diff --git a/src/wp-includes/comment.php b/src/wp-includes/comment.php
index 6b722529fc..cde13af806 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/comment.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/comment.php
@@ -2401,8 +2401,8 @@ function wp_set_comment_status( $comment_id, $comment_status, $wp_error = false
 	$comment = get_comment( $comment_old->comment_ID );
 
 	/**
-	 * Fires immediately before transitioning a comment's status from one to another
-	 * in the database.
+	 * Fires immediately after transitioning a comment's status from one to another in the database
+	 * and removing the comment from the object cache, but prior to all status transition hooks.
 	 *
 	 * @since 1.5.0
 	 *