diff --git a/cmd/kops/delete.go b/cmd/kops/delete.go
index 0a603db7f7..1bc92a90e3 100644
--- a/cmd/kops/delete.go
+++ b/cmd/kops/delete.go
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ type DeleteOptions struct {
 
 var (
 	delete_long = templates.LongDesc(i18n.T(`
-	Delete Kubernetes clusters, instancegroups, and or secrets.
+	Delete Kubernetes clusters, instancegroups, and secrets, or a combination of the before mentioned.
 	`))
 
 	delete_example = templates.Examples(i18n.T(`
-		# Create a cluster using a manifest file
+		# Delete a cluster using a manifest file
 		kops delete -f my-cluster.yaml
 
 		# Delete a cluster in AWS.
diff --git a/docs/cli/kops_delete.md b/docs/cli/kops_delete.md
index dfd8fa796b..05487deae0 100644
--- a/docs/cli/kops_delete.md
+++ b/docs/cli/kops_delete.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Delete clusters,instancegroups, or secrets.
 ### Synopsis
 
 
-Delete Kubernetes clusters, instancegroups, and or secrets.
+Delete Kubernetes clusters, instancegroups, and secrets, or a combination of the before mentioned.
 
 ```
 kops delete -f FILENAME [--yes]
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ kops delete -f FILENAME [--yes]
 ### Examples
 
 ```
-  # Create a cluster using a manifest file
+  # Delete a cluster using a manifest file
   kops delete -f my-cluster.yaml
   
   # Delete a cluster in AWS.