diff --git a/substrate/primitives/state-machine/src/overlayed_changes/changeset.rs b/substrate/primitives/state-machine/src/overlayed_changes/changeset.rs
index 8f2d02fd68..59589dbbb3 100644
--- a/substrate/primitives/state-machine/src/overlayed_changes/changeset.rs
+++ b/substrate/primitives/state-machine/src/overlayed_changes/changeset.rs
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ impl<K: Ord + Hash + Clone, V> OverlayedMap<K, V> {
 
 	/// Call this when control returns from the runtime.
 	///
-	/// This commits all dangling transaction left open by the runtime.
+	/// This rollbacks all dangling transaction left open by the runtime.
 	/// Calling this while already outside the runtime will return an error.
 	pub fn exit_runtime(&mut self) -> Result<(), NotInRuntime> {
 		if let ExecutionMode::Client = self.execution_mode {
diff --git a/substrate/primitives/state-machine/src/overlayed_changes/mod.rs b/substrate/primitives/state-machine/src/overlayed_changes/mod.rs
index 28cfecf1db..9525c2c9df 100644
--- a/substrate/primitives/state-machine/src/overlayed_changes/mod.rs
+++ b/substrate/primitives/state-machine/src/overlayed_changes/mod.rs
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ impl<H: Hasher> OverlayedChanges<H> {
 
 	/// Call this when control returns from the runtime.
 	///
-	/// This commits all dangling transaction left open by the runtime.
+	/// This rollbacks all dangling transaction left open by the runtime.
 	/// Calling this while outside the runtime will return an error.
 	pub fn exit_runtime(&mut self) -> Result<(), NotInRuntime> {
 		self.top.exit_runtime()?;