diff --git a/assert/assertion_format.go b/assert/assertion_format.go
index 9397c8170..c40f423c9 100644
--- a/assert/assertion_format.go
+++ b/assert/assertion_format.go
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ func EqualExportedValuesf(t TestingT, expected interface{}, actual interface{},
 	return EqualExportedValues(t, expected, actual, append([]interface{}{msg}, args...)...)
 }
 
-// EqualValuesf asserts that two objects are equal or convertible to the same types
-// and equal.
+// EqualValuesf asserts that two objects are equal or convertible to the larger
+// type and equal.
 //
 //	assert.EqualValuesf(t, uint32(123), int32(123), "error message %s", "formatted")
 func EqualValuesf(t TestingT, expected interface{}, actual interface{}, msg string, args ...interface{}) bool {
diff --git a/assert/assertion_forward.go b/assert/assertion_forward.go
index d2065beda..185e02674 100644
--- a/assert/assertion_forward.go
+++ b/assert/assertion_forward.go
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ func (a *Assertions) EqualExportedValuesf(expected interface{}, actual interface
 	return EqualExportedValuesf(a.t, expected, actual, msg, args...)
 }
 
-// EqualValues asserts that two objects are equal or convertible to the same types
-// and equal.
+// EqualValues asserts that two objects are equal or convertible to the larger
+// type and equal.
 //
 //	a.EqualValues(uint32(123), int32(123))
 func (a *Assertions) EqualValues(expected interface{}, actual interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ func (a *Assertions) EqualValues(expected interface{}, actual interface{}, msgAn
 	return EqualValues(a.t, expected, actual, msgAndArgs...)
 }
 
-// EqualValuesf asserts that two objects are equal or convertible to the same types
-// and equal.
+// EqualValuesf asserts that two objects are equal or convertible to the larger
+// type and equal.
 //
 //	a.EqualValuesf(uint32(123), int32(123), "error message %s", "formatted")
 func (a *Assertions) EqualValuesf(expected interface{}, actual interface{}, msg string, args ...interface{}) bool {
diff --git a/assert/assertions.go b/assert/assertions.go
index a291b1fe6..21f5fb740 100644
--- a/assert/assertions.go
+++ b/assert/assertions.go
@@ -576,8 +576,8 @@ func truncatingFormat(data interface{}) string {
 	return value
 }
 
-// EqualValues asserts that two objects are equal or convertible to the same types
-// and equal.
+// EqualValues asserts that two objects are equal or convertible to the larger
+// type and equal.
 //
 //	assert.EqualValues(t, uint32(123), int32(123))
 func EqualValues(t TestingT, expected, actual interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
diff --git a/require/require.go b/require/require.go
index 5d9bc7caf..9290bcd34 100644
--- a/require/require.go
+++ b/require/require.go
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ func EqualExportedValuesf(t TestingT, expected interface{}, actual interface{},
 	t.FailNow()
 }
 
-// EqualValues asserts that two objects are equal or convertible to the same types
-// and equal.
+// EqualValues asserts that two objects are equal or convertible to the larger
+// type and equal.
 //
 //	assert.EqualValues(t, uint32(123), int32(123))
 func EqualValues(t TestingT, expected interface{}, actual interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) {
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ func EqualValues(t TestingT, expected interface{}, actual interface{}, msgAndArg
 	t.FailNow()
 }
 
-// EqualValuesf asserts that two objects are equal or convertible to the same types
-// and equal.
+// EqualValuesf asserts that two objects are equal or convertible to the larger
+// type and equal.
 //
 //	assert.EqualValuesf(t, uint32(123), int32(123), "error message %s", "formatted")
 func EqualValuesf(t TestingT, expected interface{}, actual interface{}, msg string, args ...interface{}) {
diff --git a/require/require_forward.go b/require/require_forward.go
index 6fed4cb03..f8302a1b8 100644
--- a/require/require_forward.go
+++ b/require/require_forward.go
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ func (a *Assertions) EqualExportedValuesf(expected interface{}, actual interface
 	EqualExportedValuesf(a.t, expected, actual, msg, args...)
 }
 
-// EqualValues asserts that two objects are equal or convertible to the same types
-// and equal.
+// EqualValues asserts that two objects are equal or convertible to the larger
+// type and equal.
 //
 //	a.EqualValues(uint32(123), int32(123))
 func (a *Assertions) EqualValues(expected interface{}, actual interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) {
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ func (a *Assertions) EqualValues(expected interface{}, actual interface{}, msgAn
 	EqualValues(a.t, expected, actual, msgAndArgs...)
 }
 
-// EqualValuesf asserts that two objects are equal or convertible to the same types
-// and equal.
+// EqualValuesf asserts that two objects are equal or convertible to the larger
+// type and equal.
 //
 //	a.EqualValuesf(uint32(123), int32(123), "error message %s", "formatted")
 func (a *Assertions) EqualValuesf(expected interface{}, actual interface{}, msg string, args ...interface{}) {