diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/reindex/AbstractBulkByScrollRequest.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/reindex/AbstractBulkByScrollRequest.java
index 4aa9bc5ce146c..265ef1cbf481a 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/reindex/AbstractBulkByScrollRequest.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/reindex/AbstractBulkByScrollRequest.java
@@ -185,14 +185,14 @@ public Self setSize(int size) {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Should version conflicts cause aborts? Defaults to false.
+     * Whether or not version conflicts cause the action to abort.
      */
     public boolean isAbortOnVersionConflict() {
         return abortOnVersionConflict;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Should version conflicts cause aborts? Defaults to false.
+     * Set whether or not version conflicts cause the action to abort.
      */
     public Self setAbortOnVersionConflict(boolean abortOnVersionConflict) {
         this.abortOnVersionConflict = abortOnVersionConflict;
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/reindex/AbstractBulkByScrollRequestBuilder.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/reindex/AbstractBulkByScrollRequestBuilder.java
index 227814e24302e..a14ef850c5079 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/reindex/AbstractBulkByScrollRequestBuilder.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/reindex/AbstractBulkByScrollRequestBuilder.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public Self size(int size) {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Should we version conflicts cause the action to abort?
+     * Set whether or not version conflicts cause the action to abort.
      */
     public Self abortOnVersionConflict(boolean abortOnVersionConflict) {
         request.setAbortOnVersionConflict(abortOnVersionConflict);