diff --git a/metric/sdkapi/noop.go b/metric/sdkapi/noop.go
index c5bf5452f02..90450d3968d 100644
--- a/metric/sdkapi/noop.go
+++ b/metric/sdkapi/noop.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func NewNoopSyncInstrument() SyncImpl {
 	return noopSyncInstrument{}
 }
 
-// NewNoopSyncInstrument returns a No-op implementation of the
+// NewNoopAsyncInstrument returns a No-op implementation of the
 // asynchronous instrument interface.
 func NewNoopAsyncInstrument() SyncImpl {
 	return noopSyncInstrument{}