diff --git a/API.txt b/API.txt
index ab4a0cc..8919cab 100644
--- a/API.txt
+++ b/API.txt
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ Or like this (you can mix the two if you like):
 
   ticks: [[0, "zero"], [1.2, "one mark"], [2.4, "two marks"]]
 
+You can disable the ticks by providing an empty array:
+
+  ticks: []
+  
 For extra flexibility you can specify a function as the "ticks"
 parameter. The function will be called with an object with the axis
 min and max and should return a ticks array. Here's a simplistic tick