diff --git a/docs/plugins/autoslab.rst b/docs/plugins/autoslab.rst
index 5e61e0938..2f14f590d 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/autoslab.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/autoslab.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ autoslab
 
 Automatically queue orders to engrave slabs of existing ghosts. Will only queue
 an order if there is no existing slab with that unit's memorial engraved and
-there is not already an existing work order to engrave a slab for that unit
+there is not already an existing work order to engrave a slab for that unit.
+Make sure you have spare slabs on hand for engraving! If you run
+`orders import library/rockstock <orders>`, you'll be sure to always have
+some slabs in stock. 
 
 Usage
 -----
diff --git a/plugins/autoslab.cpp b/plugins/autoslab.cpp
index 4e9220cf2..51c92b0f7 100644
--- a/plugins/autoslab.cpp
+++ b/plugins/autoslab.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ static PersistentDataItem config;
 enum ConfigValues
 {
     CONFIG_IS_ENABLED = 0,
-    CONFIG_CYCLE_TICKS = 1,
 };
 static int get_config_val(int index)
 {