well as
-their current liveness status. A value of "0 seconds" tells Tor to choose an
-appropriate default. (Default: 1 hour for clients, 20 minutes for servers)
-.LP
-.TP
 \fBDirServer \fR[\fInickname\fR] [\fBv1\fR] \fIaddress\fR\fB:\fIport fingerprint\fP
 Use a nonstandard authoritative directory server at the provided
 address and port, with the specified key fingerprint.  This option can
@@ -216,13 +209,6 @@ useful, but they don't leave behind personally identifying information
 about what sites a user might have visited. (Default: 1)
 .LP
 .TP
-\fBStatusFetchPeriod \fR\fIN\fR \fBseconds\fR|\fBminutes\fR|\fBhours\fR|\fBdays\fR|\fBweeks\fP
-Every time the specified period elapses, Tor downloads signed status
-information about the current state of known servers.  A value of
-"0 seconds" tells Tor to choose an appropriate default. (Default: 30
-minutes for clients, 15 minutes for servers)
-.LP
-.TP
 \fBUser \fR\fIUID\fP
 On startup, setuid to this user.
 .LP
@@ -593,12 +579,6 @@ we exit. If we get a second SIGINT, we exit immediately.  (Default:
 30 seconds)
 .LP
 .TP
-\fBDirPostPeriod \fR\fIN\fR \fBseconds\fR|\fBminutes\fR|\fBhours\fR|\fBdays\fR|\fBweeks\fP
-Every time the specified period elapses, Tor uploads its server
-descriptors to the directory servers.  This information is also
-uploaded whenever it changes.  (Default: 20 minutes)
-.LP
-.TP
 \fBAccountingMax \fR\fIN\fR \fBbytes\fR|\fBKB\fR|\fBMB\fR|\fBGB\fR|\fBTB\fP
 Never send more than the specified number of bytes in a given
 accounting period, or receive more than that number in the period.