diff --git a/doc/fd.1 b/doc/fd.1
index 5f76b46..dfb70de 100644
--- a/doc/fd.1
+++ b/doc/fd.1
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ Include hidden files and directories in the search results
 (default: hidden files and directories are skipped). The flag can be overridden with '--no-hidden'.
 .IP
 Ignored files and .git/ are still excluded unless \-\-no\-ignore or \-\-no\-ignore\-vcs
-is also used. The .git directory is excluded, because that is usually what is wanted if excluding vcs
-ignored files, and is more consistent with the output of most git commands.
+is also used.
 .TP
 .B \-I, \-\-no\-ignore
 Show search results from files and directories that would otherwise be ignored by
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 4b1ef5e..c2217b7 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pub struct Opts {
 
     /// Show search results from files and directories that would otherwise be
     /// ignored by '.gitignore', '.ignore', '.fdignore', the global ignore file,
-    /// or the rule to exclude .git/.
+    /// or the default rule tthat excludes .git/.
     /// The flag can be overridden with --ignore.
     #[arg(
         long,
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ pub struct Opts {
     #[arg(long, overrides_with = "no_ignore", hide = true, action = ArgAction::SetTrue)]
     ignore: (),
 
-    ///Show search results from files and directories that would otherwise be
-    /// ignored by '.gitignore' files or the rule to exclude .git/.
-    /// The flag can be overridden with --ignore-vcs.
+    ///Show search results from '.git/' folders and files and directories that
+    ///would otherwise be ignored by '.gitignore' files.
+    ///The flag can be overridden with --ignore-vcs.
     #[arg(
         long,
         hide_short_help = true,