diff --git a/Rules.mk b/Rules.mk
index ca9d1bf25d7..c89f186accb 100644
--- a/Rules.mk
+++ b/Rules.mk
@@ -142,15 +142,15 @@ help:
 	@echo ''
 	@echo 'TESTING TARGETS:'
 	@echo ''
-	@echo '  test                    - Run expensive tests'
-	@echo '  test_short              - Run short tests and short sharness tests'
-	@echo '  test_go_short'
-	@echo '  test_go_expensive'
-	@echo '  test_go_race'
-	@echo '  test_go_megacheck	 - Run the `megacheck` vetting tool'
-	@echo '  test_sharness_short'
-	@echo '  test_sharness_expensive'
-	@echo '  test_sharness_race'
+	@echo '  test                    - Run all tests'
+	@echo '  test_short              - Run short go tests and short sharness tests'
+	@echo '  test_go_short           - Run short go tests'
+	@echo '  test_go_test            - Run all go tests'
+	@echo '  test_go_expensive       - Run all go tests and compile on all platforms'
+	@echo '  test_go_race            - Run go tests with the race detector enabled'
+	@echo '  test_go_megacheck       - Run the `megacheck` vetting tool'
+	@echo '  test_sharness_short     - Run short sharness tests'
+	@echo '  test_sharness_expensive - Run all sharness tests'
 	@echo '  coverage     - Collects coverage info from unit tests and sharness'
 	@echo
 .PHONY: help
diff --git a/test/sharness/Rules.mk b/test/sharness/Rules.mk
index 188cb50cb9b..e98e2c78233 100644
--- a/test/sharness/Rules.mk
+++ b/test/sharness/Rules.mk
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ test_sharness_expensive: export TEST_EXPENSIVE=1
 test_sharness_expensive: test_sharness_short
 .PHONY: test_sharness_expensive
 
-test_sharness_race: GOFLAGS += -race
-.PHONY: test_sharness_race
-
 TEST += test_sharness_expensive
 TEST_SHORT += test_sharness_short