diff --git a/doc/api/timers.md b/doc/api/timers.md
index 15abbba16c2f9b..9d0532ebf701f2 100644
--- a/doc/api/timers.md
+++ b/doc/api/timers.md
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ set to `1`. Non-integer delays are truncated to an integer.
 
 If `callback` is not a function, a [`TypeError`][] will be thrown.
 
-This method has an async iterator variant that is available using
+This method has a custom variant for promises that is available using
 [`timersPromises.setInterval()`][].
 
 ### `setTimeout(callback[, delay[, ...args]])`