diff --git a/help/opers/dline b/help/opers/dline
index 00b320eb0..75255f212 100644
--- a/help/opers/dline
+++ b/help/opers/dline
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 DLINE [duration] <ip> :[reason]
 
-Adds a DLINE to the ircd.conf or klines.conf file
-which will deny any connections from the IP address
-of the banned client.  The banned client will receive
-a message saying he/she is banned with reason [reason]
+Adds a DLINE to the database which will deny any
+connections from the IP address of the banned client.
+The banned client will receive a message saying
+he/she is banned with reason [reason].
 
 Duration is optional, and is in minutes.
 
diff --git a/help/opers/kline b/help/opers/kline
index de222e5b1..705928ba1 100644
--- a/help/opers/kline
+++ b/help/opers/kline
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 KLINE <user@host> :[reason] [| oper reason]
 
-Adds a KLINE to the kline.conf file which will ban the
+Adds a KLINE to the database which will ban the
 specified user from using this server.  The banned
 client will receive a message saying he/she is banned
 with reason [reason].
 
 If an oper reason is added (the pipe must be specified
 to seperate the fields) this will be added into the
-kline.conf but will not be shown to the user when they
+database but will not be shown to the user when they
 are given the kline reason.
 
 KLINE <user@ip.ip.ip.ip> :[reason] [| oper reason]
diff --git a/help/opers/rehash b/help/opers/rehash
index b1f0ea136..709a90b0e 100644
--- a/help/opers/rehash
+++ b/help/opers/rehash
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ When no [option] is given, ircd will re-read the
 ircd.conf file.
 
 [option] can be one of the following:
-  BANS     - Re-reads kline.conf, dline.conf, resv.conf and xline.conf
+  BANS     - Re-reads kline/dline/resv/xline database
   DNS      - Re-read the /etc/resolv.conf file
   HELP     - Re-reads help files
   MOTD     - Re-reads MOTD file
diff --git a/help/opers/resv b/help/opers/resv
index 7609e0041..a46ce158f 100644
--- a/help/opers/resv
+++ b/help/opers/resv
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 RESV [time] <channel|nick> :<reason>
 
 Reserves a channel or nickname from use.  If [time] is not specified this 
-is added to resv.conf, otherwise is temporary for [time] minutes.
+is added to the database, otherwise is temporary for [time] minutes.
 
 Nick resvs accept the same wildcard chars as xlines.
 Channel resvs only use exact string comparisons.
diff --git a/help/opers/unresv b/help/opers/unresv
index eba5a9bf9..6fc4b5eba 100644
--- a/help/opers/unresv
+++ b/help/opers/unresv
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@ UNRESV <channel|nick>
 
 -- Remove a RESV on a channel or nick
 Will attempt to remove the resv for the given
-channel/nick.  If the resv is ircd.conf based, 
-the resv will not be removed.
+channel/nick.
diff --git a/help/opers/xline b/help/opers/xline
index 2c976f11c..7f7d8bf66 100644
--- a/help/opers/xline
+++ b/help/opers/xline
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 XLINE [time] <gecos> :<reason>
 
 Bans by gecos (aka 'real name') field.  If [time] is not specified
-this is added to xline.conf, otherwise is temporary for [time] 
+this is added to the database, otherwise is temporary for [time] 
 minutes.
 
 Eg. /quote xline eggdrop?bot :no bots