diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
index b1a8461d02..1a7a5d3001 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
@@ -565,10 +565,10 @@ int GuiMain(int argc, char* argv[])
         }
 #endif
         if (payment_server_token_seen && arg.startsWith("-")) {
-            InitError(Untranslated(strprintf("Options ('%s') cannot follow a BIP-21 payment URI", argv[i])));
+            InitError(Untranslated(strprintf("Options ('%s') cannot follow a payment URI", argv[i])));
             QMessageBox::critical(nullptr, PACKAGE_NAME,
                                   // message cannot be translated because translations have not been initialized
-                                  QString::fromStdString("Options ('%1') cannot follow a BIP-21 payment URI").arg(QString::fromStdString(argv[i])));
+                                  QString::fromStdString("Options ('%1') cannot follow a payment URI").arg(QString::fromStdString(argv[i])));
             return EXIT_FAILURE;
         }
         if (invalid_token) {
diff --git a/src/qt/utilitydialog.cpp b/src/qt/utilitydialog.cpp
index 22fe219def..935faa5d1c 100644
--- a/src/qt/utilitydialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/utilitydialog.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ HelpMessageDialog::HelpMessageDialog(QWidget *parent, bool about) :
     } else {
         setWindowTitle(tr("Command-line options"));
         QString header = "Usage: bitcoin-qt [command-line options] [URI]\n\n"
-                         "Optional URI is a Bitcoin address in BIP21 URI format.\n";
+                         "Optional URI is a Bitcoin address in URI format.\n";
         QTextCursor cursor(ui->helpMessage->document());
         cursor.insertText(version);
         cursor.insertBlock();