diff --git a/doc_src/builtin.txt b/doc_src/builtin.txt
index 70d202ac1..a077a1bf1 100644
--- a/doc_src/builtin.txt
+++ b/doc_src/builtin.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 - <tt>-n</tt> or <tt>--names</tt> List the names of all defined builtins
 
-Prefixing a command with the word 'builtin' forces fish to ignore any aliases with the same name.
+Prefixing a command with the word 'builtin' forces fish to ignore any functions with the same name.
 
 \subsection builtin-example Example
 
diff --git a/doc_src/command.txt b/doc_src/command.txt
index 369586de7..885cca5f3 100644
--- a/doc_src/command.txt
+++ b/doc_src/command.txt
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 <tt>command COMMANDNAME [OPTIONS...]</tt>
 
 \subsection command-description Description
-prefixing a command with the word 'command' forces fish to ignore any aliases or builtins with the same name.
+prefixing a command with the word 'command' forces fish to ignore any functions or builtins with the same name.
 
 \subsection command-example Example
 
 
 <tt>command ls</tt>
 
-causes fish to execute the ls program, even if there exists a 'ls' alias.
+causes fish to execute the ls program, even if there exists a 'ls' function.