diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/xplang.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/xplang.sgml
index db765b46449..d215ce82d08 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/xplang.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/xplang.sgml
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ CREATE FUNCTION <replaceable>validator_function_name</replaceable>(oid)
      <para>
       Finally, the PL must be declared with the command
 <synopsis>
-CREATE <optional>TRUSTED</optional> <optional>PROCEDURAL</optional> LANGUAGE <replaceable>language-name</replaceable>
+CREATE <optional>TRUSTED</optional> LANGUAGE <replaceable>language-name</replaceable>
     HANDLER <replaceable>handler_function_name</replaceable>
     <optional>INLINE <replaceable>inline_function_name</replaceable></optional>
     <optional>VALIDATOR <replaceable>validator_function_name</replaceable></optional> ;
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ CREATE FUNCTION plperl_validator(oid) RETURNS void AS
      <para>
       The command:
 <programlisting>
-CREATE TRUSTED PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE plperl
+CREATE TRUSTED LANGUAGE plperl
     HANDLER plperl_call_handler
     INLINE plperl_inline_handler
     VALIDATOR plperl_validator;
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/proclang.c b/src/backend/commands/proclang.c
index 59c4e8dfd09..b7917618bff 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/proclang.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/proclang.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
  * proclang.c
- *	  PostgreSQL PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE support code.
+ *	  PostgreSQL LANGUAGE support code.
  *
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2019, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
@@ -55,9 +55,8 @@ static ObjectAddress create_proc_lang(const char *languageName, bool replace,
 				 Oid valOid, bool trusted);
 static PLTemplate *find_language_template(const char *languageName);
 
-/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- * CREATE PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE
- * ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+/*
+ * CREATE LANGUAGE
  */
 ObjectAddress
 CreateProceduralLanguage(CreatePLangStmt *stmt)
diff --git a/src/include/nodes/parsenodes.h b/src/include/nodes/parsenodes.h
index 6d035a072e5..a7e859dc90e 100644
--- a/src/include/nodes/parsenodes.h
+++ b/src/include/nodes/parsenodes.h
@@ -2433,8 +2433,7 @@ typedef struct AlterEventTrigStmt
 } AlterEventTrigStmt;
 
 /* ----------------------
- *		Create/Drop PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE Statements
- *		Create PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE Statements
+ *		Create LANGUAGE Statements
  * ----------------------
  */
 typedef struct CreatePLangStmt
diff --git a/src/pl/plperl/plperl--1.0.sql b/src/pl/plperl/plperl--1.0.sql
index 801900f023d..f716ba1c563 100644
--- a/src/pl/plperl/plperl--1.0.sql
+++ b/src/pl/plperl/plperl--1.0.sql
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
  * knowledge into this script.
  */
 
-CREATE PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE plperl;
+CREATE LANGUAGE plperl;
 
-COMMENT ON PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE plperl IS 'PL/Perl procedural language';
+COMMENT ON LANGUAGE plperl IS 'PL/Perl procedural language';
diff --git a/src/pl/plperl/plperl--unpackaged--1.0.sql b/src/pl/plperl/plperl--unpackaged--1.0.sql
index b062bd5d9b3..5e097c443db 100644
--- a/src/pl/plperl/plperl--unpackaged--1.0.sql
+++ b/src/pl/plperl/plperl--unpackaged--1.0.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* src/pl/plperl/plperl--unpackaged--1.0.sql */
 
-ALTER EXTENSION plperl ADD PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE plperl;
+ALTER EXTENSION plperl ADD LANGUAGE plperl;
 -- ALTER ADD LANGUAGE doesn't pick up the support functions, so we have to.
 ALTER EXTENSION plperl ADD FUNCTION plperl_call_handler();
 ALTER EXTENSION plperl ADD FUNCTION plperl_inline_handler(internal);
diff --git a/src/pl/plperl/plperlu--1.0.sql b/src/pl/plperl/plperlu--1.0.sql
index d1d213dd5f8..7efb4fbc5bf 100644
--- a/src/pl/plperl/plperlu--1.0.sql
+++ b/src/pl/plperl/plperlu--1.0.sql
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
  * knowledge into this script.
  */
 
-CREATE PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE plperlu;
+CREATE LANGUAGE plperlu;
 
-COMMENT ON PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE plperlu IS 'PL/PerlU untrusted procedural language';
+COMMENT ON LANGUAGE plperlu IS 'PL/PerlU untrusted procedural language';
diff --git a/src/pl/plperl/plperlu--unpackaged--1.0.sql b/src/pl/plperl/plperlu--unpackaged--1.0.sql
index bc62d36a3d8..36de1ddf49e 100644
--- a/src/pl/plperl/plperlu--unpackaged--1.0.sql
+++ b/src/pl/plperl/plperlu--unpackaged--1.0.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* src/pl/plperl/plperlu--unpackaged--1.0.sql */
 
-ALTER EXTENSION plperlu ADD PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE plperlu;
+ALTER EXTENSION plperlu ADD LANGUAGE plperlu;
 -- ALTER ADD LANGUAGE doesn't pick up the support functions, so we have to.
 ALTER EXTENSION plperlu ADD FUNCTION plperlu_call_handler();
 ALTER EXTENSION plperlu ADD FUNCTION plperlu_inline_handler(internal);
diff --git a/src/pl/plpgsql/src/plpgsql--1.0.sql b/src/pl/plpgsql/src/plpgsql--1.0.sql
index 5eeea56824e..ab6fa84ab0d 100644
--- a/src/pl/plpgsql/src/plpgsql--1.0.sql
+++ b/src/pl/plpgsql/src/plpgsql--1.0.sql
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
  * knowledge into this script.
  */
 
-CREATE PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE plpgsql;
+CREATE LANGUAGE plpgsql;
 
-COMMENT ON PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE plpgsql IS 'PL/pgSQL procedural language';
+COMMENT ON LANGUAGE plpgsql IS 'PL/pgSQL procedural language';
diff --git a/src/pl/plpgsql/src/plpgsql--unpackaged--1.0.sql b/src/pl/plpgsql/src/plpgsql--unpackaged--1.0.sql
index 9de7e8392aa..15a74f091d6 100644
--- a/src/pl/plpgsql/src/plpgsql--unpackaged--1.0.sql
+++ b/src/pl/plpgsql/src/plpgsql--unpackaged--1.0.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* src/pl/plpgsql/src/plpgsql--unpackaged--1.0.sql */
 
-ALTER EXTENSION plpgsql ADD PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE plpgsql;
+ALTER EXTENSION plpgsql ADD LANGUAGE plpgsql;
 -- ALTER ADD LANGUAGE doesn't pick up the support functions, so we have to.
 ALTER EXTENSION plpgsql ADD FUNCTION plpgsql_call_handler();
 ALTER EXTENSION plpgsql ADD FUNCTION plpgsql_inline_handler(internal);
diff --git a/src/pl/plpython/plpython2u--1.0.sql b/src/pl/plpython/plpython2u--1.0.sql
index e3a12b952ee..661cc66a891 100644
--- a/src/pl/plpython/plpython2u--1.0.sql
+++ b/src/pl/plpython/plpython2u--1.0.sql
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
  * knowledge into this script.
  */
 
-CREATE PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE plpython2u;
+CREATE LANGUAGE plpython2u;
 
-COMMENT ON PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE plpython2u IS 'PL/Python2U untrusted procedural language';
+COMMENT ON LANGUAGE plpython2u IS 'PL/Python2U untrusted procedural language';
diff --git a/src/pl/plpython/plpython2u--unpackaged--1.0.sql b/src/pl/plpython/plpython2u--unpackaged--1.0.sql
index a89d8b4d09e..6efa2dbad93 100644
--- a/src/pl/plpython/plpython2u--unpackaged--1.0.sql
+++ b/src/pl/plpython/plpython2u--unpackaged--1.0.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* src/pl/plpython/plpython2u--unpackaged--1.0.sql */
 
-ALTER EXTENSION plpython2u ADD PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE plpython2u;
+ALTER EXTENSION plpython2u ADD LANGUAGE plpython2u;
 -- ALTER ADD LANGUAGE doesn't pick up the support functions, so we have to.
 ALTER EXTENSION plpython2u ADD FUNCTION plpython2_call_handler();
 ALTER EXTENSION plpython2u ADD FUNCTION plpython2_inline_handler(internal);
diff --git a/src/pl/plpython/plpython3u--1.0.sql b/src/pl/plpython/plpython3u--1.0.sql
index cd1fb636a00..c0d6ea82c2d 100644
--- a/src/pl/plpython/plpython3u--1.0.sql
+++ b/src/pl/plpython/plpython3u--1.0.sql
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
  * knowledge into this script.
  */
 
-CREATE PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE plpython3u;
+CREATE LANGUAGE plpython3u;
 
-COMMENT ON PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE plpython3u IS 'PL/Python3U untrusted procedural language';
+COMMENT ON LANGUAGE plpython3u IS 'PL/Python3U untrusted procedural language';
diff --git a/src/pl/plpython/plpython3u--unpackaged--1.0.sql b/src/pl/plpython/plpython3u--unpackaged--1.0.sql
index b1c0d03a304..fb8d3d6a652 100644
--- a/src/pl/plpython/plpython3u--unpackaged--1.0.sql
+++ b/src/pl/plpython/plpython3u--unpackaged--1.0.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* src/pl/plpython/plpython3u--unpackaged--1.0.sql */
 
-ALTER EXTENSION plpython3u ADD PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE plpython3u;
+ALTER EXTENSION plpython3u ADD LANGUAGE plpython3u;
 -- ALTER ADD LANGUAGE doesn't pick up the support functions, so we have to.
 ALTER EXTENSION plpython3u ADD FUNCTION plpython3_call_handler();
 ALTER EXTENSION plpython3u ADD FUNCTION plpython3_inline_handler(internal);
diff --git a/src/pl/plpython/plpythonu--1.0.sql b/src/pl/plpython/plpythonu--1.0.sql
index 61d3d554c93..4a3e64aac50 100644
--- a/src/pl/plpython/plpythonu--1.0.sql
+++ b/src/pl/plpython/plpythonu--1.0.sql
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
  * knowledge into this script.
  */
 
-CREATE PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE plpythonu;
+CREATE LANGUAGE plpythonu;
 
-COMMENT ON PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE plpythonu IS 'PL/PythonU untrusted procedural language';
+COMMENT ON LANGUAGE plpythonu IS 'PL/PythonU untrusted procedural language';
diff --git a/src/pl/plpython/plpythonu--unpackaged--1.0.sql b/src/pl/plpython/plpythonu--unpackaged--1.0.sql
index 79262332508..16b828f2fed 100644
--- a/src/pl/plpython/plpythonu--unpackaged--1.0.sql
+++ b/src/pl/plpython/plpythonu--unpackaged--1.0.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* src/pl/plpython/plpythonu--unpackaged--1.0.sql */
 
-ALTER EXTENSION plpythonu ADD PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE plpythonu;
+ALTER EXTENSION plpythonu ADD LANGUAGE plpythonu;
 -- ALTER ADD LANGUAGE doesn't pick up the support functions, so we have to.
 ALTER EXTENSION plpythonu ADD FUNCTION plpython_call_handler();
 ALTER EXTENSION plpythonu ADD FUNCTION plpython_inline_handler(internal);
diff --git a/src/pl/tcl/pltcl--1.0.sql b/src/pl/tcl/pltcl--1.0.sql
index ecb264c818f..34a68c8471f 100644
--- a/src/pl/tcl/pltcl--1.0.sql
+++ b/src/pl/tcl/pltcl--1.0.sql
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
  * knowledge into this script.
  */
 
-CREATE PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE pltcl;
+CREATE LANGUAGE pltcl;
 
-COMMENT ON PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE pltcl IS 'PL/Tcl procedural language';
+COMMENT ON LANGUAGE pltcl IS 'PL/Tcl procedural language';
diff --git a/src/pl/tcl/pltcl--unpackaged--1.0.sql b/src/pl/tcl/pltcl--unpackaged--1.0.sql
index dfad66c268b..294125892af 100644
--- a/src/pl/tcl/pltcl--unpackaged--1.0.sql
+++ b/src/pl/tcl/pltcl--unpackaged--1.0.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* src/pl/tcl/pltcl--unpackaged--1.0.sql */
 
-ALTER EXTENSION pltcl ADD PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE pltcl;
+ALTER EXTENSION pltcl ADD LANGUAGE pltcl;
 -- ALTER ADD LANGUAGE doesn't pick up the support functions, so we have to.
 ALTER EXTENSION pltcl ADD FUNCTION pltcl_call_handler();
diff --git a/src/pl/tcl/pltclu--1.0.sql b/src/pl/tcl/pltclu--1.0.sql
index 72dcef11e5b..e05b470aaf2 100644
--- a/src/pl/tcl/pltclu--1.0.sql
+++ b/src/pl/tcl/pltclu--1.0.sql
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
  * knowledge into this script.
  */
 
-CREATE PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE pltclu;
+CREATE LANGUAGE pltclu;
 
-COMMENT ON PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE pltclu IS 'PL/TclU untrusted procedural language';
+COMMENT ON LANGUAGE pltclu IS 'PL/TclU untrusted procedural language';
diff --git a/src/pl/tcl/pltclu--unpackaged--1.0.sql b/src/pl/tcl/pltclu--unpackaged--1.0.sql
index a5d359fc047..dac18f8d87b 100644
--- a/src/pl/tcl/pltclu--unpackaged--1.0.sql
+++ b/src/pl/tcl/pltclu--unpackaged--1.0.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* src/pl/tcl/pltclu--unpackaged--1.0.sql */
 
-ALTER EXTENSION pltclu ADD PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE pltclu;
+ALTER EXTENSION pltclu ADD LANGUAGE pltclu;
 -- ALTER ADD LANGUAGE doesn't pick up the support functions, so we have to.
 ALTER EXTENSION pltclu ADD FUNCTION pltclu_call_handler();