diff --git a/runtime/lua/nvim/zip/health.lua b/runtime/lua/nvim/zip/health.lua
index 1c9798b155..79489e280c 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/nvim/zip/health.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/nvim/zip/health.lua
@@ -31,16 +31,14 @@ local function check_active()
 
   if legacy then
     health.info('`old-zip` is loaded, so it handles archives instead of zip.lua')
-    health.info('zip.lua yields to it and removes its own autocommands')
+    health.info('zip.lua defers to it while it is loaded')
     -- `old-zip` shells out to the same backend.
     return true
   end
 
   if not builtin then
     if vim.g.loaded_nvim_zip_plugin ~= nil then
-      health.warn('zip.lua is disabled by `g:loaded_nvim_zip_plugin`', {
-        'Unset it before startup to enable the builtin zip plugin.',
-      })
+      health.info('Disabled (`g:loaded_nvim_zip_plugin` is set).')
     else
       health.warn('No zip plugin is active')
     end
diff --git a/test/functional/plugin/health_spec.lua b/test/functional/plugin/health_spec.lua
index 5e3d935553..050a820e27 100644
--- a/test/functional/plugin/health_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/plugin/health_spec.lua
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe(':checkhealth', function()
   it('getcompletion()', function()
     clear { args = { '-u', 'NORC', '+set runtimepath+=test/functional/fixtures' } }
 
-    eq('vim.deprecated', getcompletion('vim', 'checkhealth')[1])
+    eq('nvim.zip', getcompletion('vim', 'checkhealth')[1])
     eq('vim.provider', getcompletion('vim.prov', 'checkhealth')[1])
     eq('vim.lsp', getcompletion('vim.ls', 'checkhealth')[1])