diff --git a/modules/aggregator/aggregator.processor.inc b/modules/aggregator/aggregator.processor.inc
index 567db2634358b686ba846107f7df4aae221721d2..8010f7afe3ebb43078c5c366c2cb44ec222bd588 100644
--- a/modules/aggregator/aggregator.processor.inc
+++ b/modules/aggregator/aggregator.processor.inc
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ function aggregator_form_aggregator_admin_form_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
       '#title' => t('Length of trimmed description'),
       '#default_value' => 600,
       '#options' => drupal_map_assoc(array(0, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1400, 1600, 1800, 2000), '_aggregator_characters'),
-      '#description' => t("The maximum number of characters used in the trimmed version of a description. Drupal will use this setting to determine at which offset long descriptions should be trimmed. Note that this setting will only affect new or updated content and will not affect existing teasers.")
+      '#description' => t("The maximum number of characters used in the trimmed version of content.")
     );
 
   }
diff --git a/modules/node/content_types.inc b/modules/node/content_types.inc
index 441a8b5177c2a59eb54bab00e0e4b808e3d1d43d..b1f5c06861664a9533583779e9db8e67824f7a26 100644
--- a/modules/node/content_types.inc
+++ b/modules/node/content_types.inc
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ function node_type_form(&$form_state, $type = NULL) {
     '#title' => t('Length of trimmed posts'),
     '#default_value' => variable_get('teaser_length_' . $type->type, 600),
     '#options' => drupal_map_assoc(array(0, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1400, 1600, 1800, 2000), '_node_characters'),
-    '#description' => t("The maximum number of characters used in the trimmed version of a post. Drupal will use this setting to determine at which offset long posts should be trimmed. The trimmed version of a post is typically used as a teaser when displaying the post on the main page, in XML feeds, etc. To disable teasers, set to 'Unlimited'.")
+    '#description' => t("The maximum number of characters used in the trimmed version of content.")
   );
   $form['old_type'] = array(
     '#type' => 'value',