diff --git a/plugins/outputs/wavefront/README.md b/plugins/outputs/wavefront/README.md
index 6ccd6e35e..5e37b6f2f 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/wavefront/README.md
+++ b/plugins/outputs/wavefront/README.md
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ This plugin writes to a [Wavefront](https://www.wavefront.com) proxy, in Wavefro
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml
-  ## Url for Wavefront Direct Ingestion or using HTTP with Wavefront Proxy
-  ## If using Wavefront Proxy, also specify port. example: http://proxyserver:2878
+  ## Url for Wavefront Direct Ingestion. For Wavefront Proxy Ingestion, see
+  ## the 'host' and 'port' options below.
   url = "https://metrics.wavefront.com"
 
   ## Authentication Token for Wavefront. Only required if using Direct Ingestion
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/wavefront/wavefront.go b/plugins/outputs/wavefront/wavefront.go
index 8b8593a7d..6e0dbd63a 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/wavefront/wavefront.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/wavefront/wavefront.go
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ var tagValueReplacer = strings.NewReplacer("*", "-")
 var pathReplacer = strings.NewReplacer("_", "_")
 
 var sampleConfig = `
-  ## Url for Wavefront Direct Ingestion or using HTTP with Wavefront Proxy
-  ## If using Wavefront Proxy, also specify port. example: http://proxyserver:2878
+  ## Url for Wavefront Direct Ingestion. For Wavefront Proxy Ingestion, see
+  ## the 'host' and 'port' optioins below.
   url = "https://metrics.wavefront.com"
 
   ## Authentication Token for Wavefront. Only required if using Direct Ingestion