diff --git a/internal/model/state.go b/internal/model/state.go
index ba6dc7e..b4c33db 100644
--- a/internal/model/state.go
+++ b/internal/model/state.go
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ package model
 type TodoState string
 
 const (
-	StateTODO  TodoState = "TODO"
-	StatePROG  TodoState = "PROG"
-	StateBLOCK TodoState = "BLOCK"
-	StateDONE  TodoState = "DONE"
-	StateNone  TodoState = ""
+	// StateNone is the empty (no TODO keyword) state. Concrete TODO states are
+	// user-configurable (see config.States), so they are not hardcoded here.
+	StateNone TodoState = ""
 )
diff --git a/internal/ui/settings.go b/internal/ui/settings.go
index 87898b1..e969591 100644
--- a/internal/ui/settings.go
+++ b/internal/ui/settings.go
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ func (m *uiModel) viewSettings() string {
 	case settingsSectionTags:
 		instructions = "←/→: Switch tabs • ↑/↓: Navigate • Enter: Edit • D: Delete\nc: Add new tag • ctrl+s: Save • q/,: Exit"
 	case settingsSectionStates:
-		instructions = "←/→: Switch tabs • ↑/↓: Navigate • shift+↑/↓: Reorder • Enter: Edit\nD: Delete • c: Add new state • ctrl+s: Save • q/,: Exit"
+		instructions = "←/→: Switch tabs • ↑/↓: Navigate • shift+↑/↓: Reorder • Enter: Edit\nD: Delete • c: Add new (or DONE) state • ctrl+s: Save • q/,: Exit"
 	case settingsSectionKeybindings:
 		instructions = "←/→: Switch tabs • ↑/↓: Navigate • Enter: Edit keybinding\nctrl+s: Save • q/,: Exit"
 	}