diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Installer/Form/SiteConfigureForm.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Installer/Form/SiteConfigureForm.php
index 075c982..e327e0b 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Installer/Form/SiteConfigureForm.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Installer/Form/SiteConfigureForm.php
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ public function buildForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
       '#empty_value' => '',
       '#default_value' => $this->config('system.date')->get('country.default'),
       '#options' => $countries,
-      '#description' => $this->t('Select the default country for the site.'),
       '#weight' => 0,
     ];
     $form['regional_settings']['date_default_timezone'] = [
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ 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('By default, dates in this site will be displayed in the chosen time zone.'),
+      '#description' => $this->t('Dates in this site will be displayed in the chosen time zone.'),
       '#weight' => 5,
       '#attributes' => ['class' => ['timezone-detect']],
     ];
@@ -215,8 +214,7 @@ public function buildForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
     $form['update_notifications'] = [
       '#type' => 'fieldgroup',
       '#title' => $this->t('Update notifications'),
-      '#description' => $this->t('The system will notify you when updates and important security releases are available for installed components. Anonymous information about your site is sent to <a href=":drupal">Drupal.org</a>.', [':drupal' => 'https://www.drupal.org']),
-    ];
+      '#description' => $this->t('Anonymous information about your site is sent to <a href="@drupal">Drupal.org</a>.', array('@drupal' => 'http://drupal.org')),    ];
     $form['update_notifications']['enable_update_status_module'] = [
       '#type' => 'checkbox',
       '#title' => $this->t('Check for updates automatically'),