diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/notifications/notificationTemplates.list.js b/awx/ui/client/src/notifications/notificationTemplates.list.js
index bf48ddc38a..3d90e237b5 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/notifications/notificationTemplates.list.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/notifications/notificationTemplates.list.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ export default function(){
         iterator: 'notification_template',
         index: false,
         hover: false,
-        emptyListText: 'No notifications exist',
 
         fields: {
             status: {
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/notifications/notifications.list.js b/awx/ui/client/src/notifications/notifications.list.js
index 7266299306..3c9b8ae533 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/notifications/notifications.list.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/notifications/notifications.list.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export default function(){
         iterator: 'notification',
         index: false,
         hover: false,
-        emptyListText: 'No Notifications exist',
+        emptyListText: "This list is populated by notification templates added from the&nbsp;<a ui-sref='notifications.add'>Notifications</a>&nbsp;section",
         basePath: 'notification_templates',
         fields: {
             name: {
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/organizations/linkout/controllers/organizations-admins.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/organizations/linkout/controllers/organizations-admins.controller.js
index e81e01195e..12d4baee54 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/organizations/linkout/controllers/organizations-admins.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/organizations/linkout/controllers/organizations-admins.controller.js
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ export default ['$stateParams', '$scope', 'UserList', 'Rest', '$state', 'generat
                     var listMode = 'users';
 
                     list = _.cloneDeep(UserList);
-                    list.emptyListText = "Please add items to this list";
                     delete list.actions.add;
                     list.searchRowActions = {
                         add: {
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/organizations/linkout/controllers/organizations-users.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/organizations/linkout/controllers/organizations-users.controller.js
index f3c868b406..cb77646ddc 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/organizations/linkout/controllers/organizations-users.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/organizations/linkout/controllers/organizations-users.controller.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
                      $scope.org_id = data.id;
 
                      list = _.cloneDeep(UserList);
-                     list.emptyListText = "Please add items to this list";
                      delete list.actions.add;
                      list.searchRowActions = {
                          add: {