diff --git a/doc/go1.16.html b/doc/go1.16.html
index f07550a3947..f7e40ceb326 100644
--- a/doc/go1.16.html
+++ b/doc/go1.16.html
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Do not send CLs removing the interior tags from such phrases.
   fetching from repositories and resolving custom domains using insecure
   schemes such as HTTP, and also bypassess module sum validation using the
   checksum database. To permit the use of insecure schemes, use the
-  <code>GOINSECURE</code> environment variable instead. To disable module
+  <code>GOINSECURE</code> environment variable instead. To bypass module
   sum validation, use <code>GOPRIVATE</code> or <code>GONOSUMDB</code>.
   See <code>go</code> <code>help</code> <code>environment</code> for details.
 </p>
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go b/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go
index f48ddabce1a..44077ca449c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@
 // module sum validation using the checksum database. Use with caution.
 // This flag is deprecated and will be removed in a future version of go.
 // To permit the use of insecure schemes, use the GOINSECURE environment
-// variable instead. To disable module sum validation, use GOPRIVATE or
+// variable instead. To bypass module sum validation, use GOPRIVATE or
 // GONOSUMDB. See 'go help environment' for details.
 //
 // The second step is to download (if needed), build, and install
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go
index 193d94019b6..ea0e99af7d4 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ custom domains using insecure schemes such as HTTP, and also bypassess
 module sum validation using the checksum database. Use with caution.
 This flag is deprecated and will be removed in a future version of go.
 To permit the use of insecure schemes, use the GOINSECURE environment
-variable instead. To disable module sum validation, use GOPRIVATE or
+variable instead. To bypass module sum validation, use GOPRIVATE or
 GONOSUMDB. See 'go help environment' for details.
 
 The second step is to download (if needed), build, and install