diff --git a/app/views/projects/compare/_form.html.haml b/app/views/projects/compare/_form.html.haml
index ee733f8..c96a2ae 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/compare/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/compare/_form.html.haml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
       %code.label-branch 4eedf23
       or branch/tag name like
       %code.label-branch master
-      and press compare button for commits list, code diff.
+      and press compare button for the commits list and a code diff.
+      Changes are shown <b>from</b> the version in the first field <b>to</b> the version in the second field.
 
     %br
 
@@ -14,9 +15,9 @@
       .pull-left
         - if params[:to] && params[:from]
           = link_to 'switch', {from: params[:to], to: params[:from]}, {class: 'commits-compare-switch has_tooltip', title: 'Switch base of comparison'}
-        = text_field_tag :from, params[:from], placeholder: "master", class: "input-xlarge input-xpadding"
+        = text_field_tag :from, params[:from], class: "input-xlarge input-xpadding"
         = "..."
-        = text_field_tag :to, params[:to], placeholder: "aa8b4ef", class: "input-xlarge input-xpadding"
+        = text_field_tag :to, params[:to], class: "input-xlarge input-xpadding"
       .pull-left
         &nbsp;
         = submit_tag "Compare", class: "btn btn-create commits-compare-btn"
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libgit2 0.21.2