diff --git a/app/templates/verify.html b/app/templates/verify.html
index 42235ee56..a6ab5b8f5 100644
--- a/app/templates/verify.html
+++ b/app/templates/verify.html
@@ -10,18 +10,15 @@ GOV.UK Notify | Confirm email address and mobile number
 	<div class="column-two-thirds">
 		<h1 class="heading-xlarge">Activate your account</h1>
 
-		<p>You need to prove the contact details you gave us are yours.</p>
 		<p>We've sent you confirmation codes by email and text message. You need to enter both codes here.</p>
 
 		<p>
 		<label class="form-label" for="emailverify">Email confirmation code<br>
-		<span class="font-xsmall">Enter the code we sent you by email</span></label>
   		<input class="form-control-1-4" id="emailverify" type="text"><br>
   		<span class="font-xsmall"><a href="email-not-received">I haven't received an email</a></span>
   		</p>
   		<p>
   		<label class="form-label" for="email">Text message confirmation code<br>
-		<span class="font-xsmall">Enter the code we sent you by text</span></label>
   		<input class="form-control-1-4" id="email" type="text"><br>
   		<span class="font-xsmall"><a href="text-not-received">I haven't received a text</a></span>
   		</p>