diff --git a/site/src/components/Navbar/NavbarView.tsx b/site/src/components/Navbar/NavbarView.tsx
index a2ae924fbb039..32d6d491de008 100644
--- a/site/src/components/Navbar/NavbarView.tsx
+++ b/site/src/components/Navbar/NavbarView.tsx
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ const ProxyMenu: FC<{ proxyContextValue: ProxyContextValue }> = ({
               margin: 0,
             }}
           >
-            Reduce workspace latency by selecting the region nearest you.
+            Select a region nearest to you
           </Typography>
           <Typography
             component="p"
@@ -299,8 +299,8 @@ const ProxyMenu: FC<{ proxyContextValue: ProxyContextValue }> = ({
               marginTop: 0.5,
             }}
           >
-            * Only applies to web connections. Local ssh connections will
-            automatically select the nearest region based on latency.
+            Workspace proxies improve terminal and web app connections to
+            workspaces. This does not apply to SSH connections.
           </Typography>
         </Box>
         <Divider sx={{ borderColor: (theme) => theme.palette.divider }} />
diff --git a/site/src/pages/UserSettingsPage/WorkspaceProxyPage/WorkspaceProxyPage.tsx b/site/src/pages/UserSettingsPage/WorkspaceProxyPage/WorkspaceProxyPage.tsx
index 50c4e503646ec..88d337bf43cac 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/UserSettingsPage/WorkspaceProxyPage/WorkspaceProxyPage.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/UserSettingsPage/WorkspaceProxyPage/WorkspaceProxyPage.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export const WorkspaceProxyPage: FC<PropsWithChildren<unknown>> = () => {
   const styles = useStyles()
 
   const description =
-    "Workspace proxies are used to reduce the latency of connections to your workspaces."
+    "Workspace proxies improve terminal and web app connections to workspaces."
 
   const {
     proxyLatencies,