diff --git a/go/cmd/dolt/cli/arg_parser_helpers.go b/go/cmd/dolt/cli/arg_parser_helpers.go
index 0dcae4dffe8..9848beb391d 100644
--- a/go/cmd/dolt/cli/arg_parser_helpers.go
+++ b/go/cmd/dolt/cli/arg_parser_helpers.go
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ const (
 	RemoveBackupShortId = "rm"
 )
 
-var mergeAbortDetails = `Abort the current conflict resolution process, and try to reconstruct the pre-merge state.
-
-If there were uncommitted working set changes present when the merge started, {{.EmphasisLeft}}dolt merge --abort{{.EmphasisRight}} will be unable to reconstruct these changes. It is therefore recommended to always commit or stash your changes before running dolt merge.
-`
-
 var branchForceFlagDesc = "Reset {{.LessThan}}branchname{{.GreaterThan}} to {{.LessThan}}startpoint{{.GreaterThan}}, even if {{.LessThan}}branchname{{.GreaterThan}} exists already. Without {{.EmphasisLeft}}-f{{.EmphasisRight}}, {{.EmphasisLeft}}dolt branch{{.EmphasisRight}} refuses to change an existing branch. In combination with {{.EmphasisLeft}}-d{{.EmphasisRight}} (or {{.EmphasisLeft}}--delete{{.EmphasisRight}}), allow deleting the branch irrespective of its merged status. In combination with -m (or {{.EmphasisLeft}}--move{{.EmphasisRight}}), allow renaming the branch even if the new branch name already exists, the same applies for {{.EmphasisLeft}}-c{{.EmphasisRight}} (or {{.EmphasisLeft}}--copy{{.EmphasisRight}})."
 
 // CreateCommitArgParser creates the argparser shared dolt commit cli and DOLT_COMMIT.
@@ -92,7 +87,7 @@ func CreateMergeArgParser() *argparser.ArgParser {
 	ap.SupportsFlag(NoFFParam, "", "Create a merge commit even when the merge resolves as a fast-forward.")
 	ap.SupportsFlag(SquashParam, "", "Merge changes to the working set without updating the commit history")
 	ap.SupportsString(MessageArg, "m", "msg", "Use the given {{.LessThan}}msg{{.GreaterThan}} as the commit message.")
-	ap.SupportsFlag(AbortParam, "", mergeAbortDetails)
+	ap.SupportsFlag(AbortParam, "", "Abort the in-progress merge and return the working set to the state before the merge started.")
 	ap.SupportsFlag(CommitFlag, "", "Perform the merge and commit the result. This is the default option, but can be overridden with the --no-commit flag. Note that this option does not affect fast-forward merges, which don't create a new merge commit, and if any merge conflicts or constraint violations are detected, no commit will be attempted.")
 	ap.SupportsFlag(NoCommitFlag, "", "Perform the merge and stop just before creating a merge commit. Note this will not prevent a fast-forward merge; use the --no-ff arg together with the --no-commit arg to prevent both fast-forwards and merge commits.")
 	ap.SupportsFlag(NoEditFlag, "", "Use an auto-generated commit message when creating a merge commit. The default for interactive CLI sessions is to open an editor.")