diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/pages/admin/users/components/delete_user_modal.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/pages/admin/users/components/delete_user_modal.vue
index 0e3ac636661..9ce176744ba 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/pages/admin/users/components/delete_user_modal.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/pages/admin/users/components/delete_user_modal.vue
@@ -52,16 +52,15 @@
       text() {
         const keepContributionsText = s__(`AdminArea|
           You are about to permanently delete the user %{username}.
-          This will delete all of the issues, merge requests, and groups linked to them.
+          Issues, merge requests, and groups linked to them will be transferred to a system-wide "Ghost-user".
           To avoid data loss, consider using the %{strong_start}block user%{strong_end} feature instead.
           Once you %{strong_start}Delete user%{strong_end}, it cannot be undone or recovered.`);
 
         const deleteContributionsText = s__(`AdminArea|
           You are about to permanently delete the user %{username}.
-          Issues, merge requests, and groups linked to them will be transferred to a system-wide "Ghost-user".
+          This will delete all of the issues, merge requests, and groups linked to them.
           To avoid data loss, consider using the %{strong_start}block user%{strong_end} feature instead.
           Once you %{strong_start}Delete user%{strong_end}, it cannot be undone or recovered.`);
-
         return sprintf(this.deleteContributions ? deleteContributionsText : keepContributionsText,
           {
             username: `<strong>${_.escape(this.username)}</strong>`,
diff --git a/app/views/admin/users/_user.html.haml b/app/views/admin/users/_user.html.haml
index 2ff4221efbd..badf3dd74b3 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/users/_user.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/users/_user.html.haml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
                   delete_user_url: admin_user_path(user),
                   block_user_url: block_admin_user_path(user),
                   username: user.name,
-                  delete_contributions: 'false' }, type: 'button' }
+                  delete_contributions: false }, type: 'button' }
                   = s_('AdminUsers|Delete user')
 
             %li
@@ -52,5 +52,5 @@
                 delete_user_url: admin_user_path(user, hard_delete: true),
                 block_user_url: block_admin_user_path(user),
                 username: user.name,
-                delete_contributions: 'true' }, type: 'button' }
+                delete_contributions: true }, type: 'button' }
                 = s_('AdminUsers|Delete user and contributions')
diff --git a/app/views/admin/users/show.html.haml b/app/views/admin/users/show.html.haml
index ec3be869797..814ccdae8f3 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/users/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/users/show.html.haml
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
               delete_user_url: admin_user_path(@user),
               block_user_url: block_admin_user_path(@user),
               username: @user.name,
-              delete_contributions: 'false' }, type: 'button' }
+              delete_contributions: false }, type: 'button' }
               = s_('AdminUsers|Delete user')
           - else
             - if @user.solo_owned_groups.present?
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
                 delete_user_url: admin_user_path(@user, hard_delete: true),
                 block_user_url: block_admin_user_path(@user),
                 username: @user.name,
-                delete_contributions: 'true' }, type: 'button' }
+                delete_contributions: true }, type: 'button' }
                 = s_('AdminUsers|Delete user and contributions')
           - else
             %p
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/45451-user-deletion-modal-with-same-info-for-delete-user-or-delete-user-and-contributions.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/45451-user-deletion-modal-with-same-info-for-delete-user-or-delete-user-and-contributions.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..707a18745c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/45451-user-deletion-modal-with-same-info-for-delete-user-or-delete-user-and-contributions.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+title: Correct text and functionality for delete user / delete user and contributions
+  modal.
+merge_request: 18463
+author: Marc Schwede
+type: fixed