diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/config/commonEditorConfig.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/config/commonEditorConfig.ts
index 6ab252ec4f4fe21aea79e51b355f9d31267e4969..ef9f9fc914b112f78e9fa121a4b8d815058be565 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/config/commonEditorConfig.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/config/commonEditorConfig.ts
@@ -283,14 +283,12 @@ const editorConfiguration: IConfigurationNode = {
 			'type': 'number',
 			'default': EDITOR_MODEL_DEFAULTS.tabSize,
 			'minimum': 1,
-			'markdownDescription': nls.localize('tabSize', "The number of spaces a tab is equal to. This setting is overridden based on the file contents when `#editor.detectIndentation#` is on."),
-			'errorMessage': nls.localize('tabSize.errorMessage', "Expected 'number'. Note that the value \"auto\" has been replaced by the `editor.detectIndentation` setting.")
+			'markdownDescription': nls.localize('tabSize', "The number of spaces a tab is equal to. This setting is overridden based on the file contents when `#editor.detectIndentation#` is on.")
 		},
 		'editor.insertSpaces': {
 			'type': 'boolean',
 			'default': EDITOR_MODEL_DEFAULTS.insertSpaces,
-			'markdownDescription': nls.localize('insertSpaces', "Insert spaces when pressing `Tab`. This setting is overridden based on the file contents when `#editor.detectIndentation#` is on."),
-			'errorMessage': nls.localize('insertSpaces.errorMessage', "Expected 'boolean'. Note that the value \"auto\" has been replaced by the `editor.detectIndentation` setting.")
+			'markdownDescription': nls.localize('insertSpaces', "Insert spaces when pressing `Tab`. This setting is overridden based on the file contents when `#editor.detectIndentation#` is on.")
 		},
 		'editor.detectIndentation': {
 			'type': 'boolean',