diff --git a/lisp/gnus/message.el b/lisp/gnus/message.el
index 1851337b439..6da6140c5bc 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/message.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/message.el
@@ -2897,42 +2897,9 @@ See also `message-forbidden-properties'."
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-derived-mode message-mode text-mode "Message"
   "Major mode for editing mail and news to be sent.
-Like Text Mode but with these additional commands:\\<message-mode-map>
-C-c C-s  `message-send' (send the message)  C-c C-c  `message-send-and-exit'
-C-c C-d  Postpone sending the message       C-c C-k  Kill the message
-C-c C-f  move to a header field (and create it if there isn't):
-	 C-c C-f C-t  move to To	C-c C-f C-s  move to Subject
-	 C-c C-f C-c  move to Cc	C-c C-f C-b  move to Bcc
-	 C-c C-f C-w  move to Fcc	C-c C-f C-r  move to Reply-To
-	 C-c C-f C-u  move to Summary	C-c C-f C-n  move to Newsgroups
-	 C-c C-f C-k  move to Keywords	C-c C-f C-d  move to Distribution
-	 C-c C-f C-o  move to From (\"Originator\")
-	 C-c C-f C-f  move to Followup-To
-	 C-c C-f C-m  move to Mail-Followup-To
-	 C-c C-f C-e  move to Expires
-	 C-c C-f C-i  cycle through Importance values
-	 C-c C-f s    change subject and append \"(was: <Old Subject>)\"
-	 C-c C-f x    crossposting with FollowUp-To header and note in body
-	 C-c C-f t    replace To: header with contents of Cc: or Bcc:
-	 C-c C-f a    Insert X-No-Archive: header and a note in the body
-C-c C-t  `message-insert-to' (add a To header to a news followup)
-C-c C-l  `message-to-list-only' (removes all but list address in to/cc)
-C-c C-n  `message-insert-newsgroups' (add a Newsgroup header to a news reply)
-C-c C-b  `message-goto-body' (move to beginning of message text).
-C-c C-i  `message-goto-signature' (move to the beginning of the signature).
-C-c C-w  `message-insert-signature' (insert `message-signature-file' file).
-C-c C-y  `message-yank-original' (insert current message, if any).
-C-c C-q  `message-fill-yanked-message' (fill what was yanked).
-C-c C-e  `message-elide-region' (elide the text between point and mark).
-C-c C-v  `message-delete-not-region' (remove the text outside the region).
-C-c C-z  `message-kill-to-signature' (kill the text up to the signature).
-C-c C-r  `message-caesar-buffer-body' (rot13 the message body).
-C-c C-a  `mml-attach-file' (attach a file as MIME).
-C-c C-u  `message-insert-or-toggle-importance'  (insert or cycle importance).
-C-c M-n  `message-insert-disposition-notification-to'  (request receipt).
-C-c M-m  `message-mark-inserted-region' (mark region with enclosing tags).
-C-c M-f  `message-mark-insert-file' (insert file marked with enclosing tags).
-M-RET    `message-newline-and-reformat' (break the line and reformat)."
+Like `text-mode', but with these additional commands:
+
+\\{message-mode-map}"
   (set (make-local-variable 'message-reply-buffer) nil)
   (set (make-local-variable 'message-inserted-headers) nil)
   (set (make-local-variable 'message-send-actions) nil)