diff --git a/oslo_log/_options.py b/oslo_log/_options.py
index 8210f2fb..2bb676a5 100644
--- a/oslo_log/_options.py
+++ b/oslo_log/_options.py
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@
     cfg.BoolOpt('use-syslog',
                 default=False,
                 help='Use syslog for logging. '
-                     'Existing syslog format is DEPRECATED during I, '
-                     'and changed in J to honor RFC5424.'),
+                     'Existing syslog format is DEPRECATED '
+                     'and will be changed later to honor RFC5424.'),
     cfg.BoolOpt('use-syslog-rfc-format',
                 default=True,
                 deprecated_for_removal=True,