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@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ The user can provide these additional parameters:
 
     - ``--dev`` — Install both ``develop`` and ``default`` packages from ``Pipfile``.
     - ``--system`` — Use the system ``pip`` command rather than the one from your virtualenv.
-    - ``--deploy`` — The workflow is using pipenv for package loc in local development environment for having a Pipfile and Pipfile.lock. The ``--deploy`` makes sure the packages are properly locked in Pipfile.lock, and abort if the lock file is out-of-date.
+    - ``--deploy`` — Make sure the packages are properly locked in Pipfile.lock, and abort if the lock file is out-of-date.
     - ``--ignore-pipfile`` — Ignore the ``Pipfile`` and install from the ``Pipfile.lock``.
     - ``--skip-lock`` — Ignore the ``Pipfile.lock`` and install from the ``Pipfile``. In addition, do not write out a ``Pipfile.lock`` reflecting changes to the ``Pipfile``.