diff --git a/Framework/Algorithms/src/CreateMonteCarloWorkspace.cpp b/Framework/Algorithms/src/CreateMonteCarloWorkspace.cpp
index 310870853fca..fe23030bcbb0 100644
--- a/Framework/Algorithms/src/CreateMonteCarloWorkspace.cpp
+++ b/Framework/Algorithms/src/CreateMonteCarloWorkspace.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void CreateMonteCarloWorkspace::init() {
   mustBePositive->setLower(0);
 
   declareProperty(std::make_unique<WorkspaceProperty<MatrixWorkspace>>("InputWorkspace", "", Direction::Input),
-                  "Input Workspace containing data to be fitted");
+                  "Input Workspace containing data to be simulated");
   declareProperty("Seed", 32, mustBePositive,
                   "Integer that initializes a random-number generator, good for reproducibility");
   declareProperty("MonteCarloEvents", 0, mustBePositive,