diff --git a/library/std/src/io/mod.rs b/library/std/src/io/mod.rs
index 9a4a2301b6f..10bf9c51d16 100644
--- a/library/std/src/io/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/io/mod.rs
@@ -692,10 +692,9 @@ pub trait Read {
     /// Callers have to ensure that no unchecked out-of-bounds accesses are possible even if
     /// `n > buf.len()`.
     ///
-    /// No guarantees are provided about the contents of `buf` when this
-    /// function is called, so implementations cannot rely on any property of the
-    /// contents of `buf` being true. It is recommended that *implementations*
-    /// only write data to `buf` instead of reading its contents.
+    /// *Implementations* of this method can make no assumptions about the contents of `buf` when
+    /// this function is called. It is recommended that implementations only write data to `buf`
+    /// instead of reading its contents.
     ///
     /// Correspondingly, however, *callers* of this method in unsafe code must not assume
     /// any guarantees about how the implementation uses `buf`. The trait is safe to implement,
@@ -901,12 +900,10 @@ pub trait Read {
     /// This function reads as many bytes as necessary to completely fill the
     /// specified buffer `buf`.
     ///
-    /// No guarantees are provided about the contents of `buf` when this
-    /// function is called, so implementations cannot rely on any property of the
-    /// contents of `buf` being true. It is recommended that implementations
-    /// only write data to `buf` instead of reading its contents. The
-    /// documentation on [`read`] has a more detailed explanation on this
-    /// subject.
+    /// *Implementations* of this method can make no assumptions about the contents of `buf` when
+    /// this function is called. It is recommended that implementations only write data to `buf`
+    /// instead of reading its contents. The documentation on [`read`] has a more detailed
+    /// explanation of this subject.
     ///
     /// # Errors
     ///