diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/release_savepoint.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/release_savepoint.sgml
index 00b57ffcbb..34299f5618 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/release_savepoint.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/release_savepoint.sgml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
 
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>RELEASE SAVEPOINT</refname>
-  <refpurpose>subcommit a previously defined savepoint</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>release a previously defined savepoint</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <refsynopsisdiv>
@@ -34,16 +34,13 @@ RELEASE [ SAVEPOINT ] <replaceable>savepoint_name</replaceable>
   <title>Description</title>
 
   <para>
-   <command>RELEASE SAVEPOINT</command> will subcommit the subtransaction
-   established by the named savepoint, if one exists. This will release
-   any resources held by the subtransaction. If there were any
-   subtransactions of the named savepoint, these will also be subcommitted.
-  </para>
-
-  <para>
-   Changes made after <command>RELEASE SAVEPOINT</command> will be in
-   the same transaction, and have the same transaction id, as changes
-   made before the named savepoint was created.
+   <command>RELEASE SAVEPOINT</command> releases the named savepoint and
+   all active savepoints that were created after the named savepoint,
+   and frees their resources.  All changes made since the creation of the
+   savepoint, excluding rolled back savepoints changes, are merged into
+   the transaction or savepoint that was active when the named savepoint
+   was created.  Changes made after <command>RELEASE SAVEPOINT</command>
+   will also be part of this active transaction or savepoint.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
@@ -55,7 +52,7 @@ RELEASE [ SAVEPOINT ] <replaceable>savepoint_name</replaceable>
     <term><replaceable>savepoint_name</replaceable></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
-      The name of the savepoint to subcommit.
+      The name of the savepoint to release.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/rollback.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/rollback.sgml
index 02b118fc04..e0e7c61560 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/rollback.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/rollback.sgml
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ ROLLBACK [ WORK | TRANSACTION ] [ AND [ NO ] CHAIN ]
       linkend="sql-set-transaction"/>) as the just finished one.  Otherwise,
       no new transaction is started.
      </para>
-     <para>
-      The SQL Standard describes this as a chained transaction.
-     </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>