diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_router.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_router.erl
index 89bd06352..a417abb26 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_router.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_router.erl
@@ -804,8 +804,7 @@ mk_conflict_resolution_action(State) ->
         "\n      Below conditions should be true for each of the nodes in order to proceed:"
         "\n     a) Command 'ets:info(emqx_subscriber, size)' prints `0`."
         "\n     b) Command 'emqx ctl topics list' prints No topics.`"
-        "\n   3. Upgrade the nodes to 5.6.0 or newer"
-        "\n   4. Restart the node",
+        "\n   3. Upgrade the nodes to 5.6.0 or newer.",
     FormatUnkown =
         "Additionally, the following nodes were unreachable during startup: ~0p."
         "It is strongly advised to include them in the manual resolution procedure as well.",