diff --git a/mod/assign/lang/en/assign.php b/mod/assign/lang/en/assign.php
index 7c9256b2402..4fd82a9885c 100644
--- a/mod/assign/lang/en/assign.php
+++ b/mod/assign/lang/en/assign.php
@@ -572,9 +572,9 @@ $string['submissionslockedshort'] = 'Submission changes not allowed';
 $string['submissionsclosed'] = 'Submissions closed';
 $string['submissionsettings'] = 'Submission settings';
 $string['submissionstatement'] = 'Submission statement';
-$string['submissionstatement_help'] = 'Assignment submission confirmation statement';
 $string['submissionstatementdefault'] = 'This submission is my own work, except where I have acknowledged the use of the works of other people.';
 $string['submissionstatement_help'] = 'Statement that each student must accept in order to submit their work.';
+$string['submissionstatementrequired'] = 'You are required to agree to this statement before you can submit.';
 $string['submissionstatementteamsubmission'] = 'Group submission statement';
 $string['submissionstatementteamsubmissiondefault'] = 'This submission is the work of my group, except where we have acknowledged the use of the works of other people.';
 $string['submissionstatementteamsubmission_help'] = 'Statement that each student must accept in order to submit the work of their group.';
diff --git a/mod/assign/locallib.php b/mod/assign/locallib.php
index 7ea56ef0341..ef15d3f10e7 100644
--- a/mod/assign/locallib.php
+++ b/mod/assign/locallib.php
@@ -8135,7 +8135,8 @@ class assign {
         // Only show submission statement if we are editing our own submission.
         if ($requiresubmissionstatement && !$draftsenabled && $userid == $USER->id) {
             $mform->addElement('checkbox', 'submissionstatement', '', $submissionstatement);
-            $mform->addRule('submissionstatement', get_string('required'), 'required', null, 'client');
+            $mform->addRule('submissionstatement', get_string('submissionstatementrequired', 'mod_assign'),
+                'required', null, 'client');
         }
 
         $this->add_plugin_submission_elements($submission, $mform, $data, $userid);
diff --git a/mod/assign/submissionconfirmform.php b/mod/assign/submissionconfirmform.php
index 1508026a850..b8c440c1b34 100644
--- a/mod/assign/submissionconfirmform.php
+++ b/mod/assign/submissionconfirmform.php
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ class mod_assign_confirm_submission_form extends moodleform {
 
         if ($requiresubmissionstatement) {
             $mform->addElement('checkbox', 'submissionstatement', '', $submissionstatement);
-            $mform->addRule('submissionstatement', get_string('required'), 'required', null, 'client');
+            $mform->addRule('submissionstatement', get_string('submissionstatementrequired', 'mod_assign'),
+                'required', null, 'client');
         }
 
         $mform->addElement('static', 'confirmmessage', '', get_string('confirmsubmission', 'mod_assign'));
diff --git a/mod/assign/tests/behat/group_submission.feature b/mod/assign/tests/behat/group_submission.feature
index 92483c3570a..2376fc0defc 100644
--- a/mod/assign/tests/behat/group_submission.feature
+++ b/mod/assign/tests/behat/group_submission.feature
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Feature: Group assignment submissions
     And I should see "This submission is the work of my group, except where we have acknowledged the use of the works of other people."
     And I press "Continue"
     And I should see "Confirm submission"
-    And I should see "- Required"
+    And I should see "You are required to agree to this statement before you can submit."
     And I set the field "submissionstatement" to "1"
     And I press "Continue"
     And I should see "Submitted for grading" in the "Submission status" "table_row"
diff --git a/mod/assign/tests/behat/submission_statement.feature b/mod/assign/tests/behat/submission_statement.feature
index ddce1a10c2f..2f4e0069518 100644
--- a/mod/assign/tests/behat/submission_statement.feature
+++ b/mod/assign/tests/behat/submission_statement.feature
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Feature: In an assignment, teacher can require submission statements
     Then I should see "This submission is my own work, except where I have acknowledged the use of the works of other people."
     And I press "Continue"
     And I should see "Confirm submission"
-    And I should see "- Required"
+    And I should see "You are required to agree to this statement before you can submit."
     And I set the field "submissionstatement" to "1"
     And I press "Continue"
     And I should see "Submitted for grading" in the "Submission status" "table_row"