diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bdb626e..dac8848 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,14 +11,6 @@ Install the dependencies:
 - go (>=1.12)
 - scdoc
 
-aerc optionally depends on the following for display filters (you'll have to
-change the default aerc.conf if you don't want these):
-
-- python (>=3.7)
-- colorama
-- w3m
-- socksify (part of the dante or dante-utils package)
-
 Then compile aerc:
 
     $ make
diff --git a/doc/aerc-config.5.scd b/doc/aerc-config.5.scd
index 84a1c21..409e863 100644
--- a/doc/aerc-config.5.scd
+++ b/doc/aerc-config.5.scd
@@ -89,17 +89,9 @@ You can also match on non-mimetypes, by prefixing with the header to match
 against (non-case-sensitive) and a comma, e.g. subject,text will match a
 subject which contains "text". Use header,~regex to match against a regex.
 
-Most aerc installations come with some useful filters, typically installed in
-/usr/share/aerc/filters. Here is an example config which uses these filters:
-
-```
-subject,~^\[PATCH=/usr/share/aerc/filters/hldiff.py
-text/html=/usr/share/aerc/filters/html
-text/*=/usr/share/aerc/filters/plaintext.py
-```
-
-Note that the filters which are installed with aerc have additional
-dependencies, such as Python, colorama, socksify, and w3m.
+aerc ships with some default filters installed in the share directory (usually
+_/usr/share/aerc/filters_). Note that these may have additional dependencies
+that aerc does not have alone.
 
 # ACCOUNTS.CONF
 
diff --git a/doc/aerc-tutorial.7.scd b/doc/aerc-tutorial.7.scd
index 1b9bd53..67dd32f 100644
--- a/doc/aerc-tutorial.7.scd
+++ b/doc/aerc-tutorial.7.scd
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ alternative formats) show a part selector on the bottom of the message viewer.
 *q*
 	Close the message viewer
 
+To show HTML messages, comment out the *text/html* filter in your aerc.conf
+file (which is probably in ~/.config/aerc/) and install its dependencies: w3m
+and dante-utils.
+
 # COMPOSING MESSAGES
 
 Return to the message list by pressing *q* to dismiss the message viewer. Once