diff --git a/Doc/library/tracemalloc.rst b/Doc/library/tracemalloc.rst
index 2edf7bb..0e11540 100644
--- a/Doc/library/tracemalloc.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/tracemalloc.rst
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@
 By default, a trace of an allocated memory block only stores the most recent
 frame (1 frame). To store 25 frames at startup: set the
 :envvar:`PYTHONTRACEMALLOC` environment variable to ``25``, or use the
-:option:`-X` ``tracemalloc=25`` command line option. The
-:func:`set_traceback_limit` function can be used at runtime to set the limit.
+:option:`-X` ``tracemalloc=25`` command line option.
 
 .. versionadded:: 3.4
 
@@ -120,8 +119,8 @@
     import linecache
     import tracemalloc
 
-    tracemalloc.set_traceback_limit(25)
-    tracemalloc.start()
+    # Store 25 frames
+    tracemalloc.start(25)
 
     # ... run your application ...
 
@@ -267,10 +266,10 @@
 
    Get the maximum number of frames stored in the traceback of a trace.
 
-   By default, a trace of a memory block only stores the most recent
-   frame: the limit is ``1``.
+   The :mod:`tracemalloc` module must be tracing memory allocations to
+   get the limit, otherwise an exception is raised.
 
-   Use the :func:`set_traceback_limit` function to change the limit.
+   The limit is set by the :func:`start` function.
 
 
 .. function:: get_traced_memory()
@@ -294,10 +293,12 @@
     See also :func:`start` and :func:`stop` functions.
 
 
-.. function:: set_traceback_limit(nframe: int)
+.. function:: start(nframe: int=1)
 
-   Set the maximum number of frames stored in the traceback of a trace.
-   *nframe* must be greater or equal to ``1``.
+   Start tracing Python memory allocations: install hooks on Python memory
+   allocators. Collected tracebacks of traces will be limited to *nframe*
+   frames. By default, a trace of a memory block only stores the most recent
+   frame: the limit is ``1``. *nframe* must be greater or equal to ``1``.
 
    Storing more than ``1`` frame is only useful to compute statistics grouped
    by ``'traceback'`` or to compute cumulative statistics: see the
@@ -309,17 +310,10 @@
 
    The :envvar:`PYTHONTRACEMALLOC` environment variable
    (``PYTHONTRACEMALLOC=NFRAME``) and the :option:`-X` ``tracemalloc=NFRAME``
-   command line option can be used to set the limit at startup.
+   command line option can be used to start tracing at startup.
 
-   Use the :func:`get_traceback_limit` function to get the current limit.
-
-
-.. function:: start()
-
-   Start tracing Python memory allocations: install hooks on Python memory
-   allocators.
-
-   See also :func:`stop` and :func:`is_tracing` functions.
+   See also :func:`stop`, :func:`is_tracing` and :func:`get_traceback_limit`
+   functions.
 
 
 .. function:: stop()
@@ -342,7 +336,7 @@
    :mod:`tracemalloc` module started to trace memory allocations.
 
    Tracebacks of traces are limited to :func:`get_traceback_limit` frames. Use
-   :func:`set_traceback_limit` to store more frames.
+   the *nframe* parameter of the :func:`start` function to store more frames.
 
    The :mod:`tracemalloc` module must be tracing memory allocations to take a
    snapshot, see the the :func:`start` function.
diff --git a/Doc/using/cmdline.rst b/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
index cfd6045..d1822fb 100644
--- a/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
+++ b/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
@@ -381,10 +381,11 @@
    * ``-X faulthandler`` to enable :mod:`faulthandler`;
    * ``-X showrefcount`` to enable the output of the total reference count
      and memory blocks (only works on debug builds);
-   * ``-X tracemalloc`` to enable :mod:`tracemalloc`.
-   * ``-X tracemalloc=NFRAME`` to enable :mod:`tracemalloc`, *NFRAME* is the
-     maximum number of frames stored in a trace: see the
-     :func:`tracemalloc.set_traceback_limit` function.
+   * ``-X tracemalloc`` to start tracing Python memory allocations using the
+     :mod:`tracemalloc` module. By default, only the most recent frame is
+     stored in a traceback of a trace. Use ``-X tracemalloc=NFRAME`` to start
+     tracing with a traceback limit of *NFRAME* frames. See the
+     :func:`tracemalloc.start` for more information.
 
    It also allows to pass arbitrary values and retrieve them through the
    :data:`sys._xoptions` dictionary.
@@ -600,10 +601,11 @@
 
 .. envvar:: PYTHONTRACEMALLOC
 
-   If this environment variable is set to a non-empty string, all memory
-   allocations made by Python are traced by the :mod:`tracemalloc` module.
-   The value of the variable is the maximum number of frames stored in a trace:
-   see the :func:`tracemalloc.set_traceback_limit` function.
+   If this environment variable is set to a non-empty string, start tracing
+   Python memory allocations using the :mod:`tracemalloc` module. The value of
+   the variable is the maximum number of frames stored in a traceback of a
+   trace. For example, ``PYTHONTRACEMALLOC=1`` stores only the most recent
+   frame. See the :func:`tracemalloc.start` for more information.
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.4