diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-monitor/conn.c b/servers/slapd/back-monitor/conn.c
index 41c95343877d34414694bc6b348f7440915aba4e..8bb3eb8f28d4fceb096eabe0a34cdb9000c52f20 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-monitor/conn.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-monitor/conn.c
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
 #include "lutil.h"
 #include "back-monitor.h"
 
+#ifndef LDAP_DEVEL
+#define MONITOR_LEGACY_CONN
+#endif
+
 int
 monitor_subsys_conn_init(
 	BackendDB		*be,
@@ -312,7 +316,8 @@ conn_create(
 		"objectClass: %s\n"
 		"structuralObjectClass: %s\n"
 		"cn: Connection %ld\n"
-		
+
+#ifdef MONITOR_LEGACY_CONN
 		/* NOTE: this will disappear, as the exploded data
 		 * has been moved to dedicated attributes */
 		"%s: "
@@ -328,6 +333,7 @@ conn_create(
 			": %s "
 			": %s "
 			": %s\n"
+#endif /* MONITOR_LEGACY_CONN */
 
 		"%s: %lu\n"
 		"%s: %ld\n"
@@ -362,6 +368,7 @@ conn_create(
 		mi->mi_oc_monitorConnection->soc_cname.bv_val,
 		c->c_connid,
 
+#ifdef MONITOR_LEGACY_CONN
 		mi->mi_ad_monitoredInfo->ad_cname.bv_val,
 			c->c_connid,
 			(long) c->c_protocol,
@@ -387,6 +394,7 @@ conn_create(
 			
 			buf2,
 			buf3,
+#endif /* MONITOR_LEGACY_CONN */
 
 		mi->mi_ad_monitorConnectionNumber->ad_cname.bv_val,
 			c->c_connid,
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-monitor/init.c b/servers/slapd/back-monitor/init.c
index 65136ddcd2b4886a6d0f7e00ef8625e23168a69b..67de593ad5f370e336cf64b800bbb74fa7ffe311 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-monitor/init.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-monitor/init.c
@@ -1138,21 +1138,21 @@ monitor_back_db_init(
 			offsetof(monitor_info_t, mi_ad_monitorConnectionOpsCompleted) },
 		{ "monitorConnectionGet", "( 1.3.6.1.4.1.4203.666.1.44 "
 			"NAME 'monitorConnectionGet' "
-			"DESC 'monitor FIXME???' "
+			"DESC 'number of times connection_get() was called so far' "
 			"SUP monitorCounter "
 			"NO-USER-MODIFICATION "
 			"USAGE directoryOperation )", SLAP_AT_FINAL|SLAP_AT_HIDE,
 			offsetof(monitor_info_t, mi_ad_monitorConnectionGet) },
 		{ "monitorConnectionRead", "( 1.3.6.1.4.1.4203.666.1.45 "
 			"NAME 'monitorConnectionRead' "
-			"DESC 'monitor FIXME???' "
+			"DESC 'number of times connection_read() was called so far' "
 			"SUP monitorCounter "
 			"NO-USER-MODIFICATION "
 			"USAGE directoryOperation )", SLAP_AT_FINAL|SLAP_AT_HIDE,
 			offsetof(monitor_info_t, mi_ad_monitorConnectionRead) },
 		{ "monitorConnectionWrite", "( 1.3.6.1.4.1.4203.666.1.46 "
 			"NAME 'monitorConnectionWrite' "
-			"DESC 'monitor FIXME???' "
+			"DESC 'number of times connection_write() was called so far' "
 			"SUP monitorCounter "
 			"NO-USER-MODIFICATION "
 			"USAGE directoryOperation )", SLAP_AT_FINAL|SLAP_AT_HIDE,