diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/view/editorColorRegistry.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/view/editorColorRegistry.ts
index 27ccaf58e6bca..98f9448086a0e 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/view/editorColorRegistry.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/view/editorColorRegistry.ts
@@ -38,16 +38,16 @@ export const editorOverviewRulerBorder = registerColor('editorOverviewRuler.bord
 export const editorGutter = registerColor('editorGutter.background', { dark: editorBackground, light: editorBackground, hc: editorBackground }, nls.localize('editorGutter', 'Background color of the editor gutter. The gutter contains the glyph margins and the line numbers.'));
 
 export const editorErrorForeground = registerColor('editorError.foreground', { dark: '#ea4646', light: '#d60a0a', hc: null }, nls.localize('errorForeground', 'Foreground color of error squigglies in the editor.'));
-export const editorErrorBorder = registerColor('editorError.border', { dark: null, light: null, hc: Color.fromHex('#E47777').transparent(0.8) }, nls.localize('errorBorder', 'Border color of error squigglies in the editor.'));
+export const editorErrorBorder = registerColor('editorError.border', { dark: null, light: null, hc: Color.fromHex('#E47777').transparent(0.8) }, nls.localize('errorBorder', 'Border color of error boxes in the editor.'));
 
 export const editorWarningForeground = registerColor('editorWarning.foreground', { dark: '#4d9e4d', light: '#117711', hc: null }, nls.localize('warningForeground', 'Foreground color of warning squigglies in the editor.'));
-export const editorWarningBorder = registerColor('editorWarning.border', { dark: null, light: null, hc: Color.fromHex('#71B771').transparent(0.8) }, nls.localize('warningBorder', 'Border color of warning squigglies in the editor.'));
+export const editorWarningBorder = registerColor('editorWarning.border', { dark: null, light: null, hc: Color.fromHex('#71B771').transparent(0.8) }, nls.localize('warningBorder', 'Border color of warning boxes in the editor.'));
 
 export const editorInfoForeground = registerColor('editorInfo.foreground', { dark: '#008000', light: '#008000', hc: null }, nls.localize('infoForeground', 'Foreground color of info squigglies in the editor.'));
-export const editorInfoBorder = registerColor('editorInfo.border', { dark: null, light: null, hc: Color.fromHex('#71B771').transparent(0.8) }, nls.localize('infoBorder', 'Border color of info squigglies in the editor.'));
+export const editorInfoBorder = registerColor('editorInfo.border', { dark: null, light: null, hc: Color.fromHex('#71B771').transparent(0.8) }, nls.localize('infoBorder', 'Border color of info boxes in the editor.'));
 
 export const editorHintForeground = registerColor('editorHint.foreground', { dark: Color.fromHex('#eeeeee').transparent(0.7), light: '#6c6c6c', hc: null }, nls.localize('hintForeground', 'Foreground color of hint squigglies in the editor.'));
-export const editorHintBorder = registerColor('editorHint.border', { dark: null, light: null, hc: Color.fromHex('#eeeeee').transparent(0.8) }, nls.localize('hintBorder', 'Border color of hint squigglies in the editor.'));
+export const editorHintBorder = registerColor('editorHint.border', { dark: null, light: null, hc: Color.fromHex('#eeeeee').transparent(0.8) }, nls.localize('hintBorder', 'Border color of hint boxes in the editor.'));
 
 export const editorUnnecessaryCodeBorder = registerColor('editorUnnecessaryCode.border', { dark: null, light: null, hc: Color.fromHex('#fff').transparent(0.8) }, nls.localize('unnecessaryCodeBorder', 'Border color of unnecessary (unused) source code in the editor.'));
 export const editorUnnecessaryCodeOpacity = registerColor('editorUnnecessaryCode.opacity', { dark: Color.fromHex('#000a'), light: Color.fromHex('#0007'), hc: null }, nls.localize('unnecessaryCodeOpacity', 'Opacity of unnecessary (unused) source code in the editor. For example, "#000000c0" will render the code with 75% opacity. For high contrast themes, use the  \'editorUnnecessaryCode.border\' theme color to underline unnecessary code instead of fading it out.'));