diff --git a/includes/api/class-wc-rest-customers-controller.php b/includes/api/class-wc-rest-customers-controller.php
index 33e4f098a4e..b75d8e02a82 100644
--- a/includes/api/class-wc-rest-customers-controller.php
+++ b/includes/api/class-wc-rest-customers-controller.php
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class WC_REST_Customers_Controller extends WC_REST_Customers_V1_Controller {
 					'readonly'    => true,
 				),
 				'date_created_gmt'   => array(
-					'description' => __( 'The date the order was created, as GMT.', 'woocommerce' ),
+					'description' => __( 'The date the customer was created, as GMT.', 'woocommerce' ),
 					'type'        => 'date-time',
 					'context'     => array( 'view', 'edit' ),
 					'readonly'    => true,