diff --git a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-store.xml b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-store.xml
index 5fff64a18..c827d85b3 100644
--- a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-store.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-store.xml
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ as a means of providing Nix store access to a restricted ssh user.
 
     <listitem><para>Allow the connected client to request the realization
     of derivations. In effect, this can be used to make the host act
-    as a build slave.</para></listitem>
+    as a remote builder.</para></listitem>
 
   </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/tests/remote-builds.nix b/tests/remote-builds.nix
index d7a4b2198..b867f13b4 100644
--- a/tests/remote-builds.nix
+++ b/tests/remote-builds.nix
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ makeTest (
 
 let
 
-  # The configuration of the build slaves.
-  slave =
+  # The configuration of the remote builders.
+  builder =
     { config, pkgs, ... }:
     { services.openssh.enable = true;
       virtualisation.writableStore = true;
@@ -36,21 +36,21 @@ in
 {
 
   nodes =
-    { slave1 = slave;
-      slave2 = slave;
+    { builder1 = builder;
+      builder2 = builder;
 
       client =
         { config, pkgs, ... }:
         { nix.maxJobs = 0; # force remote building
           nix.distributedBuilds = true;
           nix.buildMachines =
-            [ { hostName = "slave1";
+            [ { hostName = "builder1";
                 sshUser = "root";
                 sshKey = "/root/.ssh/id_ed25519";
                 system = "i686-linux";
                 maxJobs = 1;
               }
-              { hostName = "slave2";
+              { hostName = "builder2";
                 sshUser = "root";
                 sshKey = "/root/.ssh/id_ed25519";
                 system = "i686-linux";
@@ -75,33 +75,33 @@ in
       $client->copyFileFromHost("key", "/root/.ssh/id_ed25519");
       $client->succeed("chmod 600 /root/.ssh/id_ed25519");
 
-      # Install the SSH key on the slaves.
+      # Install the SSH key on the builders.
       $client->waitForUnit("network.target");
-      foreach my $slave ($slave1, $slave2) {
-          $slave->succeed("mkdir -p -m 700 /root/.ssh");
-          $slave->copyFileFromHost("key.pub", "/root/.ssh/authorized_keys");
-          $slave->waitForUnit("sshd");
-          $client->succeed("ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no " . $slave->name() . " 'echo hello world'");
+      foreach my $builder ($builder1, $builder2) {
+          $builder->succeed("mkdir -p -m 700 /root/.ssh");
+          $builder->copyFileFromHost("key.pub", "/root/.ssh/authorized_keys");
+          $builder->waitForUnit("sshd");
+          $client->succeed("ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no " . $builder->name() . " 'echo hello world'");
       }
 
-      # Perform a build and check that it was performed on the slave.
+      # Perform a build and check that it was performed on the builder.
       my $out = $client->succeed(
         "nix-build ${expr nodes.client.config 1} 2> build-output",
         "grep -q Hello build-output"
       );
-      $slave1->succeed("test -e $out");
+      $builder1->succeed("test -e $out");
 
       # And a parallel build.
       my ($out1, $out2) = split /\s/,
           $client->succeed('nix-store -r $(nix-instantiate ${expr nodes.client.config 2})\!out $(nix-instantiate ${expr nodes.client.config 3})\!out');
-      $slave1->succeed("test -e $out1 -o -e $out2");
-      $slave2->succeed("test -e $out1 -o -e $out2");
+      $builder1->succeed("test -e $out1 -o -e $out2");
+      $builder2->succeed("test -e $out1 -o -e $out2");
 
       # And a failing build.
       $client->fail("nix-build ${expr nodes.client.config 5}");
 
-      # Test whether the build hook automatically skips unavailable slaves.
-      $slave1->block;
+      # Test whether the build hook automatically skips unavailable builders.
+      $builder1->block;
       $client->succeed("nix-build ${expr nodes.client.config 4}");
     '';