diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/jira_import/components/jira_import_form.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/jira_import/components/jira_import_form.vue
index 24bfb49a7d18b85ce5e7a12f5339d59bd7906f32..980fd7f0f100aa70ce3dfc6277752615b70b13e1 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/jira_import/components/jira_import_form.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/jira_import/components/jira_import_form.vue
@@ -189,11 +189,10 @@ export default {
       <p>
         {{
           __(
-            `Jira users have been matched with similar GitLab users.
-            This can be overwritten by selecting a GitLab user from the dropdown in the "GitLab
+            `Jira users have been imported from the configured Jira instance.
+            They can be mapped by selecting a GitLab user from the dropdown in the "GitLab
             username" column.
-            If it wasn't possible to match a Jira user with a GitLab user, the dropdown defaults to
-            the user conducting the import.`,
+            In the beginning the dropdown defaults to the user conducting the import.`,
           )
         }}
       </p>
diff --git a/doc/user/project/import/jira.md b/doc/user/project/import/jira.md
index 482e632baa27f88d3a2483d1d102b9cbfc7de944..0090ef913b7a50f7b0de1ef6329dfe8afa1e68f2 100644
--- a/doc/user/project/import/jira.md
+++ b/doc/user/project/import/jira.md
@@ -77,10 +77,9 @@ Importing large projects may take several minutes depending on the size of the i
 
    In the **Jira-GitLab user mapping template** section, the table shows to which GitLab users your Jira
    users will be mapped.
-   If it wasn't possible to match a Jira user with a GitLab user, the dropdown defaults to the user
-   conducting the import.
+   In the beginning the dropdown defaults to the user conducting the import.
 
-1. To change any of the suggested mappings, click the dropdown in the **GitLab username** column and
+1. To change any of the mappings, click the dropdown in the **GitLab username** column and
    select the user you want to map to each Jira user.
 
    The dropdown may not show all the users, so use the search bar to find a specific
diff --git a/locale/gitlab.pot b/locale/gitlab.pot
index fd739397a272d823bed77df9049496d343d50729..cc49ac800fb550bd8c1dbca5cd4b27599bdcb87b 100644
--- a/locale/gitlab.pot
+++ b/locale/gitlab.pot
@@ -13333,7 +13333,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Jira service not configured."
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "Jira users have been matched with similar GitLab users. This can be overwritten by selecting a GitLab user from the dropdown in the \"GitLab username\" column. If it wasn't possible to match a Jira user with a GitLab user, the dropdown defaults to the user conducting the import."
+msgid "Jira users have been imported from the configured Jira instance. They can be mapped by selecting a GitLab user from the dropdown in the \"GitLab username\" column. In the beginning the dropdown defaults to the user conducting the import."
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "Jira-GitLab user mapping template"
diff --git a/spec/frontend/jira_import/components/jira_import_form_spec.js b/spec/frontend/jira_import/components/jira_import_form_spec.js
index 12d161edf72a05ff6c6615b981683e9744606a9e..1b975689e05c12ec9931e089467c6cb0ddc344c5 100644
--- a/spec/frontend/jira_import/components/jira_import_form_spec.js
+++ b/spec/frontend/jira_import/components/jira_import_form_spec.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ describe('JiraImportForm', () => {
 
     it('shows information to the user', () => {
       expect(wrapper.find('p').text()).toBe(
-        'Jira users have been matched with similar GitLab users. This can be overwritten by selecting a GitLab user from the dropdown in the "GitLab username" column. If it wasn\'t possible to match a Jira user with a GitLab user, the dropdown defaults to the user conducting the import.',
+        'Jira users have been imported from the configured Jira instance. They can be mapped by selecting a GitLab user from the dropdown in the "GitLab username" column. In the beginning the dropdown defaults to the user conducting the import.',
       );
     });
   });