diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cloudwatch/lib/graph.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cloudwatch/lib/graph.ts
index dc49acd6662af..27dc9c4cb44b4 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cloudwatch/lib/graph.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cloudwatch/lib/graph.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export interface GraphWidgetProps extends MetricWidgetProps {
 }
 
 /**
- * A dashboard widget that displays MarkDown
+ * A dashboard widget that displays metrics
  */
 export class GraphWidget extends ConcreteWidget {
   private readonly props: GraphWidgetProps;