diff --git a/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go b/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go
index ae832e60d9..fbfddad709 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@
 //
 // The -retracted flag causes list to report information about retracted
 // module versions. When -retracted is used with -f or -json, the Retracted
-// field will be set to a string slice explaining why the version was retracted.
+// field explains why the version was retracted.
 // The strings are taken from comments on the retract directive in the
 // module's go.mod file. When -retracted is used with -versions, retracted
 // versions are listed together with unretracted versions. The -retracted
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/list/list.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/list/list.go
index 3b842bfee2..29674d3c00 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/list/list.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/list/list.go
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ space-separated version list.
 
 The -retracted flag causes list to report information about retracted
 module versions. When -retracted is used with -f or -json, the Retracted
-field will be set to a string slice explaining why the version was retracted.
+field explains why the version was retracted.
 The strings are taken from comments on the retract directive in the
 module's go.mod file. When -retracted is used with -versions, retracted
 versions are listed together with unretracted versions. The -retracted