diff --git a/base_classes/NXdata.nxdl.xml b/base_classes/NXdata.nxdl.xml
index 9af7db6f1b..2ab47c6c52 100644
--- a/base_classes/NXdata.nxdl.xml
+++ b/base_classes/NXdata.nxdl.xml
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@
 
 		`Available axes`
 
-		With the current definition of the :ref:`axes </NXdata@axes-attribute>` and :ref:`AXISNAME_indices </NXdata@AXISNAME_indices-attribute>` attributes
-		it is not straightforward to discover all available axes. All strings in the :ref:`axes </NXdata@axes-attribute>` attribute
+		With this definition of the :ref:`axes </NXdata@axes-attribute>` and :ref:`AXISNAME_indices </NXdata@AXISNAME_indices-attribute>` attributes
+		a list of all available axes is not provided directly. All strings in the :ref:`axes </NXdata@axes-attribute>` attribute
 		(excluding the “.” string) are axis field names. In addition the prefix of an attribute ending with the string "_indices" is also
 		an axis field name.