diff --git a/wp-admin/update.php b/wp-admin/update.php
index 0a561e4325..e53cb0f99c 100644
--- a/wp-admin/update.php
+++ b/wp-admin/update.php
@@ -142,10 +142,10 @@ function core_upgrade_preamble() {
 	}
 
 	echo '<p>';
-	_e('A new version of WordPress is available for upgrade.  Before upgrading, please backup your blog.  Pressing the Backup button below will create a backup of your blog and prompt you to save that backup to your computer.  This sometimes takes a few minutes, so please be patient.  After the backup finishes, continue below to upgrade your blog automatically or manually.');  
+	_e('A new version of WordPress is available for upgrade.  Before upgrading, please <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Backing_Up_Your_Database">backup your blog</a>.');  
 	echo '</p>';
 
-	echo '<p><a class="button" href="export.php?download=true">' . __('Backup') . '</a></p>';
+	echo '<p><a href="' . __('http://codex.wordpress.org/Backing_Up_Your_Database') . '">' . __('How To Backup Your Blog') . '</a></p>';
 
 	if ( 'development' == $update->response ) {
 		$message = __('You are using a development version of WordPress.  You can upgrade to the latest nightly build automatically or download the nightly build and install it manually. Which would you like to do?');