diff --git a/profiles/default/default.profile b/profiles/default/default.profile
index db8f9a376d80..675a60b1334e 100644
--- a/profiles/default/default.profile
+++ b/profiles/default/default.profile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function default_profile_modules() {
 function default_profile_details() {
   return array(
     'name' => 'Drupal',
-    'description' => 'Select this profile to enable some basic Drupal functionality and the default theme.'
+    'description' => 'Create a Drupal site with the most commonly used features pre-installed.'
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/profiles/expert/expert.profile b/profiles/expert/expert.profile
index e80ea73fe180..afc3b34c2c66 100644
--- a/profiles/expert/expert.profile
+++ b/profiles/expert/expert.profile
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ function expert_profile_modules() {
  */
 function expert_profile_details() {
   return array(
-    'name' => 'Drupal (experts only)',
-    'description' => 'Select this profile to install with only minimum functionality enabled.'
+    'name' => 'Drupal (minimal)',
+    'description' => 'Create a Drupal site with only required modules enabled.'
   );
 }