diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-api/src/metrics/Metric.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-api/src/metrics/Metric.ts
index d492e3c99dc..8a1617c2eed 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-api/src/metrics/Metric.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-api/src/metrics/Metric.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export enum ValueType {
  */
 export interface Metric {
   /**
-   * Clears all timeseries from the Metric.
+   * Clears all bound instruments from the Metric.
    */
   clear(): void;
 }