diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/TaskSetManager.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/TaskSetManager.scala
index d958658527f6..8a96a7692f61 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/TaskSetManager.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/TaskSetManager.scala
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ private[spark] class TaskSetManager(
     None
   }
 
-  /** Check whether a task is currently running an attempt on a given host */
+  /** Check whether a task once ran an attempt on a given host */
   private def hasAttemptOnHost(taskIndex: Int, host: String): Boolean = {
     taskAttempts(taskIndex).exists(_.host == host)
   }