diff --git a/src/components/views/room_settings/AliasSettings.js b/src/components/views/room_settings/AliasSettings.js
index e8fc700d50..84e2120e1a 100644
--- a/src/components/views/room_settings/AliasSettings.js
+++ b/src/components/views/room_settings/AliasSettings.js
@@ -349,9 +349,7 @@ export default class AliasSettings extends React.Component {
                 onItemAdded={this.onLocalAliasAdded}
                 onItemRemoved={this.onLocalAliasDeleted}
                 noItemsLabel={_t('This room has no local addresses')}
-                placeholder={_t(
-                    'New address (e.g. #foo:%(localDomain)s)', {localDomain: localDomain},
-                )}
+                placeholder={_t('Local address')}
                 domain={localDomain}
             />);
         }
@@ -381,9 +379,7 @@ export default class AliasSettings extends React.Component {
                     suggestionsListId="mx_AliasSettings_altRecommendations"
                     itemsLabel={_t('Other published addresses:')}
                     noItemsLabel={_t('No other published addresses yet, add one below')}
-                    placeholder={_t(
-                        'New address (e.g. #foo:domain)',
-                    )}
+                    placeholder={_t('New published address (e.g. #alias:server)')}
                 />
                 <span className='mx_SettingsTab_subheading'>{_t("Local Addresses")}</span>
                 <p>{_t("Set addresses for this room so users can find this room through your homeserver (%(localDomain)s)", {localDomain})}</p>
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 547b7e64cf..f2272b294a 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -1162,15 +1162,14 @@
     "Main address": "Main address",
     "not specified": "not specified",
     "This room has no local addresses": "This room has no local addresses",
-    "New address (e.g. #foo:%(localDomain)s)": "New address (e.g. #foo:%(localDomain)s)",
+    "Local address": "Local address",
     "Published Addresses": "Published Addresses",
     "Published addresses can be used by anyone on any server to join your room. To publish an address it needs to be set as a local address first.": "Published addresses can be used by anyone on any server to join your room. To publish an address it needs to be set as a local address first.",
     "Other published addresses:": "Other published addresses:",
     "No other published addresses yet, add one below": "No other published addresses yet, add one below",
-    "New address (e.g. #foo:domain)": "New address (e.g. #foo:domain)",
+    "New published address (e.g. #alias:server)": "New published address (e.g. #alias:server)",
     "Local Addresses": "Local Addresses",
     "Set addresses for this room so users can find this room through your homeserver (%(localDomain)s)": "Set addresses for this room so users can find this room through your homeserver (%(localDomain)s)",
-    "Local addresses (unmoderated content)": "Local addresses (unmoderated content)",
     "Error updating flair": "Error updating flair",
     "There was an error updating the flair for this room. The server may not allow it or a temporary error occurred.": "There was an error updating the flair for this room. The server may not allow it or a temporary error occurred.",
     "Invalid community ID": "Invalid community ID",