diff --git a/_pytest/python_api.py b/_pytest/python_api.py
index 541371449..e5a73a353 100644
--- a/_pytest/python_api.py
+++ b/_pytest/python_api.py
@@ -547,8 +547,9 @@ def raises(expected_exception, *args, **kwargs):
     The string will be evaluated using the same ``locals()`` and ``globals()``
     at the moment of the ``raises`` call.
 
-    .. autoclass:: _pytest._code.ExceptionInfo
-        :members:
+    .. currentmodule:: _pytest._code
+
+    Consult the API of ``excinfo`` objects: :class:`ExceptionInfo`.
 
     .. note::
         Similar to caught exception objects in Python, explicitly clearing
diff --git a/doc/en/monkeypatch.rst b/doc/en/monkeypatch.rst
index 0c07b2f44..a2327d4fa 100644
--- a/doc/en/monkeypatch.rst
+++ b/doc/en/monkeypatch.rst
@@ -63,13 +63,9 @@ so that any attempts within tests to create http requests will fail.
     help although there's no guarantee.
     
 
-Method reference of the monkeypatch fixture
--------------------------------------------
+.. currentmodule:: _pytest.monkeypatch
 
-.. autoclass:: MonkeyPatch
-    :members:
-
-``monkeypatch.setattr/delattr/delitem/delenv()`` all
-by default raise an Exception if the target does not exist.
-Pass ``raising=False`` if you want to skip this check.
+API Reference
+-------------
 
+Consult the docs for the :class:`MonkeyPatch` class.
diff --git a/doc/en/reference.rst b/doc/en/reference.rst
index fa39f1ac7..e8cf441fa 100644
--- a/doc/en/reference.rst
+++ b/doc/en/reference.rst
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@ Full reference to objects accessible from :ref:`fixtures <fixture>` or hooks
     :members:
     :show-inheritance:
 
+.. autoclass:: _pytest._code.ExceptionInfo
+    :members:
+
 .. autoclass:: _pytest.nodes.FSCollector()
     :members:
     :show-inheritance:
@@ -427,10 +430,27 @@ record_xml_property
 caplog
 ~~~~~~
 
+**Tutorial**: :doc:`logging`.
+
 .. autofunction:: _pytest.logging.caplog()
     :no-auto-options:
 
-    This returns a :class:`_pytest.logging.LogCaptureFixture`.
+    This returns a :class:`_pytest.logging.LogCaptureFixture` instance.
 
 .. autoclass:: _pytest.logging.LogCaptureFixture
     :members:
+
+
+monkeypatch
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Tutorial**: :doc:`monkeypatch`.
+
+.. autofunction:: _pytest.monkeypatch.monkeypatch()
+    :no-auto-options:
+
+    This returns a :class:`_pytest.monkeypatch.MonkeyPatch` instance.
+
+.. autoclass:: _pytest.monkeypatch.MonkeyPatch
+    :members:
+