diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/SegmentReplicationSourceService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/SegmentReplicationSourceService.java
index c013b1aa87f75..e47be8addef96 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/SegmentReplicationSourceService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/SegmentReplicationSourceService.java
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ protected void doClose() throws IOException {
 
     /**
      *
-     * Cancels any replications on this node to a replica shard that is about to be closed.
+     * After a primary shard is closed, cancel any ongoing replications to release incref'd segments.
      */
     @Override
     public void afterIndexShardClosed(ShardId shardId, @Nullable IndexShard indexShard, Settings indexSettings) {