diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/tools/ECAdmin.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/tools/ECAdmin.java
index 9b9fe14e46d..56706b279fc 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/tools/ECAdmin.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/tools/ECAdmin.java
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public class ECAdmin extends Configured implements Tool {
       listing.addRow("<file>",
           "The path of the xml file which defines the EC policies to add");
       return getShortUsage() + "\n" +
-          "Add a list of erasure coding policies.\n" +
+          "Add a list of user defined erasure coding policies.\n" +
           listing.toString();
     }
 
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ public class ECAdmin extends Configured implements Tool {
       TableListing listing = AdminHelper.getOptionDescriptionListing();
       listing.addRow("<policy>", "The name of the erasure coding policy");
       return getShortUsage() + "\n" +
-          "Remove an erasure coding policy.\n" +
+          "Remove an user defined erasure coding policy.\n" +
           listing.toString();
     }
 
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/site/markdown/HDFSErasureCoding.md b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/site/markdown/HDFSErasureCoding.md
index f3b920f0624..2e8cbbd618a 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/site/markdown/HDFSErasureCoding.md
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/site/markdown/HDFSErasureCoding.md
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ Below are the details about each command.
 
  *  `[-addPolicies -policyFile <file>]`
 
-     Add a list of erasure coding policies. Please refer etc/hadoop/user_ec_policies.xml.template for the example policy file. The maximum cell size is defined in property 'dfs.namenode.ec.policies.max.cellsize' with the default value 4MB. Currently HDFS allows the user to add 64 policies in total, and the added policy ID is in range of 64 to 127. Adding policy will fail if there are already 64 policies added.
+     Add a list of user defined erasure coding policies. Please refer etc/hadoop/user_ec_policies.xml.template for the example policy file. The maximum cell size is defined in property 'dfs.namenode.ec.policies.max.cellsize' with the default value 4MB. Currently HDFS allows the user to add 64 policies in total, and the added policy ID is in range of 64 to 127. Adding policy will fail if there are already 64 policies added.
 
  *  `[-listCodecs]`
 
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ Below are the details about each command.
 
 *  `[-removePolicy -policy <policyName>]`
 
-     Remove an erasure coding policy.
+     Remove an user defined erasure coding policy.
 
 *  `[-enablePolicy -policy <policyName>]`
 
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/resources/testErasureCodingConf.xml b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/resources/testErasureCodingConf.xml
index 2f7a6a7fdeb..90703679241 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/resources/testErasureCodingConf.xml
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/resources/testErasureCodingConf.xml
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
       <comparators>
         <comparator>
           <type>SubstringComparator</type>
-          <expected-output>Add a list of erasure coding policies</expected-output>
+          <expected-output>Add a list of user defined erasure coding policies</expected-output>
         </comparator>
         <comparator>
           <type>SubstringComparator</type>
@@ -163,6 +163,26 @@
       </comparators>
     </test>
 
+    <test>
+      <description>help: removePolicy command</description>
+      <test-commands>
+        <ec-admin-command>-fs NAMENODE -help removePolicy
+        </ec-admin-command>
+      </test-commands>
+      <cleanup-commands>
+      </cleanup-commands>
+      <comparators>
+        <comparator>
+          <type>SubstringComparator</type>
+          <expected-output>Remove an user defined erasure coding policy</expected-output>
+        </comparator>
+        <comparator>
+          <type>SubstringComparator</type>
+          <expected-output>[-removePolicy -policy &lt;policy&gt;]</expected-output>
+        </comparator>
+      </comparators>
+    </test>
+
     <test>
       <description>help: enablePolicy command</description>
       <test-commands>