diff --git a/cli/args/flags.rs b/cli/args/flags.rs
index 235dd53a42..1a1213aac2 100644
--- a/cli/args/flags.rs
+++ b/cli/args/flags.rs
@@ -1179,8 +1179,8 @@ static DENO_HELP: &str = cstr!(
   <y>Dependency management:</>
     <g>add</>          Add dependencies
                   <p(245)>deno add jsr:@std/assert  |  deno add npm:express</>
-    <g>install</>      Install script as an executable
-    <g>uninstall</>    Uninstall a script previously installed with deno install
+    <g>install</>      Installs dependencies either in the local project or globally to a bin directory
+    <g>uninstall</>    Uninstalls a dependency or an executable script in the installation root's bin directory
     <g>remove</>       Remove dependencies from the configuration file
 
   <y>Tooling:</>
diff --git a/tests/integration/flags_tests.rs b/tests/integration/flags_tests.rs
index 455507b9fa..663da363da 100644
--- a/tests/integration/flags_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/integration/flags_tests.rs
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ fn help_output() {
     "Start an interactive Read-Eval-Print Loop (REPL) for Deno",
     "Evaluate a script from the command line",
     "Add dependencies",
-    "Install script as an executable",
-    "Uninstall a script previously installed with deno install",
+    "Installs dependencies either in the local project or globally to a bin directory",
+    "Uninstalls a dependency or an executable script in the installation root's bin directory",
     "Run benchmarks",
     "Type-check the dependencies",
     "Compile the script into a self contained executable",