diff --git a/Documentation/config/rebase.txt b/Documentation/config/rebase.txt
index d59576dbb23f8d..c6187ab28b2fb7 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/rebase.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/rebase.txt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ rebase.missingCommitsCheck::
 rebase.instructionFormat::
 	A format string, as specified in linkgit:git-log[1], to be used for the
 	todo list during an interactive rebase.  The format will
-	automatically have the long commit hash prepended to the format.
+	automatically have the commit hash prepended to the format.
 
 rebase.abbreviateCommands::
 	If set to true, `git rebase` will use abbreviated command names in the
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
index 1dd6555f66b554..25516c45d8b895 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below.
 +
 The commit list format can be changed by setting the configuration option
 rebase.instructionFormat.  A customized instruction format will automatically
-have the long commit hash prepended to the format.
+have the commit hash prepended to the format.
 +
 See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below.