diff --git a/crates/autopilot/src/domain/competition/participation_guard/db.rs b/crates/autopilot/src/domain/competition/participation_guard/db.rs
index 6c50b96553..969674bc55 100644
--- a/crates/autopilot/src/domain/competition/participation_guard/db.rs
+++ b/crates/autopilot/src/domain/competition/participation_guard/db.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ impl Validator {
         });
     }
 
-    /// Try to notify all the non-settling external solvers.
+    /// Try to notify all the non-settling solvers.
     fn notify_solvers(&self, non_settling_solvers: &[eth::Address]) {
         let futures = non_settling_solvers
             .iter()