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@@ -740,6 +740,8 @@ history:
   when connecting to Prometheus API if `source` field in alert uses addresses
   not reachable from karma.
   All regexes are anchored, `${N}` syntax can be used for capture groups.
+  You can rewrite uri to an empty string to disable connecting to that
+  specific Prometheus instance.
 
 Defaults:
 
@@ -772,6 +774,16 @@ history:
       uri: 'http://prometheus-$1.internal'
 ```
 
+Example with rewrite rule that will disable sending any history queries to
+`http://prometheus.internal`:
+
+```YAML
+history:
+  rewrite:
+    - source: 'http://prometheus.internal'
+      uri: ''
+```
+
 ### Karma
 
 `karma` section allows configuring miscellaneous internal options.