diff --git a/source/reference/privilege-actions.txt b/source/reference/privilege-actions.txt
index 00d7ee7e979..176c44fe862 100644
--- a/source/reference/privilege-actions.txt
+++ b/source/reference/privilege-actions.txt
@@ -367,16 +367,13 @@ Server Administration Actions
    :dbcommand:`renameCollection` command. Apply this action to database
    resources.
 
-   To rename collections across databases, a user must have
-   :authaction:`renameCollectionSameDB` on the cluster resource, and
-   additionally have the following:
+   If a collection with the new name already exists, then the user must
+   also have the following:
 
-   - Either *have* :authaction:`find` on the source or *do not* have
-     :authaction:`find` on either the source or destination, to prevent
-     circumvention of the permission.
+   - Either *have* :authaction:`find` on the source collection or *do
+     not* have :authaction:`find` on the existing collection.
 
-   - :authaction:`dropCollection` on the source, if the operation will
-     drop the source collection.
+   - The :authaction:`dropCollection` action on the existing collection.
 
 .. authaction:: repairDatabase