def remove_holddown(form, fields): """This removes the unhelpful "Hold down the...." help texts for the specified fields for a form.""" remove_message = unicode(_('Hold down "Control", or "Command" on a Mac, to select more than one.')) for field in fields: if field in form.base_fields: if form.base_fields[field].help_text: form.base_fields[field].help_text = form.base_fields[field].help_text.replace(remove_message, '').strip() return form