diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 5435407c..3c780566 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 * JVMs on 8u131 and newer will default to using cgroups settings for memory limits. (Phil Hagelberg)
 * Add `:query` subcommand to `deps` to quickly find latest versions. (Phil Hagelberg)
 * Fix a bug where dependency resolution wasn't cached correctly. (Phil Hagelberg)
+* Support for HTTP nREPL has been moved out; requires drawbridge plugin now. (Phil Hagelberg)
 * Warn when `$CLASSPATH` is set. (Phil Hagelberg)
 * Default to requiring TLS for remote repositories. (Phil Hagelberg)
 * Remove warning when running as root. (Phil Hagelberg)
diff --git a/src/leiningen/repl.clj b/src/leiningen/repl.clj
index 8f6dc6cf..93340b4d 100644
--- a/src/leiningen/repl.clj
+++ b/src/leiningen/repl.clj
@@ -289,7 +289,6 @@ Subcommands:
 
 :connect [dest]
   Connects to an already running nREPL server. Dest can be:
-  - an HTTP(S) URL -- connects to an HTTP(S) nREPL endpoint;
   - host:port -- connects to the specified host and port;
   - port -- resolves host from the LEIN_REPL_HOST environment
       variable or :repl-options, in that order, and defaults to
@@ -301,6 +300,9 @@ Subcommands:
   that file and use its contents, allowing sensitive credentials to be
   kept out of the process table and shell history.
 
+For connecting to HTTPS repl servers add [com.cemerick/drawbridge \"0.0.7\"]
+to your :plugins list.
+
 Note: the :repl profile is implicitly activated for this task. It cannot be
 deactivated, but it can be overridden."