diff --git a/charts/karpenter/crds/karpenter.sh_provisioners.yaml b/charts/karpenter/crds/karpenter.sh_provisioners.yaml
index 5fd33637a769..6abdc67d8727 100644
--- a/charts/karpenter/crds/karpenter.sh_provisioners.yaml
+++ b/charts/karpenter/crds/karpenter.sh_provisioners.yaml
@@ -35,14 +35,10 @@ spec:
             type: object
           spec:
             description: ProvisionerSpec is the top level provisioner specification.
-              Provisioners launch nodes in response to pods where status.conditions[type=unschedulable,
-              status=true]. Node configuration is driven by through a combination
-              of provisioner specification (defaults) and pod scheduling constraints
-              (overrides). A single provisioner is capable of managing highly diverse
-              capacity within a single cluster and in most cases, only one should
-              be necessary. It's possible to define multiple provisioners. These provisioners
-              may have different defaults and can be specifically targeted by pods
-              using pod.spec.nodeSelector["karpenter.sh/provisioner-name"]=$PROVISIONER_NAME.
+              Provisioners launch nodes in response to pods that are unschedulable.
+              A single provisioner is capable of managing a diverse set of nodes.
+              Node properties are determined from a combination of provisioner and
+              pod scheduling constraints.
             properties:
               labels:
                 additionalProperties:
diff --git a/pkg/apis/provisioning/v1alpha5/provisioner.go b/pkg/apis/provisioning/v1alpha5/provisioner.go
index 66a404e78a29..899ee7ff7149 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/provisioning/v1alpha5/provisioner.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/provisioning/v1alpha5/provisioner.go
@@ -19,14 +19,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 // ProvisionerSpec is the top level provisioner specification. Provisioners
-// launch nodes in response to pods where status.conditions[type=unschedulable,
-// status=true]. Node configuration is driven by through a combination of
-// provisioner specification (defaults) and pod scheduling constraints
-// (overrides). A single provisioner is capable of managing highly diverse
-// capacity within a single cluster and in most cases, only one should be
-// necessary. It's possible to define multiple provisioners. These provisioners
-// may have different defaults and can be specifically targeted by pods using
-// pod.spec.nodeSelector["karpenter.sh/provisioner-name"]=$PROVISIONER_NAME.
+// launch nodes in response to pods that are unschedulable. A single provisioner
+// is capable of managing a diverse set of nodes. Node properties are determined
+// from a combination of provisioner and pod scheduling constraints.
 type ProvisionerSpec struct {
 	// Constraints are applied to all nodes launched by this provisioner.
 	Constraints `json:",inline"`