diff --git a/swagger/api.spec.yaml b/swagger/api.spec.yaml
index 317878d7f..e5c591eff 100644
--- a/swagger/api.spec.yaml
+++ b/swagger/api.spec.yaml
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@ 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
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ 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 4ab63956e..ee1f33754 100644
--- a/swagger/openapi.json
+++ b/swagger/openapi.json
@@ -1907,7 +1907,7 @@
             "unknown"
           ]
         },
-        "description": "Culling states of the hosts. Default: fresh,stale,unknown"
+        "description": "Deletion states of the hosts. Default: fresh,stale,unknown"
       },
       "stalenessNoDefaultsParam": {
         "name": "staleness",
@@ -1925,7 +1925,7 @@
             ]
           }
         },
-        "description": "Culling states of the hosts."
+        "description": "Deletion states of the hosts."
       },
       "tagsParam": {
         "name": "tags",