diff --git a/website/docs/cli/commands/apply.mdx b/website/docs/cli/commands/apply.mdx
index d6a4c2994d..3b7d148db7 100644
--- a/website/docs/cli/commands/apply.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/cli/commands/apply.mdx
@@ -39,10 +39,8 @@ Terraform will propose the plan to you and prompt you to approve it before
 taking the described actions, unless you waive that prompt by using the
 `-auto-approve` option.
 
--> **Tip:** When performing its own plan, `terraform apply` supports all of the same
-[planning modes](/cli/commands/plan#planning-modes) and
-[planning options](/cli/commands/plan#planning-options) that `terraform plan` would
-accept, so you can customize how Terraform will create the plan.
+-> **Tip:** When you run `terraform apply` without a saved plan file, you can use all of the [planning modes](/cli/commands/plan#planning-modes) and
+[planning options](/cli/commands/plan#planning-options) available for `terraform plan`. This lets you customize how Terraform will create the plan.
 
 ### Saved Plan Mode
 
@@ -111,8 +109,9 @@ apply command executes and reports on the apply operation.
   [walks the graph](/internals/graph#walking-the-graph). Defaults to
   10\.
 
-- Planning modes and options available for
-[`terraform plan`](/cli/commands/plan#planning-options) - Only available when you run `terraform apply` without a saved plan file.
+- All [planning modes](/cli/commands/plan#planning-modes) and
+[planning options](/cli/commands/plan#planning-options) for
+`terraform plan` - Customize how Terraform will create the plan. Only available when you run `terraform apply` without a saved plan file.
 
 For configurations using
 [the `local` backend](/language/settings/backends/local) only,