diff --git a/doc/api/vm.md b/doc/api/vm.md
index 8c49cfb7c31f24..cb0e2fbb76e25d 100644
--- a/doc/api/vm.md
+++ b/doc/api/vm.md
@@ -439,9 +439,9 @@ let code =
  vm.runInThisContext(code)(require);
  ```
 
-*Note*: The `require()` in the above case shares the state with context it is
-passed from. This may introduce risks when untrusted code is executed, e.g.
-altering objects from the calling thread's context in unwanted ways.
+*Note*: The `require()` in the above case shares the state with the context it
+is passed from. This may introduce risks when untrusted code is executed, e.g.
+altering objects in the context in unwanted ways.
 
 ## What does it mean to "contextify" an object?