diff --git a/includes/admin/class-wc-admin-taxonomies.php b/includes/admin/class-wc-admin-taxonomies.php
index 226b6375bfa..34e4812e28b 100644
--- a/includes/admin/class-wc-admin-taxonomies.php
+++ b/includes/admin/class-wc-admin-taxonomies.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class WC_Admin_Taxonomies {
 	 * Constructor
 	 */
 	public function __construct() {
+		global $wc_product_attributes;
 
 		// Category/term ordering
 		add_action( 'create_term', array( $this, 'create_term' ), 5, 3 );
@@ -41,6 +42,10 @@ class WC_Admin_Taxonomies {
 		add_action( 'product_cat_pre_add_form', array( $this, 'product_cat_description' ) );
 		add_action( 'product_shipping_class_pre_add_form', array( $this, 'shipping_class_description' ) );
 
+		foreach ( array_keys( $wc_product_attributes ) as $attribute ) {
+			add_action( $attribute . '_pre_add_form', array( $this, 'product_attribute_description' ) );
+		}
+
 		// Maintain hierarchy of terms
 		add_filter( 'wp_terms_checklist_args', array( $this, 'disable_checked_ontop' ) );
 	}
@@ -53,7 +58,6 @@ class WC_Admin_Taxonomies {
 	 * @param mixed $taxonomy
 	 */
 	public function create_term( $term_id, $tt_id = '', $taxonomy = '' ) {
-
 		if ( $taxonomy != 'product_cat' && ! taxonomy_is_product_attribute( $taxonomy ) ) {
 			return;
 		}
@@ -69,15 +73,13 @@ class WC_Admin_Taxonomies {
 	 * @param mixed $term_id
 	 */
 	public function delete_term( $term_id ) {
-
-		$term_id = (int) $term_id;
-
-		if ( ! $term_id ) {
-			return;
-		}
-
 		global $wpdb;
-		$wpdb->query( "DELETE FROM {$wpdb->woocommerce_termmeta} WHERE `woocommerce_term_id` = " . $term_id );
+
+		$term_id = absint( $term_id );
+
+		if ( $term_id ) {
+			$wpdb->delete( $wpdb->woocommerce_termmeta, array( 'woocommerce_term_id' => $term_id ), array( '%d' ) );
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -272,6 +274,13 @@ class WC_Admin_Taxonomies {
 		echo wpautop( __( 'Shipping classes can be used to group products of similar type. These groups can then be used by certain shipping methods to provide different rates to different products.', 'woocommerce' ) );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Description for shipping class page to aid users.
+	 */
+	public function product_attribute_description() {
+		echo wpautop( __( 'Attribute terms can be assigned to products and variations.<br/><br/><b>Note</b>: Deleting a term will remove it from all products and variations to which it has been assigned. Recreating a term will not automatically assign it back to products.', 'woocommerce' ) );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Thumbnail column added to category admin.
 	 *