diff --git a/docs/usage/configuration-options.md b/docs/usage/configuration-options.md
index 5dd388664846c091cb2c126dd74d8cf478bb2185..4bcf63816598bab89fb45a359d496e98832544ca 100644
--- a/docs/usage/configuration-options.md
+++ b/docs/usage/configuration-options.md
@@ -2851,6 +2851,8 @@ It is recommended that you avoid using "negative" globs, like `**/!(package.json
 
 ### matchDepNames
 
+This field behaves the same as `matchPackageNames` except it matches against `depName` instead of `packageName`.
+
 ### matchDepPatterns
 
 ### matchDepPrefixes
diff --git a/lib/config/options/index.ts b/lib/config/options/index.ts
index 6360d41d592d5dc4718c60fc5a38be526b4d9e6d..540ce247fc4faf4c5ce6dfe52ed9a3dc1aec815f 100644
--- a/lib/config/options/index.ts
+++ b/lib/config/options/index.ts
@@ -1342,7 +1342,6 @@ const options: RenovateOptions[] = [
     mergeable: true,
     cli: false,
     env: false,
-    advancedUse: true,
   },
   {
     name: 'excludeDepNames',