diff --git a/ethclient/ethclient.go b/ethclient/ethclient.go
index 766efcf57..1d2df5466 100644
--- a/ethclient/ethclient.go
+++ b/ethclient/ethclient.go
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ func (ec *Client) SubscribeNewHead(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- *types.Header)
 
 // State Access
 
-// NetworkID returns the network ID (also known as the chain ID) for this chain.
+// NetworkID returns the network ID for this client.
 func (ec *Client) NetworkID(ctx context.Context) (*big.Int, error) {
 	version := new(big.Int)
 	var ver string