diff --git a/BUILDING.md b/BUILDING.md
index 7e02b260ca77c3..ce0994377f5427 100644
--- a/BUILDING.md
+++ b/BUILDING.md
@@ -404,11 +404,9 @@ If you are running tests before submitting a pull request, use:
 make -j4 test
 ```
 
-`make -j4 test` does a full check on the codebase, including running linters and
-documentation tests.
+`make -j4 test` does a full check on the codebase, including documentation tests.
 
-To run the linter without running tests, use
-`make lint`/`vcbuild lint`. It will lint JavaScript, C++, and Markdown files.
+To run the linter, use `make lint`/`vcbuild lint`. It will lint JavaScript, C++, and Markdown files.
 
 To fix auto fixable JavaScript linting errors, use `make lint-js-fix`.
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a0a364d2de4eee..284e1d7eb548c3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ coverage-run-js: ## Run JavaScript tests with coverage.
 
 .PHONY: test
 # This does not run tests of third-party libraries inside deps.
-test: all ## Run default tests, linters, and build docs.
+test: all ## Run default tests and build docs.
 	$(MAKE) -s tooltest
 	$(MAKE) -s build-addons
 	$(MAKE) -s build-js-native-api-tests
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ test: all ## Run default tests, linters, and build docs.
 	$(MAKE) -s jstest
 
 .PHONY: test-only
-test-only: all  ## Run default tests, without linters or building the docs.
+test-only: all  ## Run default tests without building the docs.
 	$(MAKE) build-addons
 	$(MAKE) build-js-native-api-tests
 	$(MAKE) build-node-api-tests