diff --git a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-list-tables.xml b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-list-tables.xml
index 8d8daba75e..d01b3ff2b2 100644
--- a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-list-tables.xml
+++ b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-list-tables.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.9 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.10 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/mysql.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.mysql-list-tables">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -33,14 +33,13 @@
      <function>mysql_listtables</function> can be used. This is 
      deprecated however and is not recommended.
     </para>
-    <para>
-     <note>
-      <simpara>
-       This function has been deprecated. Do not use this function.
-       Use the command SHOW TABLES FROM DATABASE instead.
-      </simpara>
-     </note>
-    </para>
+    <note>
+     <para>
+      The function <function>mysql_list_tables</function> is deprecated. It
+      is preferable to use <function>mysql_query</function> to issue a
+      SQL <literal>SHOW TABLES [FROM db_name] [LIKE 'pattern']</literal> statement instead.
+     </para>
+    </note>
     <para>
      <example>
       <title><function>mysql_list_tables</function> example</title>