diff --git a/src/cmd/vet/print.go b/src/cmd/vet/print.go
index 38d6f72419b..294688f4ea6 100644
--- a/src/cmd/vet/print.go
+++ b/src/cmd/vet/print.go
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ func (f *File) argCanBeChecked(call *ast.CallExpr, formatArg int, state *formatS
 	// There are bad indexes in the format or there are fewer arguments than the format needs.
 	// This is the argument number relative to the format: Printf("%s", "hi") will give 1 for the "hi".
 	arg := argNum - state.firstArg + 1 // People think of arguments as 1-indexed.
-	f.Badf(call.Pos(), "%s format %s reads arg #%d, but call has only %v", state.name, state.format, arg, count(len(call.Args)-state.firstArg, "arg"))
+	f.Badf(call.Pos(), "%s format %s reads arg #%d, but call has %v", state.name, state.format, arg, count(len(call.Args)-state.firstArg, "arg"))
 	return false
 }
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/vet/testdata/print.go b/src/cmd/vet/testdata/print.go
index 6508c8e6155..1669a047daf 100644
--- a/src/cmd/vet/testdata/print.go
+++ b/src/cmd/vet/testdata/print.go
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ func PrintfTests() {
 	Printf("hi")                       // ok
 	const format = "%s %s\n"
 	Printf(format, "hi", "there")
-	Printf(format, "hi")              // ERROR "Printf format %s reads arg #2, but call has only 1 arg$"
-	Printf("%s %d %.3v %q", "str", 4) // ERROR "Printf format %.3v reads arg #3, but call has only 2 args"
+	Printf(format, "hi")              // ERROR "Printf format %s reads arg #2, but call has 1 arg$"
+	Printf("%s %d %.3v %q", "str", 4) // ERROR "Printf format %.3v reads arg #3, but call has 2 args"
 	f := new(ptrStringer)
 	f.Warn(0, "%s", "hello", 3)           // ERROR "Warn call has possible formatting directive %s"
 	f.Warnf(0, "%s", "hello", 3)          // ERROR "Warnf call needs 1 arg but has 2 args"
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func PrintfTests() {
 	// Multiple string arguments before variadic args
 	// errorf("WARNING", "foobar")            // OK
 	// errorf("INFO", "s=%s, n=%d", "foo", 1) // OK
-	// errorf("ERROR", "%d")                  // no error "errorf format %d reads arg #1, but call has only 0 args"
+	// errorf("ERROR", "%d")                  // no error "errorf format %d reads arg #1, but call has 0 args"
 
 	// Printf from external package
 	// externalprintf.Printf("%d", 42) // OK
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func PrintfTests() {
 	// level := 123
 	// externalprintf.Logf(level, "%d", 42)                        // OK
 	// externalprintf.Errorf(level, level, "foo %q bar", "foobar") // OK
-	// externalprintf.Logf(level, "%d")                            // no error "Logf format %d reads arg #1, but call has only 0 args"
+	// externalprintf.Logf(level, "%d")                            // no error "Logf format %d reads arg #1, but call has 0 args"
 	// var formatStr = "%s %s"
 	// externalprintf.Sprintf(formatStr, "a", "b")     // OK
 	// externalprintf.Logf(level, formatStr, "a", "b") // OK
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func PrintfTests() {
 	Printf("%d %[0]d %d %[2]d x", 1, 2, 3, 4)             // ERROR "Printf format has invalid argument index \[0\]"
 	Printf("%d %[3]d %d %[-2]d x", 1, 2, 3, 4)            // ERROR "Printf format has invalid argument index \[-2\]"
 	Printf("%d %[3]d %d %[2234234234234]d x", 1, 2, 3, 4) // ERROR "Printf format has invalid argument index \[2234234234234\]"
-	Printf("%d %[3]d %-10d %[2]d x", 1, 2, 3)             // ERROR "Printf format %-10d reads arg #4, but call has only 3 args"
+	Printf("%d %[3]d %-10d %[2]d x", 1, 2, 3)             // ERROR "Printf format %-10d reads arg #4, but call has 3 args"
 	Printf("%[1][3]d x", 1, 2)                            // ERROR "Printf format %\[1\]\[ has unknown verb \["
 	Printf("%[1]d x", 1, 2)                               // OK
 	Printf("%d %[3]d %d %[2]d x", 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)          // OK