diff --git a/src/mrmc.cpp b/src/mrmc.cpp
index 6d777c517..42a954cef 100644
--- a/src/mrmc.cpp
+++ b/src/mrmc.cpp
@@ -87,11 +87,6 @@ int main(const int argc, const char* argv[]) {
 		delete s;
 		return 0;
 	}
-	if (s->isSet("help-config")) {
-		std::cout << mrmc::settings::helpConfigfile;
-		delete s;
-		return 0;
-	}
 	if (s->isSet("test-prctl")) {
 		mrmc::parser::PRCTLParser parser(s->getString("test-prctl").c_str());
 		delete s;
diff --git a/src/utility/settings.cpp b/src/utility/settings.cpp
index c7135539f..748bc931a 100644
--- a/src/utility/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/utility/settings.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Settings::Settings(const int argc, const char* argv[], const char* filename)
 		}
 		
 		// Stop if help is set
-		if ((this->vm.count("help") > 0) || (this->vm.count("help-config") > 0))
+		if (this->vm.count("help") > 0)
 		{
 			return;
 		}
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ void Settings::initDescriptions()
 	Settings::desc->add_options()
 		("help,h", "produce help message")
 		("verbose,v", "be verbose")
-		("help-config", "produce help message about config file")
 		("configfile,c", bpo::value<std::string>(), "name of config file")
 		("test-prctl", bpo::value<std::string>(), "name of prctl file")
 		("trafile", bpo::value<std::string>()->required(), "name of the .tra file")
@@ -216,17 +215,5 @@ std::ostream& help(std::ostream& os)
 	return os;
 }
 
-/*!
- *	Print a list of available options for the config file.
- *
- *	Use it like this:
- *	@code std::cout << mrmc::settings::helpConfigfile; @endcode
- */
-std::ostream& helpConfigfile(std::ostream& os)
-{
-	os << *(mrmc::settings::Settings::desc) << std::endl;;
-	return os;
-}
-
 } // namespace settings
 } // namespace mrmc
diff --git a/src/utility/settings.h b/src/utility/settings.h
index 901e58a8b..842074655 100644
--- a/src/utility/settings.h
+++ b/src/utility/settings.h
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ namespace settings {
 			/*!
 			 *	@brief	Register a new module.
 			 *
+			 *	A new settings module can be registered via
+			 *	@code
+			 *	mrmc::settings::Settings::registerModule<mrmc::ModuleClass>();
+			 *	@endcode
+			 *	This has to be done before any parsing takes place, i.e. before newInstance() is called.
+			 *
 			 *	This function implicitly defines the following interface for any SettingsModule:
 			 *	@code
 			 *	static std::string getModuleName();
@@ -176,11 +182,6 @@ namespace settings {
 	 */
 	std::ostream& help(std::ostream& os);
 	
-	/*!
-	 *	@brief	Print help for config file options.
-	 */
-	std::ostream& helpConfigfile(std::ostream& os);
-	
 	/*!
 	 *	@brief	Return current instance.
 	 *