diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/sourcerepo.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/sourcerepo.sgml
index 8729a8450d..c3582ec3e9 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/sourcerepo.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/sourcerepo.sgml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
      To begin using the Git repository, make a clone of the official mirror:
 
 <programlisting>
-git clone git://git.postgresql.org/git/postgresql.git
+git clone https://git.postgresql.org/git/postgresql.git
 </programlisting>
 
      This will copy the full repository to your local machine, so it may take
@@ -62,16 +62,13 @@ git clone git://git.postgresql.org/git/postgresql.git
     </para>
 
     <para>
-     The Git mirror can also be reached via the HTTP protocol, if for example
-     a firewall is blocking access to the Git protocol. Just change the URL
-     prefix to <literal>https</literal>, as in:
+     The Git mirror can also be reached via the older Git protocol. Just change the URL
+     prefix to <literal>git</literal>, as in:
 
 <programlisting>
-git clone https://git.postgresql.org/git/postgresql.git
+git clone git://git.postgresql.org/git/postgresql.git
 </programlisting>
 
-     The HTTP protocol is less efficient than the Git protocol, so it will be
-     slower to use.
     </para>
    </step>