diff --git a/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_select.cc b/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_select.cc
index 1437b5d082a..78dce8442b2 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_select.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_select.cc
@@ -3960,10 +3960,8 @@ void MESH_OT_select_by_pole_count(wmOperatorType *ot)
   /* Identifiers. */
   ot->name = "Select By Pole Count";
   ot->description =
-      "Select all elements that are connected to a pole, by the pole count.\n"
-      "In vertex selection mode, each pole vertex is selected.\n"
-      "In edge selection mode, each pole vertex and all their connected edges are selected.\n"
-      "In face selection mode, each pole vertex and all their connected faces are selected.";
+      "Select vertices at poles by the number of connected edges. "
+      "In edge and face mode the geometry connected to the vertices is selected";
   ot->idname = "MESH_OT_select_by_pole_count";
 
   /* API callbacks. */