Remove provider language from docs (#3072)

2 files changed, 10 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/mac/cmac.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/mac/cmac.rst
index e04a849f..e170db31 100644
--- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/mac/cmac.rst
+++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/mac/cmac.rst
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ A subset of CMAC with the AES-128 algorithm is described in :rfc:`4493`.
     .. versionadded:: 0.4
 
     CMAC objects take a
-    :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.ciphers.BlockCipherAlgorithm` provider.
+    :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.ciphers.BlockCipherAlgorithm` instance.
 
     .. doctest::
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ A subset of CMAC with the AES-128 algorithm is described in :rfc:`4493`.
 
     If ``algorithm`` isn't a
     :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.ciphers.BlockCipherAlgorithm`
-    provider then ``TypeError`` will be raised.
+    instance then ``TypeError`` will be raised.
 
     To check that a given signature is correct use the :meth:`verify` method.
     You will receive an exception if the signature is wrong:
@@ -54,12 +54,10 @@ A subset of CMAC with the AES-128 algorithm is described in :rfc:`4493`.
         ...
         cryptography.exceptions.InvalidSignature: Signature did not match digest.
 
-    :param algorithm: An
-        :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.ciphers.BlockCipherAlgorithm`
-        provider.
-    :param backend: An
-        :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.backends.interfaces.CMACBackend`
-        provider.
+    :param algorithm: An instance of
+        :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.ciphers.BlockCipherAlgorithm`.
+    :param backend: An instance of
+        :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.backends.interfaces.CMACBackend`.
     :raises TypeError: This is raised if the provided ``algorithm`` is not an instance of
         :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.ciphers.BlockCipherAlgorithm`
     :raises cryptography.exceptions.UnsupportedAlgorithm: This is raised if the
diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/mac/hmac.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/mac/hmac.rst
index 2515ac91..e00c4de2 100644
--- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/mac/hmac.rst
+++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/mac/hmac.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ of a message.
 .. class:: HMAC(key, algorithm, backend)
 
     HMAC objects take a ``key`` and a
-    :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.hashes.HashAlgorithm` provider.
+    :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.hashes.HashAlgorithm` instance.
     The ``key`` should be :doc:`randomly generated bytes </random-numbers>` and
     is recommended to be equal in length to the ``digest_size`` of the hash
     function chosen. You must keep the ``key`` secret.
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ of a message.
     raised.
 
     If ``algorithm`` isn't a
-    :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.hashes.HashAlgorithm` provider
+    :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.hashes.HashAlgorithm` instance
     then ``TypeError`` will be raised.
 
     To check that a given signature is correct use the :meth:`verify` method.
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ of a message.
     :param bytes key: Secret key as ``bytes``.
     :param algorithm: An
         :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.hashes.HashAlgorithm`
-        provider such as those described in
+        instance such as those described in
         :ref:`Cryptographic Hashes <cryptographic-hash-algorithms>`.
     :param backend: An
         :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.backends.interfaces.HMACBackend`
-        provider.
+        instance.
 
     :raises cryptography.exceptions.UnsupportedAlgorithm: This is raised if the
         provided ``backend`` does not implement