diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/index.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/index.adoc
index 4052b2a93c..ec03cf3bef 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/index.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/index.adoc
@@ -412,8 +412,8 @@ to Spring MVC and Spring WebFlux server endpoints.
 
 === Web MVC and Annotation-Based WebFlux
 
-Spring Boot 2.+ autoconfigures these interceptors. If you are using Spring Boot 1.x, simply add `@Import(WebMetricsConfiguration.class)`
-to your `@SpringBootApplication` class.
+Adding `@EnableMetrics` to your `@SpringBootApplication` class autoconfigures these
+interceptors.
 
 The interceptors need to be enabled for every request handler or controller that you want
 to time. Add `@Timed` to:
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ public class MyController {
 ```
 
 The `Timer` is registered with a name of `http_server_requests` by default. This can be changed by setting
-`spring.metrics.web.name`.
+`spring.metrics.web.server_requests.name`.
 
 The `Timer` contains a set of dimensions for every request, governed by the primary bean `WebMetricsTagProvider` registered
 in your application context. If you don't provide such a bean, a default implementation is selected which adds the following dimensions:
@@ -464,6 +464,15 @@ RouterFunction<ServerResponse> routes = RouterFunctions
 
 The filter applies to all routes defined by this router function.
 
+=== `RestTemplate` Timing
+
+Adding `@EnableMetrics` to your `@SpringBootApplication` class autoconfigures a `BeanPostProcessor` for `RestTemplate`,
+so every instance you create via the application context will be instrumented.
+
+A timer is recorded for each invocation that includes tags for URI (before parameter substitution), host, and status.
+The name of this timer is `http_client_requests`, and can be changed via the `spring.metrics.web.client_requests.name`
+property.
+
 == Prometheus
 
 === Quickstart for Prometheus-based monitoring
@@ -479,8 +488,8 @@ Register the Prometheus registry and enable Prometheus scraping:
 
 ```java
 @SpringBootApplication
+@EnableMetrics
 @EnablePrometheusScraping
-@Import(WebMetricsConfiguration.class) // to enable automatic timing of Web MVC endpoints
 public class MyApp {
     @Bean
     public MeterRegistry prometheusRegistry() {