diff --git a/tribits/refactoring/string-replace.py b/tribits/refactoring/string-replace.py
index 2a04a691f..bb6b33a34 100755
--- a/tribits/refactoring/string-replace.py
+++ b/tribits/refactoring/string-replace.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def getCmndLineOptions():
 
   clp.add_argument(
     "-o", dest="outputFile", default="",
-    help="Input file (and also output if -o <file> not specified)" )
+    help="Output file (optional)" )
 
   options = clp.parse_args(sys.argv[1:])
 
diff --git a/tribits/refactoring/token-replace.py b/tribits/refactoring/token-replace.py
index 16e8b29e4..9c425a65a 100755
--- a/tribits/refactoring/token-replace.py
+++ b/tribits/refactoring/token-replace.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def getCmndLineOptions():
 
   clp.add_argument(
     "-o", dest="outputFile", default="",
-    help="Input file (and also output if -o <file> not specified)" )
+    help="Output file (optional)" )
 
   options = clp.parse_args(sys.argv[1:])