diff --git a/deposit_contract.sol b/deposit_contract.sol
index 29e9d8a515..4b6b05c0c3 100644
--- a/deposit_contract.sol
+++ b/deposit_contract.sol
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ interface IDepositContract {
         bytes32 deposit_data_root
     ) external payable;
 
-    /// @notice Query the current deposit count.
-    /// @return The deposit count encoded as a little endian 64-bit number.
+    /// @notice Query the current deposit root hash.
+    /// @return The deposit root hash.
     function get_deposit_root() external view returns (bytes32);
 
     /// @notice Query the current deposit count.