diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.cpp
index 565b0eac328..7f367331312 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.cpp
@@ -197,10 +197,10 @@ bool CorePlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *errorMessage)
                                    .arg(Constants::IDE_DISPLAY_NAME),
                                []() { return QVariant(Utils::HostOsInfo::isAnyUnixHost()).toString(); });
     expander->registerVariable("HostOs:PathListSeparator",
-                               tr("Return the path list separator for the platform."),
+                               tr("The path list separator for the platform."),
                                []() { return QString(Utils::HostOsInfo::pathListSeparator()); });
     expander->registerVariable("HostOs:ExecutableSuffix",
-                               tr("Return the platform executable suffix."),
+                               tr("The platform executable suffix."),
                                []() { return QString(Utils::HostOsInfo::withExecutableSuffix("")); });
     expander->registerVariable("IDE:ResourcePath",
                                tr("The directory where %1 finds its pre-installed resources.")