diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createlang.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createlang.sgml
index 8078b5d4ff3..a9a92682c85 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createlang.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createlang.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
Specifies to which database the language should be added.
- The default is to create a database with the same name as the
+ The default is to use the database with the same name as the
current system user.
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/droplang.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/droplang.sgml
index 02350ff2c5e..a42cf05a5bc 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/droplang.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/droplang.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
Specifies from which database the language should be removed.
- The default is to create a database with the same name as the
+ The default is to use the database with the same name as the
current system user.