diff --git a/content/docs/command-reference/exp/apply.md b/content/docs/command-reference/exp/apply.md
index 7fc1d72597..1153012e6f 100644
--- a/content/docs/command-reference/exp/apply.md
+++ b/content/docs/command-reference/exp/apply.md
@@ -22,12 +22,8 @@ Specifically, `dvc exp apply` checks out any files or directories needed to
 reflect the experiment conditions and results. This can include both with DVC
 and Git: code, data, <abbr>parameters</abbr>, <abbr>metrics</abbr>, etc.
 
-> Note that existing changes in the workspace that don't conflict the
-> `experiment` are left alone. This may result in a mix of other changes with
-> the ones applied by this command.
-
-⚠️ Conflicting changes in the workspace are overwritten unless `--no-force` is
-used.
+⚠️ This command will destroy any existing changes in the workspace (Git working
+tree) unless the `--no-force` flag is used.
 
 This is typically used after choosing a target `experiment` with `dvc exp show`
 or `dvc exp diff`, and before committing it to Git (making it [persistent].