diff --git a/wp-admin/plugins.php b/wp-admin/plugins.php
index 70dd206f83..7264c67aed 100644
--- a/wp-admin/plugins.php
+++ b/wp-admin/plugins.php
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ if( !empty($action) ) {
 wp_enqueue_script('plugin-install');
 add_thickbox();
 
-$help = '<p>' . sprintf(__('If something goes wrong with a plugin and you can&#8217;t use WordPress, delete or rename that file in the <code>%s</code> directory and it will be automatically deactivated.'), WP_PLUGIN_DIR) . '</p>';
+$help = '<p>' . __('Plugins extend and expand the functionality of WordPress. Once a plugin is installed, you may activate it or deactivate it here.') . '</p>';
+$help .= '<p>' . sprintf(__('If something goes wrong with a plugin and you can&#8217;t use WordPress, delete or rename that file in the <code>%s</code> directory and it will be automatically deactivated.'), WP_PLUGIN_DIR) . '</p>';
 $help .= '<p>' . sprintf(__('You can find additional plugins for your site by using the new <a href="%1$s">Plugin Browser/Installer</a> functionality or by browsing the <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/">WordPress Plugin Directory</a> directly and installing manually.  To <em>manually</em> install a plugin you generally just need to upload the plugin file into your <code>%2$s</code> directory.  Once a plugin has been installed, you may activate it here.'), 'plugin-install.php', WP_PLUGIN_DIR) . '</p>';
 
 add_contextual_help('plugins', $help);
@@ -207,7 +208,6 @@ if ( !empty($invalid) )
 <?php screen_icon(); ?>
 	<h2><?php echo wp_specialchars( $title ); ?></h2>
 
-<p><?php _e('Plugins extend and expand the functionality of WordPress. Once a plugin is installed, you may activate it or deactivate it here.'); ?></p>
 <?php
 
 $all_plugins = get_plugins();