diff --git a/xml/System.DirectoryServices/ActiveDirectorySecurity.xml b/xml/System.DirectoryServices/ActiveDirectorySecurity.xml
index cab34b01673..0be2c6eae01 100644
--- a/xml/System.DirectoryServices/ActiveDirectorySecurity.xml
+++ b/xml/System.DirectoryServices/ActiveDirectorySecurity.xml
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@
         <param name="modification">The type of access control modification to perform.</param>
         <param name="rule">The access rule to modify.</param>
         <param name="modified">
-          <see langword="true" /> if successfully modified; otherwise, <see langword="false" />.</param>
+          <see langword="true" /> if actually modified; otherwise, <see langword="false" />.</param>
         <summary>Applies the specified modification to the specified <see cref="T:System.Security.AccessControl.AccessRule" />.</summary>
         <returns>
           <see langword="true" /> if successfully modified; otherwise, <see langword="false" />.</returns>
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
         <param name="modification">The modification to apply.</param>
         <param name="rule">The audit rule to modify.</param>
         <param name="modified">
-          <see langword="true" /> if successfully modified; otherwise, <see langword="false" />.</param>
+          <see langword="true" /> if actually modified; otherwise, <see langword="false" />.</param>
         <summary>Applies the specified modification to the specified <see cref="T:System.Security.AccessControl.AuditRule" />.</summary>
         <returns>
           <see langword="true" /> if successfully modified; otherwise, <see langword="false" />.</returns>
diff --git a/xml/System.Security.AccessControl/ObjectSecurity.xml b/xml/System.Security.AccessControl/ObjectSecurity.xml
index ebedd2922a6..7f5268ea8e7 100644
--- a/xml/System.Security.AccessControl/ObjectSecurity.xml
+++ b/xml/System.Security.AccessControl/ObjectSecurity.xml
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@
         <param name="modification">The modification to apply to the DACL.</param>
         <param name="rule">The access rule to modify.</param>
         <param name="modified">
-          <see langword="true" /> if the DACL is successfully modified; otherwise, <see langword="false" />.</param>
+          <see langword="true" /> if the DACL is actually modified; otherwise, <see langword="false" />.</param>
         <summary>Applies the specified modification to the Discretionary Access Control List (DACL) associated with this <see cref="T:System.Security.AccessControl.ObjectSecurity" /> object.</summary>
         <returns>
           <see langword="true" /> if the DACL is successfully modified; otherwise, <see langword="false" />.</returns>
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@
         <param name="modification">The modification to apply to the SACL.</param>
         <param name="rule">The audit rule to modify.</param>
         <param name="modified">
-          <see langword="true" /> if the SACL is successfully modified; otherwise, <see langword="false" />.</param>
+          <see langword="true" /> if the SACL is actually modified; otherwise, <see langword="false" />.</param>
         <summary>Applies the specified modification to the System Access Control List (SACL) associated with this <see cref="T:System.Security.AccessControl.ObjectSecurity" /> object.</summary>
         <returns>
           <see langword="true" /> if the SACL is successfully modified; otherwise, <see langword="false" />.</returns>