diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/raja-perf/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/raja-perf/package.py
index 0d83e130c66..bdc11975a72 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/raja-perf/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/raja-perf/package.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class RajaPerf(CachedCMakePackage, CudaPackage, ROCmPackage):
     variant(
         "lowopttest",
         default=False,
-        description="Intended for developers to use low optimization level for tests to pass with some compilers.",
+        description="For developers, lowers optimization level to pass tests with some compilers",
     )
 
     depends_on("blt")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/raja/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/raja/package.py
index 2da1da62fae..ac068888737 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/raja/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/raja/package.py
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class Raja(CachedCMakePackage, CudaPackage, ROCmPackage):
     variant(
         "lowopttest",
         default=False,
-        description="Intended for developers to use low optimization level for tests to pass with some compilers.",
+        description="For developers, lowers optimization level to pass tests with some compilers",
     )
 
     depends_on("blt", type="build")