diff --git a/docs/reference/setup/important-settings/discovery-settings.asciidoc b/docs/reference/setup/important-settings/discovery-settings.asciidoc
index 245852b2096..942c076a33a 100644
--- a/docs/reference/setup/important-settings/discovery-settings.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/setup/important-settings/discovery-settings.asciidoc
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ first election. In <<dev-vs-prod-mode,development mode>>, with no discovery
 settings configured, this step is automatically performed by the nodes
 themselves. As this auto-bootstrapping is <<modules-discovery-quorums,inherently
 unsafe>>, when you start a brand new cluster in <<dev-vs-prod-mode,production
-mode>>, you must explicitly list the names or IP addresses of the
-master-eligible nodes whose votes should be counted in the very first election.
-This list is set using the `cluster.initial_master_nodes` setting.
+mode>>, you must explicitly list the master-eligible nodes whose votes should be
+counted in the very first election.  This list is set using the
+`cluster.initial_master_nodes` setting.
 
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