diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/assignments.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/assignments.go
index a3d32093d6..ac4f7b88a4 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/assignments.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/assignments.go
@@ -220,9 +220,6 @@ func (check *Checker) assignVar(lhs syntax.Expr, x *operand) Type {
 		return nil
 	case variable, mapindex:
 		// ok
-	case nilvalue:
-		check.error(&z, "cannot assign to nil") // default would print "untyped nil"
-		return nil
 	default:
 		if sel, ok := z.expr.(*syntax.SelectorExpr); ok {
 			var op operand
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/operand.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/operand.go
index 6581d80323..f6bd0291ec 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/operand.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/operand.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func operandString(x *operand, qf Qualifier) string {
 		case nil, Typ[Invalid]:
 			return "nil (with invalid type)"
 		case Typ[UntypedNil]:
-			return "untyped nil"
+			return "nil"
 		default:
 			return fmt.Sprintf("nil (of type %s)", TypeString(x.typ, qf))
 		}
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/testdata/check/stmt0.src b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/testdata/check/stmt0.src
index d744f2ba81..353444f068 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/testdata/check/stmt0.src
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/testdata/check/stmt0.src
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ func assignments1() {
 
 	// test cases for issue 5800
 	var (
-		_ int = nil /* ERROR "untyped nil" */
-		_ [10]int = nil /* ERROR "untyped nil" */
+		_ int = nil /* ERROR "nil" */
+		_ [10]int = nil /* ERROR "nil" */
 		_ []byte = nil
-		_ struct{} = nil /* ERROR "untyped nil" */
+		_ struct{} = nil /* ERROR "nil" */
 		_ func() = nil
 		_ map[int]string = nil
 		_ chan int = nil
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/testdata/fixedbugs/issue49296.go2 b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/testdata/fixedbugs/issue49296.go2
index 8f52acc8a4..eaa8e4dc7d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/testdata/fixedbugs/issue49296.go2
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/testdata/fixedbugs/issue49296.go2
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ func _[
         T1 []int,
         T2 ~float64 | ~complex128 | chan int,
 ]() {
-        _ = T0(nil /* ERROR cannot convert untyped nil to T0 */ )
+        _ = T0(nil /* ERROR cannot convert nil to T0 */ )
         _ = T1(1 /* ERROR cannot convert 1 .* to T1 */ )
         _ = T2(2 /* ERROR cannot convert 2 .* to T2 */ )
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/testdata/spec/assignability.go2 b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/testdata/spec/assignability.go2
index fb28358bbb..507fe6d021 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/testdata/spec/assignability.go2
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/testdata/spec/assignability.go2
@@ -153,28 +153,28 @@ func _[
 
 // "x is the predeclared identifier nil and T is a pointer, function, slice, map, channel, or interface type"
 func _[TP Interface](X TP) {
-	b = nil // ERROR cannot use untyped nil
-	a = nil // ERROR cannot use untyped nil
+	b = nil // ERROR cannot use nil
+	a = nil // ERROR cannot use nil
 	l = nil
-	s = nil // ERROR cannot use untyped nil
+	s = nil // ERROR cannot use nil
 	p = nil
 	f = nil
 	i = nil
 	m = nil
 	c = nil
-	d = nil // ERROR cannot use untyped nil
+	d = nil // ERROR cannot use nil
 
-	B = nil // ERROR cannot use untyped nil
-	A = nil // ERROR cannot use untyped nil
+	B = nil // ERROR cannot use nil
+	A = nil // ERROR cannot use nil
 	L = nil
-	S = nil // ERROR cannot use untyped nil
+	S = nil // ERROR cannot use nil
 	P = nil
 	F = nil
 	I = nil
 	M = nil
 	C = nil
-	D = nil // ERROR cannot use untyped nil
-	X = nil // ERROR cannot use untyped nil
+	D = nil // ERROR cannot use nil
+	X = nil // ERROR cannot use nil
 }
 
 // "x is an untyped constant representable by a value of type T"
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue6004.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue6004.go
index 2b3dcd923d..99d6ab85ea 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/issue6004.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue6004.go
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@
 package main
 
 func main() {
-	_ = nil // ERROR "use of untyped nil"
-	_, _ = nil, 1 // ERROR "use of untyped nil"
-	_, _ = 1, nil // ERROR "use of untyped nil"
-	_ = append(nil, 1, 2, 3) // ERROR "untyped nil"
+	_ = nil                  // ERROR "use of untyped nil"
+	_, _ = nil, 1            // ERROR "use of untyped nil"
+	_, _ = 1, nil            // ERROR "use of untyped nil"
+	_ = append(nil, 1, 2, 3) // ERROR "untyped nil|nil"
 }
-
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue6402.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue6402.go
index 39cb9ac3f0..9977027d18 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/issue6402.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue6402.go
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 package p
 
 func f() uintptr {
-	return nil // ERROR "cannot use nil as type uintptr in return argument|incompatible type|cannot use untyped nil"
+	return nil // ERROR "cannot use nil as type uintptr in return argument|incompatible type|cannot use nil"
 }
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue7223.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue7223.go
index c78de287ff..129e20f497 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/issue7223.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue7223.go
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@
 package main
 
 var bits1 uint = 10
+
 const bits2 uint = 10
 
 func main() {
 	_ = make([]byte, 1<<bits1)
 	_ = make([]byte, 1<<bits2)
-	_ = make([]byte, nil) // ERROR "non-integer.*len|untyped nil"
-	_ = make([]byte, nil, 2) // ERROR "non-integer.*len|untyped nil"
-	_ = make([]byte, 1, nil) // ERROR "non-integer.*cap|untyped nil"
-	_ = make([]byte, true) // ERROR "non-integer.*len|untyped bool"
-	_ = make([]byte, "abc") // ERROR "non-integer.*len|untyped string"
+	_ = make([]byte, nil)    // ERROR "non-integer.*len|nil"
+	_ = make([]byte, nil, 2) // ERROR "non-integer.*len|nil"
+	_ = make([]byte, 1, nil) // ERROR "non-integer.*cap|nil"
+	_ = make([]byte, true)   // ERROR "non-integer.*len|untyped bool"
+	_ = make([]byte, "abc")  // ERROR "non-integer.*len|untyped string"
 }