1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/metrics/background_process_metrics.py b/synapse/metrics/background_process_metrics.py
index f766d16db6..4cd7932e5b 100644
--- a/synapse/metrics/background_process_metrics.py
+++ b/synapse/metrics/background_process_metrics.py
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ def run_as_background_process(desc: str, func, *args, **kwargs):
     It returns a Deferred which completes when the function completes, but it doesn't
     follow the synapse logcontext rules, which makes it appropriate for passing to
     clock.looping_call and friends (or for firing-and-forgetting in the middle of a
-    normal synapse inlineCallbacks function).
+    normal synapse async function).
 
     Args:
         desc: a description for this background process type