diff --git a/source/reference/privilege-actions.txt b/source/reference/privilege-actions.txt
index cd05bcaa53d..43c273b294e 100644
--- a/source/reference/privilege-actions.txt
+++ b/source/reference/privilege-actions.txt
@@ -362,16 +362,15 @@ Server Administration Actions
    :dbcommand:`renameCollection` command. Apply this action to database
    resources.
 
-   If a collection with the new name already exists, then the user must
-   also have the following:
+   Additionally, the user must either *have* :authaction:`find` on the
+   source collection or *not have* :authaction:`find` on the destination
+   collection.
 
-   - Either *have* :authaction:`find` on the source, or *do not*
-     have :authaction:`find` on both the source and target
-     collections.
+   If a collection with the new name already exists, the user must also
+   have the :authaction:`dropCollection` action on the destination
+   collection.
 
-     .. CITE: https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/blob/master/src/mongo/db/commands/rename_collection_common.cpp#L53-56
-
-   - The :authaction:`dropCollection` action on the source collection.
+   .. CITE: https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/blob/master/src/mongo/db/commands/rename_collection_common.cpp#L53-56
 
 .. authaction:: repairDatabase