diff --git a/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/utils.go b/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/utils.go
index 6299d71369b..98b4e70a299 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/utils.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/utils.go
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ func areTabletsAvailableToStreamFrom(ctx context.Context, req *vtctldatapb.Workf
 			}
 			if req.GetEnableReverseReplication() {
 				// Ensure the tablet has the minimum privileges required on the sidecar database
-				// table in order to create the reverse workflow as part of the traffic switch.
+				// table in order to manage the reverse workflow as part of the traffic switch.
 				for _, tablet := range tablets {
 					wg.Add(1)
 					go func() {
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/rpc_vreplication.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/rpc_vreplication.go
index 764f690617c..73d1dbf049a 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/rpc_vreplication.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/rpc_vreplication.go
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ where u.user = %a
     or (d.db = %a and u.insert_priv = 'y' and u.update_priv = 'y' and u.delete_priv = 'y')
     or (t.db = %a and t.table_name = 'vreplication'
       and find_in_set('insert', t.table_priv)
-	  and find_in_set('update', t.table_priv)
-	  and find_in_set('delete', t.table_priv)
+      and find_in_set('update', t.table_priv)
+      and find_in_set('delete', t.table_priv)
     )
   )
 `
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ func (tm *TabletManager) UpdateVReplicationWorkflows(ctx context.Context, req *t
 
 // ValidateVReplicationPermissions validates that the --db_filtered_user has
 // the minimum permissions required on the sidecardb vreplication table
-// needed in order to manager vreplication metatdata.
+// needed in order to manager vreplication metadata.
 func (tm *TabletManager) ValidateVReplicationPermissions(ctx context.Context, req *tabletmanagerdatapb.ValidateVReplicationPermissionsRequest) (*tabletmanagerdatapb.ValidateVReplicationPermissionsResponse, error) {
 	query, err := sqlparser.ParseAndBind(sqlValidateVReplicationPermissions,
 		sqltypes.StringBindVariable(tm.DBConfigs.Filtered.User),
diff --git a/proto/tabletmanagerdata.proto b/proto/tabletmanagerdata.proto
index 7d9cd15c1b4..e196c255c76 100644
--- a/proto/tabletmanagerdata.proto
+++ b/proto/tabletmanagerdata.proto
@@ -642,7 +642,8 @@ message ValidateVReplicationPermissionsRequest {
 message ValidateVReplicationPermissionsResponse {
   // The --db_filtered_user on the tablet.
   string user = 1;
-  // Does the user have the expected full set of global permissions.
+  // Does the user have the minimum privileges needed to manage
+  // vreplication metadata.
   bool ok = 2;
 }