diff --git a/Doc/library/importlib.rst b/Doc/library/importlib.rst
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@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ ABC hierarchy::
 
 .. class:: ResourceReader
 
-    *Superseded by TraversableReader*
+    *Superseded by TraversableResources*
 
     An :term:`abstract base class` to provide the ability to read
     *resources*.
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ ABC hierarchy::
     .. versionadded:: 3.9
 
 
-.. class:: TraversableReader
+.. class:: TraversableResources
 
     An abstract base class for resource readers capable of serving
     the ``files`` interface. Subclasses ResourceReader and provides
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2021-05-23-09-11-28.bpo-44195.1bqkOs.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2021-05-23-09-11-28.bpo-44195.1bqkOs.rst
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index 00000000000..5f165f166a3
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@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Corrected references to ``TraversableResources`` in docs. There is no
+``TraversableReader``.