diff --git a/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go b/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go
index 4f0108b5ab..e0899f62d4 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@
 //
 // Usage:
 //
-//	go get [-t] [-u] [-v] [-tool] [build flags] [packages]
+//	go get [-t] [-u] [-tool] [build flags] [packages]
 //
 // Get resolves its command-line arguments to packages at specific module versions,
 // updates go.mod to require those versions, and downloads source code into the
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go
index 05bac54fe7..159a856911 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ import (
 var CmdGet = &base.Command{
 	// Note: flags below are listed explicitly because they're the most common.
 	// Do not send CLs removing them because they're covered by [get flags].
-	UsageLine: "go get [-t] [-u] [-v] [-tool] [build flags] [packages]",
+	UsageLine: "go get [-t] [-u] [-tool] [build flags] [packages]",
 	Short:     "add dependencies to current module and install them",
 	Long: `
 Get resolves its command-line arguments to packages at specific module versions,
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ var (
 	getU        upgradeFlag
 	getTool     = CmdGet.Flag.Bool("tool", false, "")
 	getInsecure = CmdGet.Flag.Bool("insecure", false, "")
-	// -v is cfg.BuildV
 )
 
 // upgradeFlag is a custom flag.Value for -u.