diff --git a/ovn/utilities/ovn-nbctl.8.xml b/ovn/utilities/ovn-nbctl.8.xml
index 4d0aea963..5a8f5dacf 100644
--- a/ovn/utilities/ovn-nbctl.8.xml
+++ b/ovn/utilities/ovn-nbctl.8.xml
@@ -820,64 +820,10 @@
     additional ways to identify records.  Some commands also take
     <var>column</var> parameters that identify a particular field within the
     records in a table.</p>
-    <p>The following tables are currently defined:</p>
-    <dl>
-      <dt><code>Logical_Switch</code></dt>
-      <dd>
-        An L2 logical switch.  Records may be identified by name.
-      </dd>
-
-      <dt><code>Logical_Switch_Port</code></dt>
-      <dd>
-        A port within an L2 logical switch.  Records may be identified by name.
-      </dd>
-
-      <dt><code>ACL</code></dt>
-      <dd>
-        An ACL rule for a logical switch that points to it through its <var>acls</var> column.
-      </dd>
-
-      <dt><code>Logical_Router</code></dt>
-      <dd>
-        An L3 logical router.  Records may be identified by name.
-      </dd>
-
-      <dt><code>Logical_Router_Port</code></dt>
-      <dd>
-        A port within an L3 logical router.  Records may be identified by name.
-      </dd>
-
-      <dt><code>Logical_Router_Static_Route</code></dt>
-      <dd>
-        A static route belonging to an L3 logical router.
-      </dd>
 
-      <dt><code>Address_Set</code></dt>
-      <dd>
-        An address set that can be used in ACLs.
-      </dd>
-
-      <dt><code>Load_Balancer</code></dt>
-      <dd>
-        A load balancer for a logical switch that points to it through its <var>load_balancer</var> column.
-      </dd>
-
-      <dt><code>NAT</code></dt>
-      <dd>
-        A NAT rule for a Gateway router.
-      </dd>
-
-      <dt><code>DHCP_Options</code></dt>
-      <dd>
-        DHCP options.
-      </dd>
-
-      <dt><code>NB_Global</code></dt>
-      <dd>
-        North bound global configurations.
-      </dd>
-
-    </dl>
+    <p>
+      For a list of tables and their columns, see <code>ovn-nb</code>(5).
+    </p>
 
     <p>
       Record names must be specified in full and with correct capitalization,
diff --git a/ovn/utilities/ovn-sbctl.8.in b/ovn/utilities/ovn-sbctl.8.in
index cd43cf3be..40807c1dc 100644
--- a/ovn/utilities/ovn-sbctl.8.in
+++ b/ovn/utilities/ovn-sbctl.8.in
@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@ parameter may be the UUID for a record, and many tables offer
 additional ways to identify records.  Some commands also take
 \fIcolumn\fR parameters that identify a particular field within the
 records in a table.
-.\" It would be kind to list all the tables and their supported identifiers
-.\" here.
+.PP
+For a list of tables and their columns, see \fBovn\-sb\fR(5).
 .PP
 Record names must be specified in full and with correct
 capitalization, except that UUIDs may be abbreviated to their first 4
diff --git a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
index 34f41e4e8..374dd5368 100644
--- a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
+++ b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
@@ -530,55 +530,7 @@ additional ways to identify records.  Some commands also take
 \fIcolumn\fR parameters that identify a particular field within the
 records in a table.
 .PP
-The following tables are currently defined:
-.IP "\fBOpen_vSwitch\fR"
-Global configuration for an \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR.  This table contains
-exactly one record, identified by specifying \fB.\fR as the record
-name.
-.IP "\fBBridge\fR"
-Configuration for a bridge within an Open vSwitch.  Records may be
-identified by bridge name.
-.IP "\fBPort\fR"
-A bridge port.  Records may be identified by port name.
-.IP "\fBInterface\fR"
-A network device attached to a port.  Records may be identified by
-name.
-.IP "\fBFlow_Table\fR"
-Configuration for a particular OpenFlow flow table.  Records may be
-identified by name.
-.IP "\fBQoS\fR"
-Quality-of-service configuration for a \fBPort\fR.  Records may be
-identified by port name.
-.IP "\fBQueue\fR"
-Configuration for one queue within a \fBQoS\fR configuration.  Records
-may only be identified by UUID.
-.IP "\fBMirror\fR"
-A port mirroring configuration attached to a bridge.  Records may be
-identified by mirror name.
-.IP "\fBController\fR"
-Configuration for an OpenFlow controller.  A controller attached to a
-particular bridge may be identified by the bridge's name.
-.IP "\fBManager\fR"
-Configuration for an OVSDB connection.  Records may be identified
-by target (e.g. \fBtcp:1.2.3.4\fR).
-.IP "\fBNetFlow\fR"
-A NetFlow configuration attached to a bridge.  Records may be
-identified by bridge name.
-.IP "\fBSSL\fR"
-The global SSL configuration for \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR.  The record
-attached to the \fBOpen_vSwitch\fR table may be identified by
-specifying \fB.\fR as the record name.
-.IP "\fBsFlow\fR"
-An sFlow exporter configuration attached to a bridge.  Records may be
-identified by bridge name.
-.IP "\fBIPFIX\fR"
-An IPFIX exporter configuration attached to a bridge.  Records may be
-identified by bridge name.
-.IP "\fBFlow_Sample_Collector_Set\fR"
-An IPFIX exporter configuration attached to a bridge for sampling
-packets on a per-flow basis using OpenFlow \fBsample\fR actions.
-.IP "\fBAutoAttach\fR"
-Configuration for Auto Attach within a bridge.
+For a list of tables and their columns, see \fBovs-vswitchd.conf.db\fR(5).
 .PP
 Record names must be specified in full and with correct
 capitalization, except that UUIDs may be abbreviated to their first 4
