diff --git a/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0207.md b/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0207.md
index 21e7e461c753b..cb4f5d5157d9b 100644
--- a/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0207.md
+++ b/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0207.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-A type or lifetime parameter that is specified for `impl` is not constrained.
+A type parameter that is specified for `impl` is not constrained.
 
 Erroneous code example:
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ impl<T: Default> Foo {
 }
 ```
 
-Any type parameter or lifetime parameter of an `impl` must meet at least one of
+Any type parameter parameter of an `impl` must meet at least one of
 the following criteria:
 
  - it appears in the _implementing type_ of the impl, e.g. `impl<T> Foo<T>`