diff --git a/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/config/RepositoryRestConfiguration.java b/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/config/RepositoryRestConfiguration.java
index 3b54f72c1..644a281af 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/config/RepositoryRestConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/config/RepositoryRestConfiguration.java
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ public class RepositoryRestConfiguration {
 	/**
 	 * Set whether to return a response body after deleting an entity.
 	 *
-	 * @param returnBodyOnUpdate can be {@literal null}, expressing the decision shall be derived from the presence of an
+	 * @param returnBodyOnDelete can be {@literal null}, expressing the decision shall be derived from the presence of an
 	 *          {@code Accept} header in the request.
 	 * @return {@literal this}
 	 * @since 4.1