diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index df6cd8ae1d..e86aa03572 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ Finally, enable all of the rules that you would like to use.
 * [self-closing-comp](docs/rules/self-closing-comp.md): Prevent extra closing tags for components without children
 * [no-did-mount-set-state](docs/rules/no-did-mount-set-state.md): Prevent usage of setState in componentDidMount
 * [no-did-update-set-state](docs/rules/no-did-update-set-state.md): Prevent usage of setState in componentDidUpdate
-* [jsx-uses-react](docs/rules/jsx-uses-react.md): Make JSX count towards use of a declared variable
-* [react-in-jsx-scope](docs/rules/react-in-jsx-scope.md): Prevent errors from not requiring React when using JSX
+* [jsx-uses-react](docs/rules/jsx-uses-react.md): Prevent React to be incorrectly marked as unused
+* [react-in-jsx-scope](docs/rules/react-in-jsx-scope.md): Prevent missing React when using JSX
 
 ## To Do
 
diff --git a/docs/rules/jsx-uses-react.md b/docs/rules/jsx-uses-react.md
index 1002eda8e3..d373700100 100644
--- a/docs/rules/jsx-uses-react.md
+++ b/docs/rules/jsx-uses-react.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-# Make JSX count towards use of a declared variable (jsx-uses-react)
+# Prevent React to be incorrectly marked as unused (jsx-uses-react)
 
 JSX expands to a call to `React.createElement`, a file which includes `React`
-but only uses JSX should still consider the `React` variable used.
+but only uses JSX should consider the `React` variable as used.
 
 This rule has no effect if the `no-unused-vars` rule is not enabled.
 
@@ -25,5 +25,4 @@ var elem = <div>Some Stuff</div>;
 
 ## When Not To Use It
 
-If you are not using JSX, or React is delcared as global variable, this rule
-will not be useful.
+If you are not using JSX, if React is declared as global variable or if you do not use the `no-unused-vars` rule then you can disable this rule.
diff --git a/docs/rules/react-in-jsx-scope.md b/docs/rules/react-in-jsx-scope.md
index 8de1297dc5..7575164f8c 100644
--- a/docs/rules/react-in-jsx-scope.md
+++ b/docs/rules/react-in-jsx-scope.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Prevent errors from not requiring React when using JSX (react-in-jsx-scope)
+# Prevent missing React when using JSX (react-in-jsx-scope)
 
 When using JSX, `<a />` expands to `React.createElement("a")`. Therefore the
 `React` variable must be in scope.
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ var Hello = <div>Hello {this.props.name}</div>;
 
 ## When Not To Use It
 
-If you are setting `React` as a global variable, you will not need this rule.
+If you are setting `React` as a global variable you can disable this rule.
diff --git a/lib/rules/jsx-uses-react.js b/lib/rules/jsx-uses-react.js
index 519659629a..caa6395bc6 100644
--- a/lib/rules/jsx-uses-react.js
+++ b/lib/rules/jsx-uses-react.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * @fileoverview Count <Jsx /> as use of the React variable
+ * @fileoverview Prevent React to be marked as unused
  * @author Glen Mailer
  */
 'use strict';
diff --git a/lib/rules/react-in-jsx-scope.js b/lib/rules/react-in-jsx-scope.js
index ef3cd8d582..d25af921e8 100644
--- a/lib/rules/react-in-jsx-scope.js
+++ b/lib/rules/react-in-jsx-scope.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * @fileoverview Validate that React is in scope when using JSX.
+ * @fileoverview Prevent missing React when using JSX
  * @author Glen Mailer
  */
 'use strict';