diff --git a/cli/src/commands/git.rs b/cli/src/commands/git.rs
index 87e5d4015..ea27c8c6f 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/git.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/git.rs
@@ -142,11 +142,7 @@ pub struct GitInitArgs {
     /// If the specified `--git-repo` path happens to be the same as
     /// the `jj` repo path (both .jj and .git directories are in the
     /// same working directory), then both `jj` and `git` commands
-    /// will work on the repo, with the exception that changes from `jj`
-    /// will not be auto-exported to the git repo.
-    ///
-    /// Auto-exporting from `jj` to `git` is only enabled for new repos.
-    /// See `--colocate` above.
+    /// will work on the same repo. This is called a co-located repo.
     ///
     /// This option is mutually exclusive with `--colocate`.
     #[arg(long, conflicts_with = "colocate", value_hint = clap::ValueHint::DirPath)]