diff --git a/doc/arm/reference.rst b/doc/arm/reference.rst
index 7035bebd78..68748252e2 100644
--- a/doc/arm/reference.rst
+++ b/doc/arm/reference.rst
@@ -1443,12 +1443,12 @@ default is used.
    reduced.
 
 ``dnssec-policy``
-   This specifies which key and signing policy (KASP) should be used for this zone.
-   This is a string referring to a ``dnssec-policy`` statement.  There are two
-   built-in policies: ``default``, which uses the default policy, and
-   ``none``, which means no DNSSEC policy and keeps the zone unsigned.  The
-   default is ``none``.  See :ref:`dnssec-policy Grammar
-   <dnssec_policy_grammar>` for more details.
+   This specifies which key and signing policy (KASP) should be used for this
+   zone. This is a string referring to a ``dnssec-policy`` statement.  There
+   are three built-in policies: ``default``, which uses the default policy,
+   ``insecure``, to be used when you want to gracefully unsign your zone, and
+   ``none``, which means no DNSSEC policy.  The default is ``none``.
+   See :ref:`dnssec-policy Grammar <dnssec_policy_grammar>` for more details.
 
 ``dnssec-update-mode``
    If this option is set to its default value of ``maintain`` in a zone
diff --git a/doc/dnssec-guide/recipes.rst b/doc/dnssec-guide/recipes.rst
index 0b98b42b8e..1d45c039f3 100644
--- a/doc/dnssec-guide/recipes.rst
+++ b/doc/dnssec-guide/recipes.rst
@@ -1069,8 +1069,8 @@ Below is an example showing how to remove DS records using the
 To be on the safe side, wait a while before actually deleting
 all signed data from your zone, just in case some validating resolvers
 have cached information. After you are certain that all cached
-information has expired (usually this means one TTL interval has passed), you may
-reconfigure your zone.
+information has expired (usually this means one TTL interval has passed),
+you may reconfigure your zone.
 
 Here is what ``named.conf`` looks like when it is signed:
 
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ Here is what ``named.conf`` looks like when it is signed:
        dnssec-policy "default";
    };
 
-Remove the ``dnssec-policy`` line so your ``named.conf`` looks like this:
+Change your ``dnssec-policy`` line to indicate you want to revert to unsigned:
 
 ::
 
@@ -1091,8 +1091,24 @@ Remove the ``dnssec-policy`` line so your ``named.conf`` looks like this:
        type primary;
        file "db/example.com.db";
        allow-transfer { any; };
+       dnssec-policy "insecure";
    };
 
 Then use ``rndc reload`` to reload the zone.
 
-Your zone is now reverted back to the traditional, insecure DNS format.
+The "insecure" policy is a built-in policy (like "default"). It will make sure
+the zone is still DNSSEC maintained, to allow for a graceful transition to
+unsigned,
+
+When the DS records have been removed from the parent zone, use
+``rndc dnssec -checkds -key <id> withdrawn example.com`` to tell ``named`` that
+the DS is removed, and the remaining DNSSEC records will be removed in a timely
+manner.
+
+After a while, your zone is reverted back to the traditional, insecure DNS
+format. You can verify by checking that all DNSKEY and RRSIG records have been
+removed from the zone.
+
+You can then remove the ``dnssec-policy`` line from your ``named.conf`` and
+reload the zone. The zone will now no longer be subject to any DNSSEC
+maintenance.