diff --git a/doc/en/cache.rst b/doc/en/cache.rst
index bf923cc6f..027376219 100644
--- a/doc/en/cache.rst
+++ b/doc/en/cache.rst
@@ -10,15 +10,6 @@ cache: working with cross-testrun state
   is compatible regarding command line options and API usage except that you
   can only store/receive data between test runs that is json-serializable.
 
-  If for any reason you want to disable this plugin, you can do so by
-  adding ``-p no:cacheprovider`` to the command-line, or more permanently
-  to your ``pytest.ini`` file:
-
-  .. code-block:: ini
-
-      [pytest]
-      addopts = -p no:cacheprovider
-
 
 Usage
 ---------
@@ -36,6 +27,12 @@ all cross-session cache contents ahead of a test run.
 Other plugins may access the `config.cache`_ object to set/get 
 **json encodable** values between ``py.test`` invocations.
 
+.. note::
+
+    This plugin is enabled by default, but can be disabled if needed: see
+    :ref:`cmdunregister` (the internal name for this plugin is
+    ``cacheprovider``).
+
 
 Rerunning only failures or failures first
 -----------------------------------------------
diff --git a/doc/en/plugins.rst b/doc/en/plugins.rst
index 48160dafa..51271c077 100644
--- a/doc/en/plugins.rst
+++ b/doc/en/plugins.rst
@@ -108,8 +108,21 @@ You can prevent plugins from loading or unregister them::
     py.test -p no:NAME
 
 This means that any subsequent try to activate/load the named
-plugin will it already existing.  See :ref:`findpluginname` for
-how to obtain the name of a plugin.
+plugin will not work.
+
+If you want to unconditionally disable a plugin for a project, you can add
+this option to your ``pytest.ini`` file:
+
+.. code-block:: ini
+
+      [pytest]
+      addopts = -p no:NAME
+
+Alternatively to disable it only in certain environments (for example in a
+CI server), you can set ``PYTEST_ADDOPTS`` environment variable to
+``-p no:name``.
+
+See :ref:`findpluginname` for how to obtain the name of a plugin.
 
 .. _`builtin plugins`:
 
@@ -123,6 +136,7 @@ in the `pytest repository <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest>`_.
 .. autosummary::
 
     _pytest.assertion
+    _pytest.cacheprovider
     _pytest.capture
     _pytest.config
     _pytest.doctest