diff --git a/openstackclient/identity/v3/access_rule.py b/openstackclient/identity/v3/access_rule.py
index d96b44daf9..65e78be1d0 100644
--- a/openstackclient/identity/v3/access_rule.py
+++ b/openstackclient/identity/v3/access_rule.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class DeleteAccessRule(command.Command):
             'access_rule',
             metavar='<access-rule>',
             nargs="+",
-            help=_('Application credentials(s) to delete (name or ID)'),
+            help=_('Access rule(s) to delete (name or ID)'),
         )
         return parser
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class ShowAccessRule(command.ShowOne):
         parser.add_argument(
             'access_rule',
             metavar='<access-rule>',
-            help=_('Application credential to display (name or ID)'),
+            help=_('Access rule to display (name or ID)'),
         )
         return parser