diff --git a/lib/checkclass.h b/lib/checkclass.h
index f507c75c8..9fa78b75a 100644
--- a/lib/checkclass.h
+++ b/lib/checkclass.h
@@ -195,8 +195,9 @@ private:
                "* Are all variables initialized by the constructors?\n"
                "* [[CheckMemset|Warn if memset, memcpy etc are used on a class]]\n"
                "* If it's a base class, check that the destructor is virtual\n"
-               "* The operator= should return a constant reference to itself\n"
                "* Are there unused private functions\n"
+               "* 'operator=' should return reference to self\n"
+               "* 'operator=' should check for assignment to self\n"
                "* Constness for member functions\n";
     }
 };
diff --git a/lib/checkstl.h b/lib/checkstl.h
index 44f60a47c..1c7e08689 100644
--- a/lib/checkstl.h
+++ b/lib/checkstl.h
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ private:
                "* dereferencing an erased iterator\n"
                "* for vectors: using iterator/pointer after push_back has been used\n"
                "* dangerous usage of find\n"
-               "* optimisation: using empty() instead of size()";
+               "* optimisation: use empty() instead of size() to guarantee fast code\n";
     }
 
     bool isStlContainer(const Token *tok);