diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 692b3c0a6a..175d34af3a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@

-n8n is a free node based "Open Source" (with Commons Clause)
-Workflow Automation Tool. It can be self-hosted, easily extended, and
-so also used with internal tools.
+n8n is a free and open node based Workflow Automation Tool. It can be
+self-hosted, easily extended, and so also used with internal tools.
diff --git a/docker/images/n8n/README.md b/docker/images/n8n/README.md
index 8ab93f0e0f..90dbfe436b 100644
--- a/docker/images/n8n/README.md
+++ b/docker/images/n8n/README.md
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@

-n8n is a free node based "Open Source" (with Commons Clause)
-Workflow Automation Tool. It can be self-hosted, easily extended, and
-so also used with internal tools.
+n8n is a free and open node based Workflow Automation Tool. It can be
+self-hosted, easily extended, and so also used with internal tools.
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index e17e3e58d7..78fe9616b6 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
# n8n Documentation
-This is the documentation of n8n a free node-based "Open Source" (with Commons Clause)
-Workflow Automation Tool.
+This is the documentation of n8n a free and open node-based Workflow Automation Tool.
It covers everything from setup, usage to development. It is still work in progress and all contributions are welcome.