diff --git a/doc/onboarding.md b/doc/onboarding.md
index b08aabfff7d74e..a461d0a2e0e138 100644
--- a/doc/onboarding.md
+++ b/doc/onboarding.md
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ needs to be pointed out separately during the onboarding.
   labels.
 * Run CI on the PR. Because the PR does not affect any code, use the
   `node-test-pull-request-lite-pipeline` CI task.
-* After two Collaborator approvals for the change and two Collaborator approvals
-  for fast-tracking, land the PR.
+* After one or two approvals, land the PR (PRs of this type do not need to wait
+  for 48 hours to land).
   * Be sure to add the `PR-URL: <full-pr-url>` and appropriate `Reviewed-By:`
     metadata.
   * [`node-core-utils`][] automates the generation of metadata and the landing