diff --git a/cmd/cue/cmd/help.go b/cmd/cue/cmd/help.go
index 5c5a5e530..c71b2c14a 100644
--- a/cmd/cue/cmd/help.go
+++ b/cmd/cue/cmd/help.go
@@ -312,9 +312,6 @@ If an environment variable is unset or empty, sensible default setting is used.
 	CUE_EXPERIMENT
 		Comma-separated list of experiment flags to enable or disable:
 
-		modules (default true)
-			Enable support for the Modules and package management proposal
-			as described in https://cuelang.org/discussion/2939.
 		evalv3
 			Enable the new CUE evaluator, addressing performance issues
 			and bringing a better disjunction algorithm.
diff --git a/cue/load/config.go b/cue/load/config.go
index ea8e2a993..af7a8fe8d 100644
--- a/cue/load/config.go
+++ b/cue/load/config.go
@@ -288,11 +288,9 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	// Registry is used to fetch CUE module dependencies.
 	//
-	// When nil, if the modules experiment is enabled
-	// (CUE_EXPERIMENT=modules), [modconfig.NewRegistry]
-	// will be used to create a registry instance using the
-	// usual cmd/cue conventions for environment variables
-	// (but see the Env field below).
+	// When nil, [modconfig.NewRegistry] will be used to create a
+	// registry instance using the usual cmd/cue conventions for
+	// environment variables (but see the Env field below).
 	//
 	// THIS IS EXPERIMENTAL. API MIGHT CHANGE.
 	Registry modconfig.Registry