diff --git a/share/functions/prompt_hostname.fish b/share/functions/prompt_hostname.fish
index 93eb3b104..dcb733578 100644
--- a/share/functions/prompt_hostname.fish
+++ b/share/functions/prompt_hostname.fish
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-function prompt_hostname --description 'Print the hostname, shortened for use in the prompt'
+function prompt_hostname --description 'short hostname for the prompt'
     string replace -r "\..*" "" $hostname
 end
diff --git a/share/functions/prompt_login.fish b/share/functions/prompt_login.fish
index eeafcbb6f..632a462bd 100644
--- a/share/functions/prompt_login.fish
+++ b/share/functions/prompt_login.fish
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-function prompt_login --description "Print a description of the user and host suitable for the prompt"
+function prompt_login --description "display user name for the prompt"
     if not set -q __fish_machine
         set -g __fish_machine
         set -l debian_chroot $debian_chroot
diff --git a/share/functions/prompt_pwd.fish b/share/functions/prompt_pwd.fish
index 8fe7f9815..f75f0dc0b 100644
--- a/share/functions/prompt_pwd.fish
+++ b/share/functions/prompt_pwd.fish
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-function prompt_pwd --description 'Print the current working directory, shortened to fit the prompt'
+function prompt_pwd --description 'short CWD for the prompt'
     set -l options h/help d/dir-length= D/full-length-dirs=
     argparse -n prompt_pwd $options -- $argv
     or return