diff --git a/net/hub.c b/net/hub.c
index 5e84a9ad93..78b671ed95 100644
--- a/net/hub.c
+++ b/net/hub.c
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
 
 /*
  * A hub broadcasts incoming packets to all its ports except the source port.
- * Hubs can be used to provide independent network segments, also confusingly
- * named the QEMU 'vlan' feature.
+ * Hubs can be used to provide independent emulated network segments.
  */
 
 typedef struct NetHub NetHub;
@@ -345,10 +344,10 @@ void net_hub_check_clients(void)
             }
         }
         if (has_host_dev && !has_nic) {
-            warn_report("vlan %d with no nics", hub->id);
+            warn_report("hub %d with no nics", hub->id);
         }
         if (has_nic && !has_host_dev) {
-            warn_report("vlan %d is not connected to host network", hub->id);
+            warn_report("hub %d is not connected to host network", hub->id);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/net/slirp.c b/net/slirp.c
index 8991816bbf..692252445a 100644
--- a/net/slirp.c
+++ b/net/slirp.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ static SlirpState *slirp_lookup(Monitor *mon, const char *hub_id,
         if (hub_id) {
             nc = net_hub_find_client_by_name(strtol(hub_id, NULL, 0), name);
             if (!nc) {
-                monitor_printf(mon, "unrecognized (vlan-id, stackname) pair\n");
+                monitor_printf(mon, "unrecognized (hub-id, stackname) pair\n");
                 return NULL;
             }
         } else {
@@ -870,9 +870,9 @@ void hmp_info_usernet(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 
     QTAILQ_FOREACH(s, &slirp_stacks, entry) {
         int id;
-        bool got_vlan_id = net_hub_id_for_client(&s->nc, &id) == 0;
-        monitor_printf(mon, "VLAN %d (%s):\n",
-                       got_vlan_id ? id : -1,
+        bool got_hub_id = net_hub_id_for_client(&s->nc, &id) == 0;
+        monitor_printf(mon, "Hub %d (%s):\n",
+                       got_hub_id ? id : -1,
                        s->nc.name);
         slirp_connection_info(s->slirp, mon);
     }
diff --git a/net/tap.c b/net/tap.c
index 2b3a36f9b5..de05f20e28 100644
--- a/net/tap.c
+++ b/net/tap.c
@@ -766,10 +766,10 @@ int net_init_tap(const Netdev *netdev, const char *name,
     queues = tap->has_queues ? tap->queues : 1;
     vhostfdname = tap->has_vhostfd ? tap->vhostfd : NULL;
 
-    /* QEMU vlans does not support multiqueue tap, in this case peer is set.
+    /* QEMU hubs do not support multiqueue tap, in this case peer is set.
      * For -netdev, peer is always NULL. */
     if (peer && (tap->has_queues || tap->has_fds || tap->has_vhostfds)) {
-        error_setg(errp, "Multiqueue tap cannot be used with QEMU vlans");
+        error_setg(errp, "Multiqueue tap cannot be used with hubs");
         return -1;
     }