diff --git a/modules/node/node.admin.inc b/modules/node/node.admin.inc
index b323c43bbf1bb480cfc26a3d3ea513859e0f2e3c..b2539b0eae2ddce6d2e5475dd49fbb428a742b05 100644
--- a/modules/node/node.admin.inc
+++ b/modules/node/node.admin.inc
@@ -28,37 +28,37 @@ function node_configure_rebuild_confirm_submit($form, &$form_state) {
 function node_node_operations() {
   $operations = array(
     'publish' => array(
-      'label' => t('Publish'),
+      'label' => t('Publish selected content'),
       'callback' => 'node_mass_update',
       'callback arguments' => array('updates' => array('status' => NODE_PUBLISHED)),
     ),
     'unpublish' => array(
-      'label' => t('Unpublish'),
+      'label' => t('Unpublish selected content'),
       'callback' => 'node_mass_update',
       'callback arguments' => array('updates' => array('status' => NODE_NOT_PUBLISHED)),
     ),
     'promote' => array(
-      'label' => t('Promote to front page'),
+      'label' => t('Promote selected content to front page'),
       'callback' => 'node_mass_update',
       'callback arguments' => array('updates' => array('status' => NODE_PUBLISHED, 'promote' => NODE_PROMOTED)),
     ),
     'demote' => array(
-      'label' => t('Demote from front page'),
+      'label' => t('Demote selected content from front page'),
       'callback' => 'node_mass_update',
       'callback arguments' => array('updates' => array('promote' => NODE_NOT_PROMOTED)),
     ),
     'sticky' => array(
-      'label' => t('Make sticky'),
+      'label' => t('Make selected content sticky'),
       'callback' => 'node_mass_update',
       'callback arguments' => array('updates' => array('status' => NODE_PUBLISHED, 'sticky' => NODE_STICKY)),
     ),
     'unsticky' => array(
-      'label' => t('Remove stickiness'),
+      'label' => t('Make selected content not sticky'),
       'callback' => 'node_mass_update',
       'callback arguments' => array('updates' => array('sticky' => NODE_NOT_STICKY)),
     ),
     'delete' => array(
-      'label' => t('Delete'),
+      'label' => t('Delete selected content'),
       'callback' => NULL,
     ),
   );
diff --git a/modules/node/node.api.php b/modules/node/node.api.php
index 09dfe9d3c6e8dff400c95aa8adadb6e554fcfcad..ef7f7bdec5796925945c12920b0d1fa9f4383d56 100644
--- a/modules/node/node.api.php
+++ b/modules/node/node.api.php
@@ -222,28 +222,39 @@ function hook_node_grants_alter(&$grants, $account, $op) {
  */
 function hook_node_operations() {
   $operations = array(
-    'approve' => array(
-      'label' => t('Approve the selected posts'),
-      'callback' => 'node_operations_approve',
+    'publish' => array(
+      'label' => t('Publish selected content'),
+      'callback' => 'node_mass_update',
+      'callback arguments' => array('updates' => array('status' => NODE_PUBLISHED)),
     ),
-    'promote' => array(
-      'label' => t('Promote the selected posts'),
-      'callback' => 'node_operations_promote',
+    'unpublish' => array(
+      'label' => t('Unpublish selected content'),
+      'callback' => 'node_mass_update',
+      'callback arguments' => array('updates' => array('status' => NODE_NOT_PUBLISHED)),
     ),
-    'sticky' => array(
-      'label' => t('Make the selected posts sticky'),
-      'callback' => 'node_operations_sticky',
+    'promote' => array(
+      'label' => t('Promote selected content to front page'),
+      'callback' => 'node_mass_update',
+      'callback arguments' => array('updates' => array('status' => NODE_PUBLISHED, 'promote' => NODE_PROMOTED)),
     ),
     'demote' => array(
-      'label' => t('Demote the selected posts'),
-      'callback' => 'node_operations_demote',
+      'label' => t('Demote selected content from front page'),
+      'callback' => 'node_mass_update',
+      'callback arguments' => array('updates' => array('promote' => NODE_NOT_PROMOTED)),
     ),
-    'unpublish' => array(
-      'label' => t('Unpublish the selected posts'),
-      'callback' => 'node_operations_unpublish',
+    'sticky' => array(
+      'label' => t('Make selected content sticky'),
+      'callback' => 'node_mass_update',
+      'callback arguments' => array('updates' => array('status' => NODE_PUBLISHED, 'sticky' => NODE_STICKY)),
+    ),
+    'unsticky' => array(
+      'label' => t('Make selected content not sticky'),
+      'callback' => 'node_mass_update',
+      'callback arguments' => array('updates' => array('sticky' => NODE_NOT_STICKY)),
     ),
     'delete' => array(
-      'label' => t('Delete the selected posts'),
+      'label' => t('Delete selected content'),
+      'callback' => NULL,
     ),
   );
   return $operations;