diff --git a/contrib/cube/README.cube b/contrib/cube/README.cube
index c4ad7b33b5a..3f130c47699 100644
--- a/contrib/cube/README.cube
+++ b/contrib/cube/README.cube
@@ -29,12 +29,8 @@ To install the type, run
 	make
 	make install
 
-For this to work, make sure that:
-
-. the cube source directory is in the postgres contrib directory
-. the user running "make install" has postgres administrative authority
-. this user's environment defines the PGLIB and PGDATA variables and has
-  postgres binaries in the PATH.
+The user running "make install" may need root access; depending on how you
+configured the PostgreSQL installation paths.
 
 This only installs the type implementation and documentation.  To make the
 type available in any particular database, as a postgres superuser do:
diff --git a/contrib/seg/README.seg b/contrib/seg/README.seg
index 99ae8648cda..f899b9394d1 100644
--- a/contrib/seg/README.seg
+++ b/contrib/seg/README.seg
@@ -84,12 +84,8 @@ To install the type, run
 	make
 	make install
 
-For this to work, make sure that:
-
-. the seg source directory is in the postgres contrib directory
-. the user running "make install" has postgres administrative authority
-. this user's environment defines the PGLIB and PGDATA variables and has
-  postgres binaries in the PATH.
+The user running "make install" may need root access; depending on how you
+configured the PostgreSQL installation paths.
 
 This only installs the type implementation and documentation.  To make the
 type available in any particular database, do