diff --git a/Documentation/config-labels.txt b/Documentation/config-labels.txt
index 67ebcf5c4e..fc25f22b3d 100644
--- a/Documentation/config-labels.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config-labels.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ correct'.
 
 The range of values is:
 
-* -2 Do not submit
+* -2 This shall not be merged
 +
 The code is so horribly incorrect/buggy/broken that it must not be
 submitted to this project, or to this branch.  This value is valid
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ is submittable.
 +
 *Any -2 blocks submit.*
 
-* -1 I would prefer that you didn't submit this
+* -1 I would prefer this is not merged as is
 +
 The code doesn't look right, or could be done differently, but
 the reviewer is willing to live with it as-is if another reviewer
diff --git a/Documentation/rest-api-changes.txt b/Documentation/rest-api-changes.txt
index ea714df231..8e7db2dc8f 100644
--- a/Documentation/rest-api-changes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/rest-api-changes.txt
@@ -518,8 +518,8 @@ describes the change.
           }
         ]
         "values": {
-          "-2": "Do not submit",
-          "-1": "I would prefer that you didn\u0027t submit this",
+          "-2": "This shall not be merged",
+          "-1": "I would prefer this is not merged as is",
           " 0": "No score",
           "+1": "Looks good to me, but someone else must approve",
           "+2": "Looks good to me, approved"
@@ -1444,8 +1444,8 @@ for the current patch set.
           }
         ]
         "values": {
-          "-2": "Do not submit",
-          "-1": "I would prefer that you didn\u0027t submit this",
+          "-2": "This shall not be merged",
+          "-1": "I would prefer this is not merged as is",
           " 0": "No score",
           "+1": "Looks good to me, but someone else must approve",
           "+2": "Looks good to me, approved"
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/schema/AllProjectsCreator.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/schema/AllProjectsCreator.java
index 99ed71f265..f5925304c3 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/schema/AllProjectsCreator.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/schema/AllProjectsCreator.java
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ public class AllProjectsCreator {
         new LabelValue((short) 2, "Looks good to me, approved"),
         new LabelValue((short) 1, "Looks good to me, but someone else must approve"),
         new LabelValue((short) 0, "No score"),
-        new LabelValue((short) -1, "I would prefer that you didn't submit this"),
-        new LabelValue((short) -2, "Do not submit")));
+        new LabelValue((short) -1, "I would prefer this is not merged as is"),
+        new LabelValue((short) -2, "This shall not be merged")));
     type.setAbbreviation("CR");
     type.setCopyMinScore(true);
     c.getLabelSections().put(type.getName(), type);
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/Util.java b/gerrit-server/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/Util.java
index f09f2d8982..d248c54f2a 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/Util.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/Util.java
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ public class Util {
       value(2, "Looks good to me, approved"),
       value(1, "Looks good to me, but someone else must approve"),
       value(0, "No score"),
-      value(-1, "I would prefer that you didn't submit this"),
-      value(-2, "Do not submit"));
+      value(-1, "I would prefer this is not merged as is"),
+      value(-2, "This shall not be merged"));
 
   public static LabelValue value(int value, String text) {
     return new LabelValue((short) value, text);