diff --git a/static/templates/move_topic_to_stream.hbs b/static/templates/move_topic_to_stream.hbs
index 083a936ec9..73d7f43909 100644
--- a/static/templates/move_topic_to_stream.hbs
+++ b/static/templates/move_topic_to_stream.hbs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <div id="move_topic_modal" class="modal modal-bg hide fade new-style" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="move_topic_modal_label" aria-hidden="true">
     <div class="modal-header">
         <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="{{t 'Close' }}"><span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span></button>
-        <h3 id="move_topic_modal_label">{{t "Move a topic to stream" }} </h3>
+        <h3 id="move_topic_modal_label">{{t "Move topic" }} </h3>
     </div>
     <div class="modal-body">
-        <p>{{#tr this}}Do you want to move all messages in <strong>__topic_name__</strong> to another stream?{{/tr}}</p>
+        <p>{{#tr this}}Move all messages in <strong>__topic_name__</strong>{{/tr}} to:</p>
         <form id="move_topic_form">
             <div id="topic_stream_edit_form_error" class="alert">
                 <span class="send-status-close">&times;</span>
diff --git a/static/templates/topic_sidebar_actions.hbs b/static/templates/topic_sidebar_actions.hbs
index 4718613cbd..791caf2def 100644
--- a/static/templates/topic_sidebar_actions.hbs
+++ b/static/templates/topic_sidebar_actions.hbs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     <li>
         <a class="sidebar-popover-move-topic-messages" data-stream-id="{{ stream_id }}" data-topic-name="{{ topic_name }}">
             <i class="fa fa-arrows" aria-hidden="true"></i>
-            {{t "Move topic to another stream"}}
+            {{t "Move topic"}}
         </a>
     </li>
     {{/if}}
diff --git a/templates/zerver/help/rename-a-topic.md b/templates/zerver/help/rename-a-topic.md
index 68e9a2bca7..f0daa8fff6 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/help/rename-a-topic.md
+++ b/templates/zerver/help/rename-a-topic.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ another.
 
 {!stream-actions.md!}
 
-1. Select **Move <topic name\> to another stream**.
+1. Select **Move topic**.
 
 1. Select the destination stream for the topic from the streams dropdown list.