diff --git a/src/libcollections/string.rs b/src/libcollections/string.rs
index 4c82e2e2e7e35..6f1c13e31b1c3 100644
--- a/src/libcollections/string.rs
+++ b/src/libcollections/string.rs
@@ -999,6 +999,9 @@ impl String {
     /// If `new_len` is greater than the string's current length, this has no
     /// effect.
     ///
+    /// Note that this method has no effect on the allocated capacity
+    /// of the string
+    ///
     /// # Panics
     ///
     /// Panics if `new_len` does not lie on a [`char`] boundary.
diff --git a/src/libcollections/vec.rs b/src/libcollections/vec.rs
index dc0f33d9bc3e0..0530df6863387 100644
--- a/src/libcollections/vec.rs
+++ b/src/libcollections/vec.rs
@@ -545,6 +545,9 @@ impl<T> Vec<T> {
     /// The [`drain`] method can emulate `truncate`, but causes the excess
     /// elements to be returned instead of dropped.
     ///
+    /// Note that this method has no effect on the allocated capacity
+    /// of the vector.
+    ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
     /// Truncating a five element vector to two elements:
@@ -1089,6 +1092,9 @@ impl<T> Vec<T> {
 
     /// Clears the vector, removing all values.
     ///
+    /// Note that this method has no effect on the allocated capacity
+    /// of the vector.
+    ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
     /// ```