diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/QueryStringQueryBuilder.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/QueryStringQueryBuilder.java
index 389e51c0c22..b1a8da8663e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/QueryStringQueryBuilder.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/QueryStringQueryBuilder.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public class QueryStringQueryBuilder extends AbstractQueryBuilder<QueryStringQue
             .withAllDeprecated("Decision is now made by the analyzer");
     private static final ParseField TIME_ZONE_FIELD = new ParseField("time_zone");
     private static final ParseField SPLIT_ON_WHITESPACE = new ParseField("split_on_whitespace")
-            .withAllDeprecated("This setting is ignored, the parser always splits on logical operator");
+            .withAllDeprecated("This setting is ignored, the parser always splits on operator");
     private static final ParseField ALL_FIELDS_FIELD = new ParseField("all_fields")
             .withAllDeprecated("Set [default_field] to `*` instead");
     private static final ParseField TYPE_FIELD = new ParseField("type");
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/search/QueryStringQueryParser.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/search/QueryStringQueryParser.java
index 43a0a3cc5ae..9d13b5a361a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/search/QueryStringQueryParser.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/search/QueryStringQueryParser.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ import static org.elasticsearch.common.lucene.search.Queries.newUnmappedFieldQue
 /**
  * A {@link XQueryParser} that uses the {@link MapperService} in order to build smarter
  * queries based on the mapping information.
- * This class uses {@link MultiMatchQuery} to build the text query around logical operators and {@link XQueryParser}
+ * This class uses {@link MultiMatchQuery} to build the text query around operators and {@link XQueryParser}
  * to assemble the result logically.
  */
 public class QueryStringQueryParser extends XQueryParser {
diff --git a/docs/reference/migration/migrate_6_0/search.asciidoc b/docs/reference/migration/migrate_6_0/search.asciidoc
index d1d5b315135..fcde2121525 100644
--- a/docs/reference/migration/migrate_6_0/search.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/migration/migrate_6_0/search.asciidoc
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
 * The `split_on_whitespace` parameter for the `query_string` query has been removed.
   If provided, it will be ignored and issue a deprecation warning.
-  The `query_string` query now splits on logical operator only.
+  The `query_string` query now splits on operator only.
 
 * The `use_dismax` parameter for the `query_string` query has been removed.
   If provided, it will be ignored and issue a deprecation warning.
diff --git a/docs/reference/query-dsl/query-string-query.asciidoc b/docs/reference/query-dsl/query-string-query.asciidoc
index 8674a3693fa..a7c5371169a 100644
--- a/docs/reference/query-dsl/query-string-query.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/query-dsl/query-string-query.asciidoc
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ GET /_search
 --------------------------------------------------
 // CONSOLE
 
-The `query_string` query parses the input and splits text around logical operators.
+The `query_string` query parses the input and splits text around operators.
 Each textual part is analyzed independently of each other. For instance the following query:
 
 [source,js]
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ GET /_search
     "query": {
         "query_string" : {
             "default_field" : "content",
-            "query" : "(new york) AND ny"
+            "query" : "field:new york AND city"
         }
     }
 }
 --------------------------------------------------
 // CONSOLE
 
-... will be splitted in `new york` and `ny` and each part is analyzed independently.
+... will be splitted in `new`, `york` and `city` and each part is analyzed independently.
 When multiple fields are provided it is also possible to modify how the different
 field queries are combined inside each textual part using the `type` parameter.
 The possible modes are described <<multi-match-types, here>> and the default is `best_fields`.