diff --git a/barbicanclient/barbican_cli/secrets.py b/barbicanclient/barbican_cli/secrets.py
index f67d8307..0accf1b4 100644
--- a/barbicanclient/barbican_cli/secrets.py
+++ b/barbicanclient/barbican_cli/secrets.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from barbicanclient import secrets
 
 
 class DeleteSecret(command.Command):
-    """Delete an secret by providing its href."""
+    """Delete a secret by providing its URI."""
 
     def get_parser(self, prog_name):
         parser = super(DeleteSecret, self).get_parser(prog_name)
diff --git a/doc/source/cli_usage.rst b/doc/source/cli_usage.rst
index 797dcbbf..98a177f4 100644
--- a/doc/source/cli_usage.rst
+++ b/doc/source/cli_usage.rst
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Subcommand actions that a user can take for secrets are:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    secret delete  Delete an secret by providing its href.
+    secret delete  Delete a secret by providing its URI.
     secret get     Retrieve a secret by providing its URI.
     secret list    List secrets.
     secret store   Store a secret in Barbican.