diff --git a/Source/cmTargetCompileDefinitionsCommand.h b/Source/cmTargetCompileDefinitionsCommand.h
index c93cacb3f..ec9b071db 100644
--- a/Source/cmTargetCompileDefinitionsCommand.h
+++ b/Source/cmTargetCompileDefinitionsCommand.h
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ public:
       "  target_compile_definitions(<target> "
       "<INTERFACE|PUBLIC|PRIVATE> [items1...]\n"
       "    [<INTERFACE|PUBLIC|PRIVATE> [items2...] ...])\n"
-      "Specify compile definitions or targets to use when compiling a given "
-      "target.  "
+      "Specify compile definitions to use when compiling a given target.  "
       "The named <target> must have been created by a command such as "
       "add_executable or add_library and must not be an IMPORTED target.  "
       "The INTERFACE, PUBLIC and PRIVATE keywords are required to specify "
@@ -65,8 +64,7 @@ public:
       "populate the COMPILE_DEFINITIONS property of <target>.  PUBLIC and "
       "INTERFACE items will populate the INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "
       "property of <target>.   "
-      "The non-scope arguments specify compile definitions or targets to use "
-      "INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS from.  "
+      "The following arguments specify compile definitions.  "
       "Repeated calls for the same <target> append items in the order called."
       "\n"
       "Arguments to target_compile_definitions may use \"generator "
diff --git a/Source/cmTargetIncludeDirectoriesCommand.h b/Source/cmTargetIncludeDirectoriesCommand.h
index 2bc7bef05..e4bc9cf67 100644
--- a/Source/cmTargetIncludeDirectoriesCommand.h
+++ b/Source/cmTargetIncludeDirectoriesCommand.h
@@ -68,9 +68,8 @@ public:
       "populate the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES property of <target>.  PUBLIC and "
       "INTERFACE items will populate the INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "
       "property of <target>.   "
-      "The non-scope arguments specify either include directories or targets "
-      "to use INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES from.  Any specified include "
-      "directories must be absolute paths, not relative paths.  "
+      "The following arguments specify include directories.  Specified "
+      "include directories may be absolute paths or relative paths.  "
       "Repeated calls for the same <target> append items in the order called."
       "\n"
       "Arguments to target_include_directories may use \"generator "