diff --git a/src/collectd-perl.pod b/src/collectd-perl.pod
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file which are automatically registered with collectd - see L<types.db(5)> for
a description of the format of this file.
+B<Note>: Using B<plugin_register> to register a data-set is deprecated. Add
+the new type to a custom L<types.db(5)> file instead. This functionality might
+be removed in a future version of collectd.
+
If the I<type> argument is any of the other types (B<TYPE_INIT>, B<TYPE_READ>,
...) then I<data> is expected to be a function name. If the name is not
prefixed with the plugin's package name collectd will add it automatically.