diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Installer/Form/SiteConfigureForm.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Installer/Form/SiteConfigureForm.php
index ecd40fa46b..223e7c0f76 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Installer/Form/SiteConfigureForm.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Installer/Form/SiteConfigureForm.php
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ public function buildForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
       // Use system timezone if set, but avoid throwing a warning in PHP >=5.4
       '#default_value' => @date_default_timezone_get(),
       '#options' => system_time_zones(NULL, TRUE),
-      '#description' => $this->t('Dates in this site will be displayed in the chosen time zone.'),
+      '#description' => $this->t('Dates will be displayed in the chosen timezone.'),
       '#weight' => 5,
       '#attributes' => ['class' => ['timezone-detect']],
       '#access' => empty($install_state['config_install_path']),
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public function buildForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
     $form['update_notifications'] = [
       '#type' => 'fieldgroup',
       '#title' => $this->t('Update notifications'),
-      '#description' => $this->t('In the process of checking for updates, anonymous information about your site is sent to <a href="@drupal">Drupal.org</a>.', ['@drupal' => 'https://drupal.org']),
+      '#description' => $this->t('When checking for updates, anonymous information about your site is sent to <a href="@drupal">Drupal.org</a>.', ['@drupal' => 'https://drupal.org']),
       '#access' => empty($install_state['config_install_path']),
     ];
     $form['update_notifications']['enable_update_status_module'] = [