diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/init/bootstraptoken.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/init/bootstraptoken.go
index f92ff70b2db..bdfcabb2b7f 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/init/bootstraptoken.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/init/bootstraptoken.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import (
 var (
 	bootstrapTokenLongDesc = cmdutil.LongDesc(`
 		Bootstrap tokens are used for establishing bidirectional trust between a node joining
-		the cluster and a the control-plane node.
+		the cluster and a control-plane node.
 
 		This command makes all the configurations required to make bootstrap tokens works
 		and then creates an initial token.
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/reset.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/reset.go
index 2177c3b29b4..b7ee292e0bf 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/reset.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/reset.go
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ import (
 var (
 	iptablesCleanupInstructions = dedent.Dedent(`
 		The reset process does not reset or clean up iptables rules or IPVS tables.
-		If you wish to reset iptables, you must do so manually.
-		For example:
-		iptables -F && iptables -t nat -F && iptables -t mangle -F && iptables -X
+		If you wish to reset iptables, you must do so manually by using the "iptables" command.
 
 		If your cluster was setup to utilize IPVS, run ipvsadm --clear (or similar)
 		to reset your system's IPVS tables.