diff --git a/eql/utils.py b/eql/utils.py
index a3131c2..4889116 100644
--- a/eql/utils.py
+++ b/eql/utils.py
@@ -93,14 +93,14 @@ def str_presenter(dumper, data):
 
 
 def get_ipaddress(ipaddr_string):
-    """Get an ipaddress ip_address object from a string containing an ipaddress."""
+    """Get an ip_address object from a string containing an ip address."""
     if py_version == 2:
         ipaddr_string = ipaddr_string.decode("utf-8")  # noqa: F821
     return ipaddress.ip_address(ipaddr_string)
 
 
 def get_subnet(cidr_string, strict=False):
-    """Get an ipaddress ip_network object from a string containing an cidr range."""
+    """Get an ip_network object from a string containing an cidr range."""
     if py_version == 2:
         cidr_string = cidr_string.decode("utf-8")  # noqa: F821
     return ipaddress.ip_network(cidr_string, strict=strict)