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diff --git a/doc/man1/openssl-ca.pod.in b/doc/man1/openssl-ca.pod.in
index 4e702f98c3..3e2708ae04 100644
--- a/doc/man1/openssl-ca.pod.in
+++ b/doc/man1/openssl-ca.pod.in
@@ -114,8 +114,9 @@ signed by the CA.
=item B<-inform> B<DER>|B<PEM>
-The format of the data in certificate request input files.
-The default is PEM.
+The format of the data in certificate request input files;
+unspecified by default.
+See L<openssl-format-options(1)> for details.
=item B<-ss_cert> I<filename>
@@ -150,8 +151,8 @@ The CA certificate, which must match with B<-keyfile>.
=item B<-certform> B<DER>|B<PEM>|B<P12>
-The format of the data in certificate input files.
-This option has no effect and is retained for backward compatibility only.
+The format of the data in certificate input files; unspecified by default.
+See L<openssl-format-options(1)> for details.
=item B<-keyfile> I<filename>|I<uri>
@@ -160,8 +161,7 @@ This must match with B<-cert>.
=item B<-keyform> B<DER>|B<PEM>|B<P12>|B<ENGINE>
-The format of the private key input file; the default is B<PEM>.
-The only value with effect is B<ENGINE>; all others have become obsolete.
+The format of the private key input file; unspecified by default.
See L<openssl-format-options(1)> for details.
=item B<-sigopt> I<nm>:I<v>
@@ -818,11 +818,8 @@ retained mainly for compatibility reasons.
The B<-section> option was added in OpenSSL 3.0.0.
-The B<-certform> and B<-multivalue-rdn> options
-have become obsolete in OpenSSL 3.0.0 and have no effect.
-
-All B<-keyform> values except B<ENGINE> have become obsolete in OpenSSL 3.0.0
-and have no effect.
+The B<-multivalue-rdn> option has become obsolete in OpenSSL 3.0.0 and
+has no effect.
The B<-engine> option was deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0.