diff --git a/aiohttp/cookiejar.py b/aiohttp/cookiejar.py
index 5f5a5ada199..bdfd7dc6b2d 100644
--- a/aiohttp/cookiejar.py
+++ b/aiohttp/cookiejar.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def save(self, file_path: PathLike) -> None:
             json.dump(data, f, indent=2)
 
     def load(self, file_path: PathLike) -> None:
-        """Load cookies from a JSON file.
+        """Load cookies from a file.
 
         :param file_path: Path to file from where cookies will be
             imported, :class:`str` or :class:`pathlib.Path` instance.
diff --git a/docs/client_reference.rst b/docs/client_reference.rst
index d731ac9bfd0..9d0639c9493 100644
--- a/docs/client_reference.rst
+++ b/docs/client_reference.rst
@@ -2503,7 +2503,7 @@ Utilities
 
    .. method:: load(file_path)
 
-      Load cookies from a JSON file at the provided path.
+      Load cookies from the file at provided path.
 
       :param file_path: Path to file from where cookies will be
            imported, :class:`str` or :class:`pathlib.Path` instance.