diff --git a/swagger/api.spec.yaml b/swagger/api.spec.yaml
index 2e636c44b9..207885658d 100644
--- a/swagger/api.spec.yaml
+++ b/swagger/api.spec.yaml
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ components:
           - stale
           - stale_warning
           - unknown
-      description: "Culling states of the hosts. Default: fresh,stale,unknown"
+      description: "Deletion states of the hosts. Default: fresh,stale,unknown"
     stalenessNoDefaultsParam:
       name: staleness
       in: query
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ components:
             - stale
             - stale_warning
             - unknown
-      description: "Culling states of the hosts."
+      description: "Deletion states of the hosts."
     tagsParam:
       name: tags
       in: query
diff --git a/swagger/openapi.json b/swagger/openapi.json
index 8e16121759..2f3d47e53d 100644
--- a/swagger/openapi.json
+++ b/swagger/openapi.json
@@ -1876,7 +1876,7 @@
             "unknown"
           ]
         },
-        "description": "Culling states of the hosts. Default: fresh,stale,unknown"
+        "description": "Deletion states of the hosts. Default: fresh,stale,unknown"
       },
       "stalenessNoDefaultsParam": {
         "name": "staleness",
@@ -1894,7 +1894,7 @@
             ]
           }
         },
-        "description": "Culling states of the hosts."
+        "description": "Deletion states of the hosts."
       },
       "tagsParam": {
         "name": "tags",