diff --git a/ibc-clients/ics07-tendermint/src/client_state/common.rs b/ibc-clients/ics07-tendermint/src/client_state/common.rs
index 9218801ad..d32225f4e 100644
--- a/ibc-clients/ics07-tendermint/src/client_state/common.rs
+++ b/ibc-clients/ics07-tendermint/src/client_state/common.rs
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ pub fn verify_consensus_state(
 }
 
 /// Determines the `Status`, whether it is `Active` or `Expired`, of a consensus
-/// state, given its timestamp, the host's timestamp, and the trusting period.
+/// state, using its timestamp, the host's timestamp, and the trusting period.
 pub fn consensus_state_status<CS: ConsensusState>(
     consensus_state: &CS,
     host_timestamp: &Timestamp,