diff --git a/autoload/go/lint.vim b/autoload/go/lint.vim
index 3b84e21e4c..4ecf33aadc 100644
--- a/autoload/go/lint.vim
+++ b/autoload/go/lint.vim
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ if !exists("g:go_metalinter_enabled")
     let g:go_metalinter_enabled = ['vet', 'golint', 'errcheck']
 endif
 
-if !exists("g:go_metalinter_path")
-    let g:go_metalinter_path = "./..."
-endif
-
 if !exists("g:go_golint_bin")
     let g:go_golint_bin = "golint"
 endif
@@ -18,17 +14,23 @@ if !exists("g:go_errcheck_bin")
     let g:go_errcheck_bin = "errcheck"
 endif
 
-function! go#lint#Gometa(path_to_lint) abort
+function! go#lint#Gometa(...) abort
+    if a:0 == 0
+        let goargs = expand('%:p:h')
+    else
+        let goargs = go#util#Shelljoin(a:000)
+    endif
+
     let meta_command = "gometalinter --disable-all"
     if empty(g:go_metalinter_command)
-        let bin_path = go#path#CheckBinPath("gometalinter") 
-        if empty(bin_path) 
-            return 
+        let bin_path = go#path#CheckBinPath("gometalinter")
+        if empty(bin_path)
+            return
         endif
 
         if empty(g:go_metalinter_enabled)
             echohl Error | echomsg "vim-go: please enable linters with the setting g:go_metalinter_enabled" | echohl None
-            return 
+            return
         endif
 
         for linter in g:go_metalinter_enabled
@@ -36,13 +38,7 @@ function! go#lint#Gometa(path_to_lint) abort
         endfor
 
 
-        " by default we search for all underlying files
-        let path = g:go_metalinter_path
-        if !empty(a:path_to_lint)
-            let path = a:path_to_lint
-        endif
-
-        let meta_command .=  " " . path
+        let meta_command .=  " " . goargs
     else
         " the user wants something else, let us use it.
         let meta_command = g:go_metalinter_command
diff --git a/doc/vim-go.txt b/doc/vim-go.txt
index 602996a8ac..0754f68ba5 100644
--- a/doc/vim-go.txt
+++ b/doc/vim-go.txt
@@ -420,12 +420,10 @@ COMMANDS                                                          *go-commands*
 :GoMetaLinter [path]
 
     Calls the underlying `gometalinter` tool and displays all warnings and
-    errors in a quickfix window. By default it lints the files for the path
-    `./...` . This can be changed with the 'path' argument temoporary or with the
-    |g:go_metalinter_path| variable permanently. By default the following
-    linters are enabled: "'vet', 'golint', 'errcheck'". This can be changed
-    with the |g:go_metalinter_enabled| variable. To override the command
-    completely use the variable |g:go_metalinter_command|
+    errors in a quickfix window. By default the following linters are enabled:
+    "'vet', 'golint', 'errcheck'". This can be changed with the
+    |g:go_metalinter_enabled| variable. To override the command completely use
+    the variable |g:go_metalinter_command|
 
 
 ===============================================================================
@@ -847,15 +845,7 @@ an advanced settings and is for users who want to have a complete control
 over of how `gometalinter` should be executed. By default it's empty.
 >
   let g:go_metalinter_command = ""
-<
-                                                     *'g:go_metalinter_path'*
 
-Defines the default path to be linted for the |GoMetaLinter| command. By
-default it's set to `./...`, which recursively lints all files underd the
-current directory.
->
-  let g:go_metalinter_path = "./..."
-<
 
 ===============================================================================
 TROUBLESHOOTING                                         *go-troubleshooting*
diff --git a/ftplugin/go/commands.vim b/ftplugin/go/commands.vim
index b663e3c1de..3d998ba40b 100644
--- a/ftplugin/go/commands.vim
+++ b/ftplugin/go/commands.vim
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ command! -nargs=1 -bang -complete=customlist,go#package#Complete GoImport call g
 command! -nargs=* -bang -complete=customlist,go#package#Complete GoImportAs call go#import#SwitchImport(1, <f-args>, '<bang>')
 
 " -- linters
-command! -nargs=* GoMetaLinter call go#lint#Gometa('')
+command! -nargs=* GoMetaLinter call go#lint#Gometa(<f-args>)
 command! -nargs=* GoLint call go#lint#Golint(<f-args>)
 command! -nargs=* -bang GoVet call go#lint#Vet(<bang>0, <f-args>)
 command! -nargs=* -complete=customlist,go#package#Complete GoErrCheck call go#lint#Errcheck(<f-args>)