diff --git a/man/fi_verbs.7.md b/man/fi_verbs.7.md
index 14ebc1faf33..7d4ec9cc2f4 100644
--- a/man/fi_verbs.7.md
+++ b/man/fi_verbs.7.md
@@ -163,21 +163,21 @@ The verbs provider checks for the following environment variables.
 ### Common variables:
 
 *FI_VERBS_TX_SIZE*
-:  Default maximum tx context size (default: 384)
+:  Default tx context size (default: 384)
 
 *FI_VERBS_RX_SIZE*
-:  Default maximum rx context size (default: 384)
+:  Default rx context size (default: 384)
 
 *FI_VERBS_TX_IOV_LIMIT*
-: Default maximum tx iov_limit (default: 4). Note: RDM (internal -
+: Default tx iov_limit (default: 4). Note: RDM (internal -
   deprecated) EP type supports only 1
 
 *FI_VERBS_RX_IOV_LIMIT*
-: Default maximum rx iov_limit (default: 4). Note: RDM (internal -
+: Default rx iov_limit (default: 4). Note: RDM (internal -
   deprecated) EP type supports only 1
 
 *FI_VERBS_INLINE_SIZE*
-: Default maximum inline size. Actual inject size returned in fi_info
+: Default inline size. Actual inject size returned in fi_info
   may be greater (default: 64)
 
 *FI_VERBS_MIN_RNR_TIMER*
diff --git a/prov/verbs/src/verbs_init.c b/prov/verbs/src/verbs_init.c
index 6aca05ac01d..49489b9007d 100644
--- a/prov/verbs/src/verbs_init.c
+++ b/prov/verbs/src/verbs_init.c
@@ -615,31 +615,31 @@ static int vrb_get_param_str(const char *param_name,
 int vrb_read_params(void)
 {
 	/* Common parameters */
-	if (vrb_get_param_int("tx_size", "Default maximum tx context size",
+	if (vrb_get_param_int("tx_size", "Default tx context size",
 			      &vrb_gl_data.def_tx_size) ||
 	    (vrb_gl_data.def_tx_size < 0)) {
 		VRB_WARN(FI_LOG_CORE, "Invalid value of tx_size\n");
 		return -FI_EINVAL;
 	}
-	if (vrb_get_param_int("rx_size", "Default maximum rx context size",
+	if (vrb_get_param_int("rx_size", "Default rx context size",
 			      &vrb_gl_data.def_rx_size) ||
 	    (vrb_gl_data.def_rx_size < 0)) {
 		VRB_WARN(FI_LOG_CORE, "Invalid value of rx_size\n");
 		return -FI_EINVAL;
 	}
-	if (vrb_get_param_int("tx_iov_limit", "Default maximum tx iov_limit",
+	if (vrb_get_param_int("tx_iov_limit", "Default tx iov_limit",
 			      &vrb_gl_data.def_tx_iov_limit) ||
 	    (vrb_gl_data.def_tx_iov_limit < 0)) {
 		VRB_WARN(FI_LOG_CORE, "Invalid value of tx_iov_limit\n");
 		return -FI_EINVAL;
 	}
-	if (vrb_get_param_int("rx_iov_limit", "Default maximum rx iov_limit",
+	if (vrb_get_param_int("rx_iov_limit", "Default rx iov_limit",
 			      &vrb_gl_data.def_rx_iov_limit) ||
 	    (vrb_gl_data.def_rx_iov_limit < 0)) {
 		VRB_WARN(FI_LOG_CORE, "Invalid value of rx_iov_limit\n");
 		return -FI_EINVAL;
 	}
-	if (vrb_get_param_int("inline_size", "Default maximum inline size. "
+	if (vrb_get_param_int("inline_size", "Default inline size. "
 			      "Actual inject size returned in fi_info may be "
 			      "greater", &vrb_gl_data.def_inline_size) ||
 	    (vrb_gl_data.def_inline_size < 0)) {