diff --git a/source/core/hashed-sharding.txt b/source/core/hashed-sharding.txt
index adb2004a32a..f5a399e9267 100644
--- a/source/core/hashed-sharding.txt
+++ b/source/core/hashed-sharding.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Hashed Sharding
 Hashed sharding uses either a :ref:`single field hashed index
 <index-hashed-index>` or a :ref:`compound hashed index
 <index-type-compound-hashed>` (*New in 4.4*) as the shard key to
-partition data across your cluster.
+partition data across your sharded cluster.
 
 Sharding on a Single Field Hashed Index
   Hashed sharding provides a more even data distribution across the