diff --git a/compose/extends.md b/compose/extends.md
index ff25a7c305..0f58c8d14f 100644
--- a/compose/extends.md
+++ b/compose/extends.md
@@ -24,19 +24,15 @@ contains your base configuration. The override file, as its name implies, can
 contain configuration overrides for existing services or entirely new
 services.
 
-If a service is defined in both files Compose merges the configurations using
+If a service is defined in both files, Compose merges the configurations using
 the rules described in [Adding and overriding
-configuration](extends.md#adding-and-overriding-configuration). You can turn off
-the automatic use of `docker-compose.override.yml` with command-line option
-`--ignore-override`.
+configuration](extends.md#adding-and-overriding-configuration).
 
 To use multiple override files, or an override file with a different name, you
 can use the `-f` option to specify the list of files. Compose merges files in
 the order they're specified on the command line. See the [`docker-compose`
-command reference](./reference/overview.md) for more information about
-using `-f`. When using the `-f` option, the use of `--ignore-override` will
-have no effect as the full list of used files is whatever you define with the `-f`
-option.
+command reference](/compose/reference/overview.md) for more information about
+using `-f`.
 
 When you use multiple configuration files, you must make sure all paths in the
 files are relative to the base Compose file (the first Compose file specified