diff --git a/pages/common/git-fetch.md b/pages/common/git-fetch.md
index 72a7891b30..a4d33ba842 100644
--- a/pages/common/git-fetch.md
+++ b/pages/common/git-fetch.md
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@
 
 `git fetch --tags`
 
-- Delete local remote-tracking branches that have been deleted upstream:
+- Delete local references to remote branches that have been deleted upstream:
 
 `git fetch --prune`