diff --git a/doc/api/projects.md b/doc/api/projects.md
index 465868d..c748745 100644
--- a/doc/api/projects.md
+++ b/doc/api/projects.md
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ Will return updated snippet with status `200 OK` on success, or `404 Not found` 
 
 ## Delete snippet
 
-Update an existing project snippet.
+Delete existing project snippet.
 
 ```
 DELETE /projects/:id/snippets/:snippet_id
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