diff --git a/akka-actor-testkit-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/testkit/typed/Effect.scala b/akka-actor-testkit-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/testkit/typed/Effect.scala
index 7cb74717e6..99ccbe49ef 100644
--- a/akka-actor-testkit-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/testkit/typed/Effect.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-testkit-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/testkit/typed/Effect.scala
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ object Effect {
   final case class WatchedWith[U, T](other: ActorRef[U], message: T) extends Effect
 
   /**
-   * The behavior started watching `other`, through `context.unwatch(other)`
+   * The behavior stopped watching `other`, through `context.unwatch(other)`
    */
   final case class Unwatched[T](other: ActorRef[T]) extends Effect
 
diff --git a/akka-actor-testkit-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/testkit/typed/javadsl/Effects.scala b/akka-actor-testkit-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/testkit/typed/javadsl/Effects.scala
index 709ad41c51..acdd799b90 100644
--- a/akka-actor-testkit-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/testkit/typed/javadsl/Effects.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-testkit-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/testkit/typed/javadsl/Effects.scala
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ object Effects {
   def watchedWith[U, T](other: ActorRef[U], message: T): WatchedWith[U, T] = WatchedWith(other, message)
 
   /**
-   * The behavior started watching `other`, through `context.unwatch(other)`
+   * The behavior stopped watching `other`, through `context.unwatch(other)`
    */
   def unwatched[T](other: ActorRef[T]): Unwatched[T] = Unwatched(other)
 
diff --git a/akka-actor-testkit-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/testkit/typed/scaladsl/Effects.scala b/akka-actor-testkit-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/testkit/typed/scaladsl/Effects.scala
index 4aa94a5a76..ff77c0524f 100644
--- a/akka-actor-testkit-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/testkit/typed/scaladsl/Effects.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-testkit-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/testkit/typed/scaladsl/Effects.scala
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ object Effects {
   def watchedWith[U, T](other: ActorRef[U], message: T): WatchedWith[U, T] = WatchedWith(other, message)
 
   /**
-   * The behavior started watching `other`, through `context.unwatch(other)`
+   * The behavior stopped watching `other`, through `context.unwatch(other)`
    */
   def unwatched[T](other: ActorRef[T]): Unwatched[T] = Unwatched(other)