diff --git a/phpBB/docs/INSTALL.html b/phpBB/docs/INSTALL.html
index 69e4e4e202..7f695b328c 100644
--- a/phpBB/docs/INSTALL.html
+++ b/phpBB/docs/INSTALL.html
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 			<li>PostgreSQL 8.3+</li>
 			<li>SQLite 2.8.2+</li>
 			<li>SQLite 3.6.15+</li>
-			<li>MS SQL Server 2000 or above (directly or via ODBC or the native adapter)</li>
+			<li>MS SQL Server 2000 or above (via ODBC or the native adapter)</li>
 			<li>Oracle</li>
 		</ul>
 		</li>
diff --git a/phpBB/docs/README.html b/phpBB/docs/README.html
index 3a4ca02d20..2fa18a0714 100644
--- a/phpBB/docs/README.html
+++ b/phpBB/docs/README.html
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
 	<ul>
 		<li>Your server type/version, e.g. Apache 2.2.3, IIS 7, Sambar, etc.</li>
 		<li>PHP version and mode of operation, e.g. PHP 5.4.0 as a module, PHP 5.4.0 running as CGI, etc.</li>
-		<li>DB type/version, e.g. MySQL 5.0.77, PostgreSQL 9.0.6, MSSQL Server 2000 SP1, etc.</li>
+		<li>DB type/version, e.g. MySQL 5.0.77, PostgreSQL 9.0.6, MSSQL Server 2000 (via ODBC), etc.</li>
 	</ul>
 
 	<p>The relevant database type/version is listed within the administration control panel.</p>
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@
 
 	<p>Please remember that running any application on a development (unstable, e.g. a beta release) version of PHP can lead to strange/unexpected results which may appear to be bugs in the application. Therefore, we recommend you upgrade to the newest stable version of PHP before running phpBB. If you are running a development version of PHP please check any bugs you find on a system running a stable release before submitting.</p>
 
-	<p>This board has been developed and tested under Linux and Windows (amongst others) running Apache using MySQL 3.23, 4.x, 5.x, MariaDB 5.x, MSSQL Server 2000, PostgreSQL 8.x, Oracle 8, SQLite 2 and SQLite 3. Versions of PHP used range from 5.4.x above 5.6.x to 7.0.x without problem.</p>
+	<p>This board has been developed and tested under Linux and Windows (amongst others) running Apache using MySQL 3.23, 4.x, 5.x, MariaDB 5.x, PostgreSQL 8.x, Oracle 8, SQLite 2 and SQLite 3. Versions of PHP used range from 5.4.x above 5.6.x to 7.0.x without problem.</p>
 
 <a name="phpsec"></a><h3>7.i. Notice on PHP security issues</h3>