diff --git a/internal/command/get.go b/internal/command/get.go
index 802af94db1..fc19997a70 100644
--- a/internal/command/get.go
+++ b/internal/command/get.go
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ func (c *GetCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 
 func (c *GetCommand) Help() string {
 	helpText := `
-Usage: terraform [global options] get [options] PATH
+Usage: terraform [global options] get [options]
 
-  Downloads and installs modules needed for the configuration given by
-  PATH.
+  Downloads and installs modules needed for the configuration in the 
+  current working directory.
 
   This recursively downloads all modules needed, such as modules
   imported by modules imported by the root and so on. If a module is
diff --git a/website/docs/cli/commands/get.mdx b/website/docs/cli/commands/get.mdx
index a12dd87d12..f46b8776b9 100644
--- a/website/docs/cli/commands/get.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/cli/commands/get.mdx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ The `terraform get` command is used to download and update
 
 ## Usage
 
-Usage: `terraform get [options] PATH`
+Usage: `terraform get [options]`
 
 The modules are downloaded into a `.terraform` subdirectory of the current
 working directory. Don't commit this directory to your version control