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diff --git a/docs/en/xml/administration.xml b/docs/en/xml/administration.xml
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--- a/docs/en/xml/administration.xml
+++ b/docs/en/xml/administration.xml
@@ -2439,10 +2439,13 @@ ReadOnly: ENTRY, NA/NA, CANEDIT
<title>Deleting Custom Fields</title>
<para>
- It is only possible to delete obsolete Custom Fields
- if the field has never been used in the database.
- To remove a field which already has content,
- mark it as obsolete.
+ Only custom fields which are marked as obsolete, and which never
+ have been used, can be deleted completely (else the integrity
+ of the bug history would be compromised). For custom fields marked
+ as obsolete, a "Delete" link will appear in the <quote>Action</quote>
+ column. If the custom field has been used in the past, the deletion
+ will be rejected. But marking the field as obsolete is sufficient
+ to hide it from the user interface entirely.
</para>
</section>
</section>