diff --git a/src/backend/executor/nodeModifyTable.c b/src/backend/executor/nodeModifyTable.c
index 447f7bc2fb7..d8fd3cfdbef 100644
--- a/src/backend/executor/nodeModifyTable.c
+++ b/src/backend/executor/nodeModifyTable.c
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ ExecDeleteEpilogue(ModifyTableContext *context, ResultRelInfo *resultRelInfo,
 							 false);
 
 		/*
-		 * We've already captured the NEW TABLE row, so make sure any AR
+		 * We've already captured the OLD TABLE row, so make sure any AR
 		 * DELETE trigger fired below doesn't capture it again.
 		 */
 		ar_delete_trig_tcs = NULL;