diff --git a/aider/args.py b/aider/args.py
index 5b94097a8..0807020ea 100644
--- a/aider/args.py
+++ b/aider/args.py
@@ -237,10 +237,8 @@ def get_parser(default_config_files, git_root):
         type=int,
         default=None,
         help=(
-            (
-                "Soft limit on tokens for chat history, after which summarization begins."
-                " If unspecified, defaults to the model's max_chat_history_tokens."
-            ),
+            "Soft limit on tokens for chat history, after which summarization begins."
+            " If unspecified, defaults to the model's max_chat_history_tokens."
         ),
     )
     # This is a duplicate of the argument in the preparser and is a no-op by this time of
diff --git a/aider/website/assets/sample.env b/aider/website/assets/sample.env
index f96fd9964..f69f75c0f 100644
--- a/aider/website/assets/sample.env
+++ b/aider/website/assets/sample.env
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 ## Only work with models that have meta-data available (default: True)
 #AIDER_SHOW_MODEL_WARNINGS=true
 
-## Maximum number of tokens to use for chat history. If not specified, uses the model's max_chat_history_tokens.
+## ("Soft limit on tokens for chat history, after which summarization begins. If unspecified, defaults to the model's max_chat_history_tokens.",)
 #AIDER_MAX_CHAT_HISTORY_TOKENS=
 
 ## Specify the .env file to load (default: .env in git root)
diff --git a/aider/website/docs/config/dotenv.md b/aider/website/docs/config/dotenv.md
index 0da62a6bf..6541b2c20 100644
--- a/aider/website/docs/config/dotenv.md
+++ b/aider/website/docs/config/dotenv.md
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ cog.outl("```")
 ## Only work with models that have meta-data available (default: True)
 #AIDER_SHOW_MODEL_WARNINGS=true
 
-## Maximum number of tokens to use for chat history. If not specified, uses the model's max_chat_history_tokens.
+## ("Soft limit on tokens for chat history, after which summarization begins. If unspecified, defaults to the model's max_chat_history_tokens.",)
 #AIDER_MAX_CHAT_HISTORY_TOKENS=
 
 ## Specify the .env file to load (default: .env in git root)