diff --git a/modules/user/user.module b/modules/user/user.module
index e9fe427afed..a68a3b8efc8 100644
--- a/modules/user/user.module
+++ b/modules/user/user.module
@@ -2748,11 +2748,7 @@ function user_help($path, $arg) {
     case 'admin/config/people/permissions':
       return '<p>' . t('Permissions let you control what users can do and see on your site. You can define a specific set of permissions for each role. (See the <a href="@role">Roles</a> page to create a role). Two important roles to consider are Authenticated Users and Administrators. Any permissions granted to the Authenticated Users role will be given to any user who can log into your site.  You can make any role the Administrator role for the site, meaning this will be granted all new permissions automatically. You can do this on the <a href="@settings">User Settings</a> page. You should be careful to ensure that only trusted users are given this access and level of control of your site.', array('@role' => url('admin/config/people/roles'), '@settings' => url('admin/config/people/accounts'))) . '</p>';
     case 'admin/config/people/roles':
-      return t('<p>Roles allow you to fine tune the security and administration of Drupal. A role defines a group of users that have certain privileges as defined in <a href="@permissions">user permissions</a>. Examples of roles include: anonymous user, authenticated user, moderator, administrator and so on. In this area you will define the <em>role names</em> of the various roles. To delete a role choose "edit".</p><p>By default, Drupal comes with two user roles:</p>
-      <ul>
-      <li>Anonymous user: this role is used for users that don\'t have a user account or that are not authenticated.</li>
-      <li>Authenticated user: this role is automatically granted to all logged in users.</li>
-      </ul>', array('@permissions' => url('admin/config/people/permissions')));
+      return t('<p>A role defines a group of users with certain privileges specified in <a href="@permissions">Permissions</a>. Examples of roles include editor or moderator.', array('@permissions' => url('admin/config/people/permissions'))) . '</p>';
     case 'admin/config/people/accounts/fields':
       return '<p>' . t('This form lets administrators add, edit, and arrange fields for storing user data.') . '</p>';
     case 'admin/config/people/accounts/display':