diff --git a/_pytest/monkeypatch.py b/_pytest/monkeypatch.py
index d3a59327b..07998650a 100644
--- a/_pytest/monkeypatch.py
+++ b/_pytest/monkeypatch.py
@@ -191,7 +191,17 @@ class monkeypatch:
     def undo(self):
         """ Undo previous changes.  This call consumes the
         undo stack. Calling it a second time has no effect unless
-        you do more monkeypatching after the undo call."""
+        you do more monkeypatching after the undo call.
+        
+        There is generally no need to call `undo()`, since it is 
+        called automatically during tear-down.
+        
+        Note that the same `monkeypatch` fixture is used across a
+        single test function invocation. If `monkeypatch` is used both by
+        the test function itself and one of the test fixtures, 
+        calling `undo()` will undo all of the changes made in
+        both functions.
+        """
         for obj, name, value in self._setattr:
             if value is not notset:
                 setattr(obj, name, value)