diff --git a/library/core/src/slice/mod.rs b/library/core/src/slice/mod.rs
index d0d88c01f5b2c..4c425ea8da94f 100644
--- a/library/core/src/slice/mod.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/slice/mod.rs
@@ -1703,8 +1703,10 @@ impl<T> [T] {
 
     /// Returns a subslice with the prefix removed.
     ///
-    /// This method returns [`None`] if slice does not start with `prefix`.
-    /// Also it returns the original slice if `prefix` is an empty slice.
+    /// If the slice starts with `prefix`, returns the subslice after the prefix, wrapped in `Some`.
+    /// If `prefix` is empty, simply returns the original slice.
+    ///
+    /// If the slice does not start with `prefix`, returns `None`.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -1734,8 +1736,10 @@ impl<T> [T] {
 
     /// Returns a subslice with the suffix removed.
     ///
-    /// This method returns [`None`] if slice does not end with `suffix`.
-    /// Also it returns the original slice if `suffix` is an empty slice
+    /// If the slice ends with `suffix`, returns the subslice before the suffix, wrapped in `Some`.
+    /// If `suffix` is empty, simply returns the original slice.
+    ///
+    /// If the slice does not end with `suffix`, returns `None`.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
diff --git a/library/core/src/str/mod.rs b/library/core/src/str/mod.rs
index 3e18a4e70627d..a76c8997a1063 100644
--- a/library/core/src/str/mod.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/str/mod.rs
@@ -1964,11 +1964,10 @@ impl str {
 
     /// Returns a string slice with the prefix removed.
     ///
-    /// If the string starts with the pattern `prefix`, `Some` is returned with the substring where
-    /// the prefix is removed. Unlike `trim_start_matches`, this method removes the prefix exactly
-    /// once.
+    /// If the string starts with the pattern `prefix`, returns substring after the prefix, wrapped
+    /// in `Some`.  Unlike `trim_start_matches`, this method removes the prefix exactly once.
     ///
-    /// If the string does not start with `prefix`, `None` is returned.
+    /// If the string does not start with `prefix`, returns `None`.
     ///
     /// The [pattern] can be a `&str`, [`char`], a slice of [`char`]s, or a
     /// function or closure that determines if a character matches.
@@ -1992,11 +1991,10 @@ impl str {
 
     /// Returns a string slice with the suffix removed.
     ///
-    /// If the string ends with the pattern `suffix`, `Some` is returned with the substring where
-    /// the suffix is removed. Unlike `trim_end_matches`, this method removes the suffix exactly
-    /// once.
+    /// If the string ends with the pattern `suffix`, returns the substring before the suffix,
+    /// wrapped in `Some`.  Unlike `trim_end_matches`, this method removes the suffix exactly once.
     ///
-    /// If the string does not end with `suffix`, `None` is returned.
+    /// If the string does not end with `suffix`, returns `None`.
     ///
     /// The [pattern] can be a `&str`, [`char`], a slice of [`char`]s, or a
     /// function or closure that determines if a character matches.