diff --git a/cmd/geth/dbcmd.go b/cmd/geth/dbcmd.go
index 10b0c514ad..455dd05aca 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/dbcmd.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/dbcmd.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ var (
 	}
 	removeChainDataFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  "remove.chain",
-		Usage: "If set, selects the state data for removal",
+		Usage: "If set, selects the chain data for removal",
 	}
 	inspectTrieTopFlag = &cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:  "top",