diff --git a/docs/manpages/virsh.rst b/docs/manpages/virsh.rst
index 20936994ce..4075929a76 100644
--- a/docs/manpages/virsh.rst
+++ b/docs/manpages/virsh.rst
@@ -907,23 +907,6 @@ print that all CPU models are accepted for these architectures and the actual
 list of supported CPU models can be checked in the domain capabilities XML.
 
 
-echo
-----
-
-**Syntax:**
-
-::
-
-   echo [--shell] [--xml] [err...] [arg...]
-
-Echo back each *arg*, separated by space.  If *--shell* is
-specified, then the output will be single-quoted where needed, so that
-it is suitable for reuse in a shell context.  If *--xml* is
-specified, then the output will be escaped for use in XML.
-If *--err* is specified, prefix ``"error: "`` and output to stderr
-instead of stdout.
-
-
 hypervisor-cpu-compare
 ----------------------
 
diff --git a/tools/vsh.c b/tools/vsh.c
index ba370a47c5..e49d2a3863 100644
--- a/tools/vsh.c
+++ b/tools/vsh.c
@@ -3136,10 +3136,10 @@ const vshCmdOptDef opts_echo[] = {
 
 const vshCmdInfo info_echo[] = {
     {.name = "help",
-     .data = N_("echo arguments")
+     .data = N_("echo arguments. Used for internal testing.")
     },
     {.name = "desc",
-     .data = N_("Echo back arguments, possibly with quoting.")
+     .data = N_("Echo back arguments, possibly with quoting. Used for internal testing.")
     },
     {.name = NULL}
 };