diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/templates/rails/welcome/index.html.erb b/railties/lib/rails/templates/rails/welcome/index.html.erb
index 4c4c80ecda..eb620caa00 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/templates/rails/welcome/index.html.erb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/templates/rails/welcome/index.html.erb
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@
             </li>
 
             <li>
-              <h2>Create your database</h2>
-              <p>Run <code>rake db:create</code> to create your database. If you're not using SQLite (the default), edit <span class="filename">config/database.yml</span> with your username and password.</p>
+              <h2>Configure your database</h2>
+              <p>If you're not using SQLite (the default), edit <span class="filename">config/database.yml</span> with your username and password.</p>
             </li>
           </ol>
         </div>