diff --git a/lib/commands/token.js b/lib/commands/token.js
index 9cc04f83e7dd2..46267d5b2ef6c 100644
--- a/lib/commands/token.js
+++ b/lib/commands/token.js
@@ -95,9 +95,8 @@ class Token extends BaseCommand {
     this.generateTokenIds(tokens, 6)
     const chalk = this.npm.chalk
     for (const token of tokens) {
-      const level = token.readonly ? 'Read only token' : 'Publish token'
       const created = String(token.created).slice(0, 10)
-      output.standard(`${chalk.blue(level)} ${token.token}… with id ${chalk.cyan(token.id)} created ${created}`)
+      output.standard(`${chalk.blue('Token')} ${token.token}… with id ${chalk.cyan(token.id)} created ${created}`)
       if (token.cidr_whitelist) {
         output.standard(`with IP whitelist: ${chalk.green(token.cidr_whitelist.join(','))}`)
       }
@@ -231,10 +230,7 @@ class Token extends BaseCommand {
       Object.keys(result).forEach(k => output.standard(k + '\t' + result[k]))
     } else {
       const chalk = this.npm.chalk
-      // Display based on access level
-      // Identical to list? XXX
-      const level = result.access === 'read-only' || result.readonly ? 'read only' : 'publish'
-      output.standard(`Created ${chalk.blue(level)} token ${result.token}`, { [META]: true, redact: false })
+      output.standard(`Created token ${result.token}`, { [META]: true, redact: false })
       if (result.cidr_whitelist?.length) {
         output.standard(`with IP whitelist: ${chalk.green(result.cidr_whitelist.join(','))}`)
       }
diff --git a/test/lib/commands/token.js b/test/lib/commands/token.js
index 76ffc4f7da80e..56ab906d921be 100644
--- a/test/lib/commands/token.js
+++ b/test/lib/commands/token.js
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ t.test('token list', async t => {
   registry.getTokens(tokens)
   await npm.exec('token', [])
   t.strictSame(outputs, [
-    `Publish token efgh5678efgh5678… with id abcd123 created ${now.slice(0, 10)}`,
+    `Token efgh5678efgh5678… with id abcd123 created ${now.slice(0, 10)}`,
     '',
-    `Read only token hgfe8765… with id abcd125 created ${now.slice(0, 10)}`,
+    `Token hgfe8765… with id abcd125 created ${now.slice(0, 10)}`,
     'with IP whitelist: 192.168.1.1/32',
     '',
   ])
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ t.test('token create defaults', async t => {
   })
 
   await npm.exec('token', ['create'])
-  t.match(outputs, ['Created publish token n3wt0k3n'])
+  t.match(outputs, ['Created token n3wt0k3n'])
 })
 
 t.test('token create extra token attributes', async t => {
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ t.test('token create extra token attributes', async t => {
 
   await npm.exec('token', ['create'])
   t.match(outputs, [
-    'Created read only token n3wt0k3n',
+    'Created token n3wt0k3n',
     'with IP whitelist: 10.0.0.0/8,192.168.1.0/24',
     `expires: ${expires.toISOString()}`,
   ])
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ t.test('token create access.read-only', async t => {
   })
 
   await npm.exec('token', ['create'])
-  t.match(outputs, ['Created read only token n3wt0k3n'])
+  t.match(outputs, ['Created token n3wt0k3n'])
 })
 
 t.test('token create readonly', async t => {
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ t.test('token create readonly', async t => {
   })
 
   await npm.exec('token', ['create'])
-  t.match(outputs, ['Created read only token n3wt0k3n'])
+  t.match(outputs, ['Created token n3wt0k3n'])
 })
 
 t.test('token create json output', async t => {