diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/index_lifecycle_management/public/application/sections/edit_policy/components/phase_footer/phase_footer.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/index_lifecycle_management/public/application/sections/edit_policy/components/phase_footer/phase_footer.tsx
index 82f0725bfe7d0f..22422ceab8a040 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/index_lifecycle_management/public/application/sections/edit_policy/components/phase_footer/phase_footer.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/index_lifecycle_management/public/application/sections/edit_policy/components/phase_footer/phase_footer.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,20 @@ import { usePhaseTimings } from '../../form';
 
 import { InfinityIconSvg } from '../infinity_icon/infinity_icon.svg';
 
+const deleteDataLabel = i18n.translate(
+  'xpack.indexLifecycleMgmt.editPolicy.phaseTiming.beforeDeleteDescription',
+  {
+    defaultMessage: 'Delete data after this phase',
+  }
+);
+
+const keepDataLabel = i18n.translate(
+  'xpack.indexLifecycleMgmt.editPolicy.phaseTiming.foreverTimingDescription',
+  {
+    defaultMessage: 'Keep data in this phase forever',
+  }
+);
+
 interface Props {
   phase: PhasesExceptDelete;
 }
@@ -31,15 +45,6 @@ export const PhaseFooter: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({ phase }) => {
   if (!phaseConfiguration.isFinalDataPhase) {
     return null;
   }
-
-  const phaseDescription = isDeletePhaseEnabled
-    ? i18n.translate('xpack.indexLifecycleMgmt.editPolicy.phaseTiming.beforeDeleteDescription', {
-        defaultMessage: 'Data will be deleted after this phase',
-      })
-    : i18n.translate('xpack.indexLifecycleMgmt.editPolicy.phaseTiming.foreverTimingDescription', {
-        defaultMessage: 'Data will remain in this phase forever',
-      });
-
   const selectedButton = isDeletePhaseEnabled
     ? 'ilmEnableDeletePhaseButton'
     : 'ilmDisableDeletePhaseButton';
@@ -47,22 +52,12 @@ export const PhaseFooter: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({ phase }) => {
   const buttons = [
     {
       id: `ilmDisableDeletePhaseButton`,
-      label: i18n.translate(
-        'xpack.indexLifecycleMgmt.editPolicy.deletePhase.disablePhaseButtonLabel',
-        {
-          defaultMessage: 'Keep data in this phase forever',
-        }
-      ),
+      label: keepDataLabel,
       iconType: InfinityIconSvg,
     },
     {
       id: `ilmEnableDeletePhaseButton`,
-      label: i18n.translate(
-        'xpack.indexLifecycleMgmt.editPolicy.deletePhase.enablePhaseButtonLabel',
-        {
-          defaultMessage: 'Delete data after this phase',
-        }
-      ),
+      label: deleteDataLabel,
       iconType: 'trash',
       'data-test-subj': 'enableDeletePhaseButton',
     },
@@ -72,7 +67,7 @@ export const PhaseFooter: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({ phase }) => {
     <EuiFlexGroup alignItems="center" gutterSize="s" wrap>
       <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
         <EuiText size="s" color="subdued">
-          {phaseDescription}
+          {isDeletePhaseEnabled ? deleteDataLabel : keepDataLabel}
         </EuiText>
       </EuiFlexItem>
       <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/index_lifecycle_management/public/application/sections/edit_policy/edit_policy.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/index_lifecycle_management/public/application/sections/edit_policy/edit_policy.tsx
index 637fbd893aaa05..befb8faf51aa19 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/index_lifecycle_management/public/application/sections/edit_policy/edit_policy.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/index_lifecycle_management/public/application/sections/edit_policy/edit_policy.tsx
@@ -258,33 +258,8 @@ export const EditPolicy: React.FunctionComponent<Props> = ({ history }) => {
             <FormErrorsCallout />
 
             <EuiFlexGroup justifyContent="spaceBetween">
-              <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
-                <EuiButtonEmpty onClick={togglePolicyJsonFlyout} data-test-subj="requestButton">
-                  {isShowingPolicyJsonFlyout ? (
-                    <FormattedMessage
-                      id="xpack.indexLifecycleMgmt.editPolicy.hidePolicyJsonButto"
-                      defaultMessage="Hide request"
-                    />
-                  ) : (
-                    <FormattedMessage
-                      id="xpack.indexLifecycleMgmt.editPolicy.showPolicyJsonButto"
-                      defaultMessage="Show request"
-                    />
-                  )}
-                </EuiButtonEmpty>
-              </EuiFlexItem>
-
               <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
                 <EuiFlexGroup>
-                  <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
-                    <EuiButtonEmpty data-test-subj="cancelTestPolicy" onClick={backToPolicyList}>
-                      <FormattedMessage
-                        id="xpack.indexLifecycleMgmt.editPolicy.cancelButton"
-                        defaultMessage="Cancel"
-                      />
-                    </EuiButtonEmpty>
-                  </EuiFlexItem>
-
                   <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
                     <EuiButton
                       data-test-subj="savePolicyButton"
@@ -307,8 +282,33 @@ export const EditPolicy: React.FunctionComponent<Props> = ({ history }) => {
                       )}
                     </EuiButton>
                   </EuiFlexItem>
+
+                  <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
+                    <EuiButtonEmpty data-test-subj="cancelTestPolicy" onClick={backToPolicyList}>
+                      <FormattedMessage
+                        id="xpack.indexLifecycleMgmt.editPolicy.cancelButton"
+                        defaultMessage="Cancel"
+                      />
+                    </EuiButtonEmpty>
+                  </EuiFlexItem>
                 </EuiFlexGroup>
               </EuiFlexItem>
+
+              <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
+                <EuiButtonEmpty onClick={togglePolicyJsonFlyout} data-test-subj="requestButton">
+                  {isShowingPolicyJsonFlyout ? (
+                    <FormattedMessage
+                      id="xpack.indexLifecycleMgmt.editPolicy.hidePolicyJsonButto"
+                      defaultMessage="Hide request"
+                    />
+                  ) : (
+                    <FormattedMessage
+                      id="xpack.indexLifecycleMgmt.editPolicy.showPolicyJsonButto"
+                      defaultMessage="Show request"
+                    />
+                  )}
+                </EuiButtonEmpty>
+              </EuiFlexItem>
             </EuiFlexGroup>
 
             {isShowingPolicyJsonFlyout ? (
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/index_lifecycle_management/public/application/sections/edit_policy/i18n_texts.ts b/x-pack/plugins/index_lifecycle_management/public/application/sections/edit_policy/i18n_texts.ts
index 3923cf93cd0d33..1d75fb5031216e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/index_lifecycle_management/public/application/sections/edit_policy/i18n_texts.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/index_lifecycle_management/public/application/sections/edit_policy/i18n_texts.ts
@@ -189,27 +189,26 @@ export const i18nTexts = {
         defaultMessage: 'Cold phase',
       }),
       delete: i18n.translate('xpack.indexLifecycleMgmt.editPolicy.deletePhase.deletePhaseTitle', {
-        defaultMessage: 'Delete Data',
+        defaultMessage: 'Delete phase',
       }),
     },
     descriptions: {
       hot: i18n.translate('xpack.indexLifecycleMgmt.editPolicy.hotPhase.hotPhaseDescription', {
         defaultMessage:
-          'You actively store and query data in the hot phase. All policies have a hot phase.',
+          'Store your most-recent, most frequently-searched data in the hot tier, which provides the best indexing and search performance at the highest cost.',
       }),
       warm: i18n.translate('xpack.indexLifecycleMgmt.editPolicy.warmPhase.warmPhaseDescription', {
         defaultMessage:
-          'You are still querying your index, but it is read-only. You can allocate shards to less performant hardware. For faster searches, you can reduce the number of shards and force merge segments.',
+          'Move data to the warm tier, which is optimized for search performance over indexing performance. Data is infrequently added or updated in the warm phase.',
       }),
       cold: i18n.translate('xpack.indexLifecycleMgmt.editPolicy.coldPhase.coldPhaseDescription', {
         defaultMessage:
-          'You are querying your index less frequently, so you can allocate shards on significantly less performant hardware. Because your queries are slower, you can reduce the number of replicas.',
+          'Move data to the cold tier, which is optimized for cost savings over search performance. Data is normally read-only in the cold phase.',
       }),
       delete: i18n.translate(
         'xpack.indexLifecycleMgmt.editPolicy.deletePhase.deletePhaseDescription',
         {
-          defaultMessage:
-            'You no longer need your index.  You can define when it is safe to delete it.',
+          defaultMessage: 'Delete data you no longer need.',
         }
       ),
     },