diff --git a/doc/api/modules.md b/doc/api/modules.md
index 84252b9819d2b4..4c0a65593a73ca 100644
--- a/doc/api/modules.md
+++ b/doc/api/modules.md
@@ -76,10 +76,11 @@ Node.js has two module systems: CommonJS modules and [ECMAScript modules][].
 
 By default, Node.js will treat the following as CommonJS modules:
 
-* Files with a `.cjs` extension;
+* Files with a `.cjs` extension.
 
-* Files with a `.js` extension when the nearest parent `package.json` file
-  contains a top-level field [`"type"`][] with a value of `"commonjs"`.
+* Files with a `.js` extension or without an extension, when the nearest parent
+  `package.json` file contains a top-level field [`"type"`][] with a value of
+  `"commonjs"`.
 
 * Files with a `.js` extension or without an extension, when the nearest parent
   `package.json` file doesn't contain a top-level field [`"type"`][] or there is
@@ -90,13 +91,9 @@ By default, Node.js will treat the following as CommonJS modules:
   tools and loaders to determine how the files in the package should be
   interpreted.
 
-* Files with an extension that is not `.mjs`, `.cjs`, `.json`, `.node`, or `.js`
-  (when the nearest parent `package.json` file contains a top-level field
-  [`"type"`][] with a value of `"module"`, those files will be recognized as
-  CommonJS modules only if they are being included via `require()`, not when
-  used as the command-line entry point of the program).
-
-See [Determining module system][] for more details.
+* Files with an extension that is not `.mjs`, `.cjs`, `.json`, `.node`, or `.js`,
+  when the nearest parent `package.json` file contains a top-level field
+  [`"type"`][] with a value of `"module"`.
 
 Calling `require()` always use the CommonJS module loader. Calling `import()`
 always use the ECMAScript module loader.