diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc_tables.c b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc_tables.c
index 550e95056c..ab3140ff3a 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc_tables.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc_tables.c
@@ -2591,7 +2591,7 @@ struct config_int ConfigureNamesInt[] =
 	{
 		{"wal_decode_buffer_size", PGC_POSTMASTER, WAL_RECOVERY,
 			gettext_noop("Buffer size for reading ahead in the WAL during recovery."),
-			gettext_noop("This controls the maximum distance we can read ahead in the WAL to prefetch referenced data blocks."),
+			gettext_noop("Maximum distance to read ahead in the WAL to prefetch referenced data blocks."),
 			GUC_UNIT_BYTE
 		},
 		&wal_decode_buffer_size,
@@ -3248,7 +3248,7 @@ struct config_int ConfigureNamesInt[] =
 	{
 		{"tcp_keepalives_count", PGC_USERSET, CONN_AUTH_TCP,
 			gettext_noop("Maximum number of TCP keepalive retransmits."),
-			gettext_noop("This controls the number of consecutive keepalive retransmits that can be "
+			gettext_noop("Number of consecutive keepalive retransmits that can be "
 						 "lost before a connection is considered dead. A value of 0 uses the "
 						 "system default."),
 		},