diff --git a/content/200-orm/500-reference/100-prisma-schema-reference.mdx b/content/200-orm/500-reference/100-prisma-schema-reference.mdx
index 36f81ad1ec..dd3d669e18 100644
--- a/content/200-orm/500-reference/100-prisma-schema-reference.mdx
+++ b/content/200-orm/500-reference/100-prisma-schema-reference.mdx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ A `datasource` block accepts the following fields:
 | `provider`          | **Yes**  | String (`postgresql`, `mysql`, `sqlite`, `sqlserver`, `mongodb`, `cockroachdb`) | Describes which data source connectors to use.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
 | `url`               | **Yes**  | String (URL)                                                                    | Connection URL including authentication info. Most connectors use [the syntax provided by the database](/orm/reference/connection-urls#format).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
 | `shadowDatabaseUrl` | No       | String (URL)                                                                    | Connection URL to the shadow database used by Prisma Migrate. Allows you to use a cloud-hosted database as the shadow database.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
-| `directUrl`         | No       | String (URL)                                                                    | Connection URL for direct connection to the database.<br /><br />If you use a connection pooler URL in the `url` argument (for example, if you use [Prisma Accelerate](/accelerate) or pgBouncer), Prisma CLI commands that require a direct connection to the database use the URL in the `directUrl` argument. <br/> <br/> The `directUrl` property is supported by Prisma Studio from version 5.1.0 upwards. |
+| `directUrl`         | No       | String (URL)                                                                    | Connection URL for direct connection to the database.<br /><br />If you use a connection pooler URL in the `url` argument (for example, if you use [Prisma Accelerate](/accelerate) or pgBouncer), Prisma CLI commands that require a direct connection to the database use the URL in the `directUrl` argument. <br/> <br/> The `directUrl` property is supported by Prisma Studio from version 5.1.0 upwards. <br/> <br/> The `directUrl` property is not needed when using [Prisma Postgres](/orm/overview/databases/prisma-postgres) database. |
 | `relationMode`      | No       | String (`foreignKeys`, `prisma`)                                                | Sets whether [referential integrity](/orm/prisma-schema/data-model/relations/relation-mode) is enforced by foreign keys in the database or emulated in the Prisma Client.<br /><br />In preview in versions 3.1.1 and later. The field is named `relationMode` in versions 4.5.0 and later, and was previously named `referentialIntegrity`.                                                                    |
 | `extensions`        | No       | List of strings (PostgreSQL extension names)                                    | Allows you to [represent PostgreSQL extensions in your schema](/orm/prisma-schema/postgresql-extensions#how-to-represent-postgresql-extensions-in-your-prisma-schema). Available in preview for PostgreSQL only in Prisma ORM versions 4.5.0 and later.                                                                                                                                                         |
 
diff --git a/content/300-accelerate/200-getting-started.mdx b/content/300-accelerate/200-getting-started.mdx
index 08e13b96ba..97de50bbf8 100644
--- a/content/300-accelerate/200-getting-started.mdx
+++ b/content/300-accelerate/200-getting-started.mdx
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ Migrations and introspections will use the `directUrl` connection string rather
 
 > `directUrl` is useful for you to carry out migrations and introspections. However, you don't need `directUrl` to use Accelerate in your application.
 
+:::note
+If you are using Prisma with PostgreSQL, there is no need for `directUrl`, as Prisma Migrate and Introspection work with the `prisma+postgres://` connection string.
+:::
+
 ### 2.2. Install the Accelerate Prisma Client extension
 
 <Admonition>