diff --git a/ee/app/services/ee/system_notes/merge_requests_service.rb b/ee/app/services/ee/system_notes/merge_requests_service.rb
index 1cebf3120e1757319729a55c0ec2bce2747c0269..167c066b22c8e2627069d73d4bc23e4fb863435e 100644
--- a/ee/app/services/ee/system_notes/merge_requests_service.rb
+++ b/ee/app/services/ee/system_notes/merge_requests_service.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def merge_when_checks_pass(sha)
       #
       # Example Note text:
       #
-      # "revoked approvals from @user3, @user4, and @user5 by pushing to the branch"
+      # "reset approvals from @user3, @user4, and @user5 by pushing to the branch"
       #
       # Returns the created Note object
       def approvals_reset(cause, approvers)
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def approvals_reset(cause, approvers)
         return unless cause == :new_push
         return if approvers.empty?
 
-        body = "revoked approvals from #{approvers.map(&:to_reference).to_sentence} by pushing to the branch"
+        body = "reset approvals from #{approvers.map(&:to_reference).to_sentence} by pushing to the branch"
 
         create_note(NoteSummary.new(noteable, project, author, body, action: 'approvals_reset'))
       end
diff --git a/ee/spec/services/system_notes/merge_requests_service_spec.rb b/ee/spec/services/system_notes/merge_requests_service_spec.rb
index a5b3700c8af36f68fdb67b4a94d5e54851712c63..2e2075d941b63b52aec54f6cf077d1a155801a41 100644
--- a/ee/spec/services/system_notes/merge_requests_service_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/services/system_notes/merge_requests_service_spec.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
     it 'sets the note text' do
       expect(approvals_reset_note.note)
-        .to eq("revoked approvals from #{approvers.map(&:to_reference).to_sentence} by pushing to the branch")
+        .to eq("reset approvals from #{approvers.map(&:to_reference).to_sentence} by pushing to the branch")
     end
 
     context 'when cause is not new_push' do