diff --git a/runtime/macros/README.txt b/runtime/macros/README.txt
index ce61cd3..f599c0a 100644
--- a/runtime/macros/README.txt
+++ b/runtime/macros/README.txt
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
 justify.vim		user function for justifying text
 
-matchit.vim + matchit.txt  make % match if-fi, HTML tags, and much more
-
 less.sh + less.vim	make Vim work like less (or more)
 
 shellmenu.vim		menus for editing shell scripts in the GUI version
@@ -26,5 +24,9 @@
 editexisting.vim	when editing a file that is already edited with
 			another Vim instance
 
-This one is only for Unix.  It can be found in the extra archive:
+This one is only for Unix.
 file_select.vim		macros that make a handy file selector
+
+The matchit plugin has been moved to an optional package.  To load it put this
+line in your vimrc file:
+	:packadd matchit