diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/rules/too_many_public_methods.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/rules/too_many_public_methods.rs
index 7e7c113d80..6679341a54 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/rules/too_many_public_methods.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/rules/too_many_public_methods.rs
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ use crate::checkers::ast::Checker;
 /// ## What it does
 /// Checks for classes with too many public methods
 ///
-/// By default, this rule allows up to 20 statements, as configured by the
-/// [`pylint.max-public-methods`] option.
+/// By default, this rule allows up to 20 public methods, as configured by
+/// the [`pylint.max-public-methods`] option.
 ///
 /// ## Why is this bad?
 /// Classes with many public methods are harder to understand