diff --git a/specs/merge/validator.md b/specs/merge/validator.md
index c4b9e0481..9eb140ef3 100644
--- a/specs/merge/validator.md
+++ b/specs/merge/validator.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def get_pow_block_at_terminal_total_difficulty(pow_chain: Sequence[PowBlock]) ->
 
 def get_terminal_pow_block(pow_chain: Sequence[PowBlock]) -> Optional[PowBlock]:
     if TERMINAL_BLOCK_HASH != Hash32():
-        # Terminal lock hash override takes precedence over terminal total difficulty
+        # Terminal block hash override takes precedence over terminal total difficulty
         pow_block_overrides = [block for block in pow_chain if block.block_hash == TERMINAL_BLOCK_HASH]
         if len(pow_block_overrides) != 0:
             return pow_block_overrides[0]