diff --git a/docs/_includes/js/popovers.html b/docs/_includes/js/popovers.html
index c827a7ff69..3616c15216 100644
--- a/docs/_includes/js/popovers.html
+++ b/docs/_includes/js/popovers.html
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus.">
   {% highlight js %}$('#element').popover('toggle'){% endhighlight %}
 
   <h4>.popover('destroy')</h4>
-  <p>Popovers that use delegation (which are created using <a href="#popovers-options">the <code>selector</code> option</a>) cannot be individually destroyed on descendant trigger elements.</p>
+  <p>Hides and destroys an element's popover. Popovers that use delegation (which are created using <a href="#popovers-options">the <code>selector</code> option</a>) cannot be individually destroyed on descendant trigger elements.</p>
   {% highlight js %}$('#element').popover('destroy'){% endhighlight %}
 
   <h3 id="popovers-events">Events</h3>
diff --git a/docs/_includes/js/tooltips.html b/docs/_includes/js/tooltips.html
index 48534ed3e3..77a0d5cb50 100644
--- a/docs/_includes/js/tooltips.html
+++ b/docs/_includes/js/tooltips.html
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ $('#example').tooltip(options)
   {% highlight js %}$('#element').tooltip('toggle'){% endhighlight %}
 
   <h4>.tooltip('destroy')</h4>
-  <p>Tooltips that use delegation (which are created using <a href="#tooltips-options">the <code>selector</code> option</a>) cannot be individually destroyed on descendant trigger elements.</p>
+  <p>Hides and destroys an element's tooltip. Tooltips that use delegation (which are created using <a href="#tooltips-options">the <code>selector</code> option</a>) cannot be individually destroyed on descendant trigger elements.</p>
   {% highlight js %}$('#element').tooltip('destroy'){% endhighlight %}
 
   <h3 id="tooltips-events">Events</h3>